Combining Decorating and Feng Shui

by: KyleRichey
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If you're thinking about remodeling your home, you might be interested in knowing about the way that decorating and feng shui can be combined. If you want, you can even introduce some of the principles of feng shui into your home and reap the benefits.

It may surprise you to know that decorating and feng shui are a true blend of not just art, but some science as well. Why do we say this? For one thing, there are no hard and fast rules about applying feng shui to your life. There are many so-called experts who can give you advice, but in the end, it will be up to you to make the decision of what you like and what you dont.

This is the aspect of decorating and feng shui that can be considered art; everything is subjective, and there are no real right or wrong answers. What appeals to one person may not appeal to another.

Additionally, there are many pieces of advice when it comes to de-cluttering your house and using color to create mood, tension, and energy, but again, there are no hard and fast rules here either. One person may breeze through your home and declare certain items and knickknacks as being cluttered and unnecessary, but to you, these are prized possessions.

When you are using feng shui in conjunction with decorating, you should show balance and exercise caution. What you might see as clutter-free, someone else might see as sterile and cold, or vice versa. There are no rules and no right or wrong answers. You just need to interpret the feng shui principles for yourself and decide what is appealing to you and what looks good in your home.

Decorating and feng shui are also to do with science as well as art. There are facts behind de-cluttering, color and so on. Scientists know how tense people feel when their environment is cluttered. Color does actually affect our moods. Warm colors can promote feelings of relaxation and tranquility. Bold, bright colors can be a great pick-me-up and promote vitality. Soft colors can be calming whereas vibrant shades can make you feel in control and full of energy.

Additionally, the entryway to ones home and to every room in your house also does much to set a mood or tone. This is like the first impression you get when you meet someone, and that first impression can set the entire tone for the rest of your relationship with them.

When you apply principles of decorating and feng shui, be sure to think about this type of first impression. You might want to stand in the doorway and honestly evaluate how you feel. Decide what your impression of the room's atmosphere is, and how you feel immediately upon looking at the room. Decide whether the room and your home as a whole feel inviting, depressing, enlivening or peaceful.

Application of these simple principles of decorating and feng shui can help you experience this discipline as both an art and as a science.

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Make your personal style glow by enhancing it with feng shui decorating. Get the "how-tos" at "Feng Shui Secrets Revealed".  

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