Decorate A Living Room With A Feng Shui Zen Design

Feng Shui decoration can bring calm and peace into your home.

Feng shui is an ancient Chinese art that involves the natural energy of a place. According to the Shambhala Publications, "feng" means wind and "shui" means water. Soft winds and moving water are associated with good fortune, according to Chinese philosophy; therefore, good feng shui encourages good energy and fortune. Feng shui in interior design involves the use of color and the arranging of furniture and decorations in such a way that it is possible to harness positive energy. Designing your living room according to the tenets of feng shui can bring calm and positivity into your home.

Instructions

1. Remove all the furniture and decorations if your living room is already furnished. Look at the room's architecture, and take note where the windows and doors are and what the room's shape is.

2. Paint the room a light, neutral, earth-toned color if it is a stark white or a cold darker color. Use colors such as warm beige, light sage greens or warm but light yellows. Avoid emphasizing contrast if you paint the trim a different color. Keep your colors complementary and simple.

3. Select furniture for your living room that has rounded or smooth edges. Avoid sharp, straight lines. Arrange your furniture in such as way that windows, doors or other features are not blocked.

4. Minimize the clutter of knickknacks by thinning out your collection and keeping your display of decorative features to a minimum. Hang one or two paintings that bring in the beauty of the natural world. Focus on serenity and simplicity in your decorations; avoid introducing intricacy, tension, negativity or violence into your living room. This is not the place to hang your print of Picasso's "Guernica."

5. Balance the elements represented in your room. Hang a picture of a waterfall over a fireplace, for instance. Introduce the serenity of moving water by putting a small containable waterfall decoration on your mantel or coffee table; the sound of moving water will contribute to the room's positivity.

6. Hang simple window treatments that do not block the natural light or shut out the natural world. Select lighter to medium fabrics for curtains. Avoid heavily-textured fabrics or busy print fabrics.

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