The living room is meant to be a space for relaxation and entertaining guests. Unlike the bedroom, which is more private and ‘Yin’ in nature, the living room is a more ‘Yang’ space. It’s where people gather, converse, and move around. According to Fengshuinexus, here are four common feng shui mistakes in the living room that can lead to financial losses and difficulties in achieving prosperity:
– Low ceiling design
A low ceiling creates a negative energy that makes us feel constricted. This is similar to the feeling some people get when driving a car next to a 16-wheeler truck. A living room with a low ceiling will impose an invisible pressure and great discomfort on you and your guests. Moreover, due to the smaller space, it’s also harder to gather good feng shui energy brought in by you and your guests. That’s why we advise against this design choice.
Avoid designing a low ceiling. Illustrative image
– Placing the sofa directly across from the front door
As you enter from the front door and walk straight, you shouldn’t bump into the sofa. In feng shui, the main door is where energy (‘Qi’) enters the house. If the main door directly faces the sofa, the strong energy flow will hit the sofa directly, causing instability for the person sitting there.
The energy from the entrance can cause disruption and fail to create a comfortable, peaceful feeling in the living room. When the main door faces the sofa, the indoor space will be blocked by the sofa, creating an obstructed and cramped feeling, and affecting the natural flow of the space, making it inconvenient to move around the house.
The sofa shouldn’t face the door directly. Illustrative image
– Restrictions on large potted plants
While large plants are suitable for the living room, not all areas within it are appropriate for their placement.
If the living room is located in the southwest or northeast direction of the house, avoid placing large plants in the southwest or northeast corners of the living room. This is because the southwest and northeast directions correlate with Earth (‘Tu’), and the correlation of plants with Wood (‘Moc’) will destroy Earth.
If you place a large plant in the southwest corner of a southwest-facing living room, it is believed to affect the health of the female head of the household. Even small plants should be avoided in this area if the female head of the household has health issues.
If a large plant is placed in the northeast corner of a northeast-facing living room, it is believed to affect the family’s digestive system. The family may feel more tired than usual.
– Incorrect placement of the fireplace
If the living room is located in the northwest sector of the house, frequent use of the fireplace is believed to affect the health of the male head of the household. This includes issues related to the heart and blood, such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and even stroke. This is especially worth avoiding if the male head of the household is elderly or has existing health problems.
For living rooms located in the west sector of the house, frequent use of the fireplace may affect the ability to attract wealth and save money. This is because the west correlates with Metal (‘Kim’) and the ability to accumulate wealth, and the correlation of the fireplace with Fire (‘Huo’) destroys Metal in the elemental relationships. If you face this issue, the simple solution is to use the fireplace less frequently!
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