Feng Shui for the placement of furniture is becoming more
popular in the Western world as people seek to bring balance
into their hectic, modern lives. Feng Shui involves placing
objects such as furniture in a space so that good energy is
allowed to flow through unencumbered. When decorating your home
and placing furniture, you can follow some of Feng Shui’s basic
principles to capture positive energy and keep negative energy
away.

In each room of your home, there are rules you can follow to
ensure furniture, and other objects, are placed in prime
locations. First of all, you should position furniture
according to comfort and convenience, making sure that no
object blocks external and internal doorways (a symbol for
blocked opportunities). As you arrange a room, keep high
traffic areas open and unobstructed as well.

The most common rule of Feng Shui, as it applies to furniture
placement, is to place main pieces, such as bedroom furniture
or desks, in the “command position.” This is simply the space
facing the door, and off to the side. Without knowing anything
about Feng Shui, most people have an innate sense of the good
energy of this position. In a meeting, for example, most people
try to grab the seats in this area of the room.

Placing important furniture in the command position has many
benefits. If you place your office desk and chair in this
position, you might see an improvement in your career prospects
and increase your productivity. For those in business for
themselves, the flow of good energy can lead to an increase in
customer phone calls (and therefore business), more respect in
your chosen industry, and opportunity for continued success. As
long as your chair does not back into a window, the command
position is one of the first things to consider when applying
the basic principles of Feng Shui to your own home.

Because sleep is such an important aspect of our lives and
contributes to good health, placing your bed in the command
position is crucial. Keep in mind, the worst place for the bed
is right in front of the door with your feet facing toward it.
Labeled the “coffin position,” because the dead tend to be
moved feet first, placing your bed in such a manner promotes
the wrong type of energy. Keep the head of the bed away from a
window as well, as this allows personal energy (chi) to escape
outside.

Feng Shui is applicable in every room of the house, including
the kitchen. It may be difficult to move existing appliances to
cater to Feng Shui positions, but if you plan to redesign your
kitchen, you may want to keep some of these tips in mind:

The stove needs to be placed so that anyone using the stove
does not have his/her back facing the kitchen door. If you
really can’t rearrange the placement of your stove, there is a
trick – put a mirror behind the stove. A handy way to deal with
this issue, a mirror above the stove also lets the cook see who
enters the kitchen, without having to turn away from the food.
The mirror also doubles, symbolically, the number of burners on
the stove, which represents prosperity.

If you can, make sure the refrigerator and sink are not beside
the stove. As Water element appliances, they should not be
placed directly next to a Fire appliance. As you might guess,
Water douses Fire, so keeping the two away from each other will
only serve to contribute to our family’s health, happiness, and
prosperity.

In addition to using furniture placement to promote good chi in
your home, it can also be used as a means of redirecting the
flow of chi. In family and living rooms, especially larger
ones, make use of the space by creating conversation areas with
the furniture. This will help direct the flow of energy in a
harmonious manner throughout the space, rather than letting it
enter the front of the house and rush straight through, and out
the back. Think of this energy as air circulating through your
home, cultivating good vibes. Another way to encourage this
type of energy flow is to set up screens and dividers to ensure
there are no straight paths from doors to windows.

In houses where the living room and dining room meld into a
single L-shaped space, the large area can be difficult to tame.
Guests and family members feel less comfortable and have trouble
enjoying intimate conversations in such an environment. As
mentioned above, grouping furniture so that smaller
conversation areas are created is the best way to deal with
such a situation, but you can also divide the area into two
separate rooms to provide more privacy and comfort in each
space.

In a dining room, which usually features a double door entryway
facing a window, it’s quite difficult to keep the energy flowing
well. It’s no wonder these rooms are seldom used. What you can
do to make guests feel more comfortable, when you do use this
room, is to try and place each seat so that it faces a wall and
protects the people sitting down.

Keeping spaces free of clutter is also key to good chi.
Although cozy spaces are required to maintain a good flow of
energy, an overstuffed abode will only foster a sense of chaos
and confusion. Don’t use too much furniture – just enough as
necessary without ridding the entire room of open spaces.
Breathing room allows positive energy to circulate in every
space of the room, without facing obstacles. To hamper chi from
settling in corners, you can put furniture in corners of the
room.

Feng Shui is a great way to spruce up your home and invite good
feelings into your personal space. Although furniture placement
may differ depending on the framework of your own home, once
you start to sense how chi flows well in your dwelling, you’ll
be able to see what works best. If something doesn’t seem to be
working, change things around until you find the best furniture
placement for you.


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