Thursday, July 7, 2016


In this article you can find the five element theory according to Feng Shui the best wall color for yours room.


The ancient art of Feng Shui acknowledges the profound affect of color on our physical, emotional and spiritual well being. According to Feng Shui, colors are connected to the five elements from the natural world — fire, earth, metal, water and wood — and play a significant role in balancing our living spaces.
This is called the Five Elements theory and it is at the foundation of Feng Shui and Chinese medicine. These elements also have objects, shapes, seasons, body organs, chakras and colors connected to them, but the color component is often the most powerful.
Listed below are the main rooms of the home and the best wall color choices for them, according to Feng Shui principles. Keep in mind there are other schools of Feng Shui, which may differ. This list comes out of theWestern Form School philosophy which  is the one that I write about and teach.
Use these suggestions as guidelines only. Pay attention to your intuition. The colors you feel passionately about are most likely the ones that you actually should surround yourself with. Make sure the colors you choose are the ones that make your heart sing!
Bedrooms:
  • Best colors: Earth tones, flesh tones pastels including light sages and colors that are more muted.
  • Don’t recommend: Bright colors, fiery colors such as bright reds, purples, pinks or oranges. Dark colors such as black, brown, greys, navy blue or dark green are also not recommended.
  • Why? Bedrooms should be calm spaces to promote rest and rejuvenation. The earth element is best in bedrooms to support being grounded. Too bright colors are too active for bedrooms and too dark colors are too depressing. We want the right amont of restfulness but not to the point that it is depressing. For children’s bedrooms, make sure to NOT paint them purple or pink. Use a more restful sage green and accessorize with the purples and pinks only. These are far too fiery for bedroom wall colors and most likely you will find you child will love the room during the day but won’t want to sleep there at night. See my article on Yin and Yang for a balanced home and Feng Shui for Children’s and Teen’s Rooms
Bathrooms:
  • Best colors: Earth tones, pastels, whites
  • Don’t recommend: Blues, dark ‘watery’ colors  such as black, grey, navy, dark brown or green
  • Why? Bathrooms already have a lot of the water element represented by mirrors along with water from the pipes. More blues adds more water, creating an even greater in-balance. Earth, however, balances the water element in the five elements cycle and brings this very watery room back into elemental balance.
Kitchens:
  • Best Colors: Earth tones as well as brighter colors
  • Don’t recommend: Reds, black, navy blue, grey, dark brown, dark green
  • Why? Kitchens should be happy active (Yang) spaces but they also already have a lot of fire and water. The best element to balance both is the earth element represented by earth tones and terra-cottas. These can be bright yellow, golds, rich terra-cotta or any other brighter color. The earth element supports being grounded. In kitchens we are working with fire and knives, which are unsafe. Using colors from the water element such as black, grey, dark blues, greens and browns promote a feeling of un-groundedness, and they can also be too depressing for what should be a more active and happy space.
Dining Rooms:
  • Best colors: Earth tones, sage greens, pastels, more muted colors
  • Don’t recommend: Reds (unless you want to eat a lot more — red stimulates everything, including appetite!), black, grey, navy blue, dark green or dark brown are also too watery.
  • Why? Dining rooms should be calm, peaceful spaces. Earth tones promote groundedness, which is what we need for good digestion. Use any color that is more muted that you love, but make sure it is not a color from the water element such as black, grey, navy blue, dark green or dark brown.The same principles apply here as in bedroo


Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/feng-shui-home-color-guide.html#ixzz4DiyWQ9Wf

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