Feng Shui Decorating Colors For Your Home

Welcome to Feng Shui decorating colors for your apartment, villa, flat or house.

The Tao teaches you that out of the inter-play of Yin and Yang all things come. Yin is the blackness which absorbs all colors and Yang the whiteness which reflects them. Ying and Yang give rise to the Five Elements and their associated colors , from which arise the whole spectrum of colors. Color is vibration, and we each respond to it on many levels, both consciously and unconsciously. And with color it is worth remembering that our conscious awareness of it is miniscule compared with its unconscious counterpart.

Feng Shui Decorating Colors And Environments

Color influences how comfortable we are in different environments by affecting our moods. Our use of color also affects how others perceive us. Color is used to cure physical ailments. Also, it can be used symbolically to enhance shapes, and it can be made to make spaces appear larger or smaller according to both colour and that colour's intensity. Colour wields enormous power in our lives.

When we use color, we are also working with light, since light contains all colors, each with its own frequency spectrum. Every situation is different- each home and each room within it. The light quality depends on the aspect, the size of the windows and how they are decorated, artificial light sources and, of course, the size of the rooms in relation to the light sources.

The Materials and Feng Shui decorating colors

The materials we use on floors and in decorations and furnishings, have the ability to reflect light or to absorb it. We can use colour to create illusion- of size (dark colors absorb more light than lighter ones); of depth ( natural pigments draw light in or reflect it according to the time of day and the season) and of the movement (spots of color around the room create movement and energy there).

Light and Feng Shui decorating colors

Light quality varies around the world. In Africa, pigments, fabrics and skins in browns, beige's and terracotta, are used where the sun beats down out of a bright blue sky. In Britian, where the climate suggests an indoor life, and the light is much less vibrant, the same colors signify "closing in" and, used to excess, can lead to withdrawal and depression.

Similarly, the intense colors of the Indian silks and the warm colors of the Mediterranean palette, have to be used with care when introduced in countries where light quality differs. However, they can play a useful role in moving the energy and, with aforethought, can be very effective.

The Five Elements and Feng Shui decorating colors

The Five Colors along with their Five Elements, evoke the quality of the energy of each one. We use them to highlight areas of our lives we wish to change, and the Bagua Diagram gives us the associated colors to be used in each direction.

In Feng Shui, balance and harmony are essential. However, we should decorate our homes accordingly to our tastes or we will never be comfortable there. We should also remember the purpose of the room, and the Element associated with the "direction" it is in. Then we can achieve true balance and harmony. It would be treating the subject superficially to simplyensure that the room has, say, a cushion in each of the Five Element colors. But a single green-stemmed red artificial Tulip in a glass vase in the south of an all-white room would bring in the Wood element in the green stem, and the Fire element in the red flower. The Metal element is represented by the white room, the Water element by the light moving through the glass and as the medium which gave rise to the flower.

Feng Shui decorating colors

White refreshes a fresh canvas, and black symbolizes a clean slate upon which we can create a picture with the colors below, as well as the many shades and hues which evolve from them.

Red: Red is stimulating and dominant. It reduces the size of rooms and increases the size of objects. Red is useful as an accent color. It is not suitable for dining rooms, children's bedrooms, kitchens or workshops. The colour is associated with warmth, prosperity and stimulation, but also anger, shame and hatred.

Yellow: Yellow is associated with enlightenment and intellect. It stimulates the brain and aids digestion. Yellow's positive qualities are optimism, reason and decisiveness, while its negatives are craftiness, exaggeration and rigidity. . Suitable for hallways and kitchens, but not for meditation rooms or bathrooms.

Green: Green symbolizes growth, fertility and harmony. It is restful and refreshing. Green's positive associations are optimism, freedom and balance. Its negatives are envy and deceit. Good in therapy rooms, conservatories and bathrooms, but not in family rooms, playrooms or studies.

Blue: Blue is peaceful and soothing and is linked with spirituality, contemplation, mystery and patience. Blue's positive associations are trust, faithfulness and stability. Negatives are suspicion and melancholia. Blue can be used in meditation rooms, bedrooms, therapy rooms, and as a means of enlarging space, but not in family rooms, dining rooms and studies.

Purple: Purple encourages vitality, purple is impressive, dignified and spiritual. Positive associations are excitement, passion and motivation. Negatives are mournfulness and force. Use in bedrooms and meditation rooms, but not bathrooms or kitchens.

Pink: Pink is linked with purity of thought and has the positive associations of happiness and romance with no negatives. Suitable for bedrooms , but not kitchens or bathrooms.

Orange: Orange is a powerful and cheerful color, orange encourages communication. Its positive qualities are happiness, concentration and intellect, and its negative is rebelliousness. Use in living or dining rooms and hallways, but not in small rooms or bedrooms.

Brown: Brown suggest stability and weight. Its positives are safety and elegance, while its negatives are dinginess, depression and aging. Good for studies, but not for bedrooms.

White: White symbolizes new beginnings, purity and innocence. White's positive qualities are cleanliness and freshness, its negatives cold, lifelessness and starkness. Use for bathrooms and kitchens, not suitable for children's rooms and dining rooms.

Black: Black is mysterious and independent. Black's positive qualities are intrigue, strength and allure, while its negatives are death, darkness and evil. Often used in teenagers' rooms and bedrooms, it should not be used in young children's rooms, therapy rooms, studies or living rooms.

Thank you for visiting Feng Shui decorating colors, I hope it has been of help.

Happy Gardening Marty Ware

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