The Most Important Principles Involved in Living Room Feng Shui

The lounge is no doubt one of the most important rooms in your home. It is a place for everybody in the family, as well as your friends, to come together and share fun and laughter. It is therefore logical that you should spend some time in planning living room Feng Shui.

The lounge can have a positive effect on the whole house. If you activate this room in accordance with all 9 parts of the bagua (also called lo shu square), it will have a positive effect on the Feng Shui of the whole house. Other rooms in the house that suffer from adversities or need some improvement will thus in the process benefit from a living room that is balanced in terms of Yin and Yang.

Think in this regard of the Yin-Yang symbol located right at the heart of the bagua, which is referred to as the tai chi. When you should apply the principles of bagua to a big area, such as for example your whole house, we refer to that as the large tai chi. On the other hand, if you apply the same tai chi principles to something that forms part of that whole, for example a particular room such as your lounge, we then call it the small tai chi. The tai chi can not only be applied to a room though - you can even apply it to a particular item of furniture, for example a sofa.

When planning the Feng Shui layout for your lounge, remember that there are numerous rules to be adhered to. You can't randomly apply Feng Shui principles to any specific part of the house without taking into account the rules related to the whole house. An example of this is that the north-western area of your house should never be exposed to open flames. An open fireplace or even candles in your lounge are therefore taboo if it's situated in the north-western part of the house.

The arrangement of furniture in the lounge is very important. As mentioned before, your lounge should be a place where the whole family get together and spend quality time. Everything you do in the lounge should take that end goal into account. An L-shaped lounge suite is therefore not advisable, since people can't face each other. This immediately creates a feeling of discomfort and a distance between people. Always have chairs facing each other.

According to the rules of Feng Shui, it's important to avoid conflict and create a feeling of calmness in the lounge. To achieve this, it is recommended that you introduce the colors red and gold. This could take the form of a red and gold colored drape, or even flowers with these colors.

You should also hang pictures depicting happiness and success on the walls of your lounge. The eastern wall of the lounge is the one related to health and family relationships, so a picture of smiling family members on that wall is very positive. The northern wall is dedicated to careers and opportunities, so there you should for example hang a picture of someone receiving his degree.

In Feng Shui, Yang is the bright, positive force of life. When you plan living room Feng Shui, you should therefore attempt to give the room an extra dose of Yang. A good example of this will be painting one of the walls a bright red, or introducing a bright chandelier.