Feng Shui often sounds very complicated but really it isn't. You just have to decide which method you are going to use and then do some simple "cures" to get the energy flowing.

Here are some more suggestions I have for hollywoodok's floor plan...

According to the baqua when layed out over her floor plan, her Wealth section is located in bedroom. Hmmm...not where I would want it to be but sometimes we can't help where these areas fall. Unless we are building our house rather than buying an existing house, you work with what you get. So this is going to make things a little harder but not impossible.

The Wealth section of our home is all about making money while the Career section is all about getting and staying established in a career. So what she does want to do is add a little of the colors Red, Purple, Green, and Gold. Maybe even place on a dresser top a pretty bowl where spare change is dropped into at the end of the day. Perhaps some symbols such as Feng Shui coins or Feng Shui good luck frog would be helpful too. The main thing to be careful about is clutter, if the wealth section is cluttered, not kept nice and tidy, then it will reflect onto the finances coming into the home.

Usually in a Wealth section the addition of a water feature is nice to have but since this is a bedroom, I wouldn't suggest it in this particular layout. Moving over to the right of the baqua according to her layout, the kitchen in this particular school of thought (Black Hat Feng Shui), would be the Relationship section.

Like the bedroom where the Wealth section occurs in this layout, the kitchen is not the ideal place for the Relationship section to be located. But let's see how this could be worked with... In the this section (Relationship) we are dealing with marriage, or other relationship that involves love, romance and sexual relations. Again, clutter is going to be a big problem here if ot kept up with. Kitchens in themselves represent emotions, health and finances. The water aspects in a kitchen as well as a bathroom represent emotions and health, the fire in the kitchen represents finances. So it is real important to make sure that all leaks are fixed, the plumbing is in good working order and the stove works properly and all burners are clean.

Like I said, this is going to be a challenge since so far we have two rooms that are not the best places for where they fall in this layout. But in the kitchen as the Relationship section it is really going to be necessary to keep it clean and tone down some the fire aspects.

More tomorrow to wrap it all up.
Have a great day everyone.
Dragonflower

Using the bagua what we are going to do is place it over the layout of the house with the black, blue and gray area directly over the front door (the mouth of chi). In this particular layout, hollywoodok's front door is East, and the way it looks from the layout...East and a little North. So with the baqua in mind and not using the compass method...this is where we are going to start and designate the Living Room as the Career Section. Directly across (West) would be the Fame and Reputation Section which in this layout is in the Dining Room. Also, from what I can tell, this is where the back door is located.

It looks as though there is maybe a small divider between the Living Room and the Dining Room but not much of one. In this case because it seems to be a straight shot from front to back, I would suggest trying to divide the two rooms a little more. Without seeing in person yet, I am not sure exactly what should be done but simple things such as hanging a small wind chime in the middle would be helpful. If a wind chime would disrupt the decor, a multi-faceted crystal, such as those found for ceiling fan chains would work nicely too. The idea is to try and redirect the chi (energy) so that it flows throughout the other rooms before exiting out the back of the home.

Since this could turn into a really long post, I will stay with these two rooms for now and later move on to some of the other rooms.

Even though I am not going to go by the Compass method which is what I use in my own home, with the Living room as the Career section of the home, I would suggest that this be the place where the color black and water elements should be placed. Touches of black, dark blue, and white in the form of throw rugs, art work, sofa pillows, etc. As well as a water feature in which the water looks as though it flows into the home.

The Dining room, being the Fame and Reputation section (in this particular layout).... I would suggest touches of Red, Orange, Gold, Yellow, colors that remind you of the sun/fire. Adding a little touch of green wouldn't be a bad thing here either.

Here I want to talk a bit about the colors because according to the Feng Shui concept, colors are very important. Black is associated with the water element and not only good for the Career section but also helpful in the ancestors and wealth sections. It helps give a boost to areas concerned with career, wealth and money. Blue is also associated with water and like black is good for career, ancestors and wealth sections. It is representative of faith, confidence and fidelity. Green is another color to add to the wealth, fame and career sections because green is the color of growth, balance and harmony. Gray is a metal element color but also helpful in the Career section in small amounts. It is primarily used in the Helpful People and Children sections. You don't too much gray in the Career section so just a little in the way of a splash here and there. Orange, while primarily used to represent the Earth element and applied to the areas of relationship, knowledge, health, helpful people and children...can be used as well in the Fame section to encourage the gathering of people, mental and physical activity, as well as joy. Used in a dining room is a great place for this color, but again, only in splashes here and there so it is not overwhelming. Purple is a good color for the Fame and Wealth areas but you don't want to let it take over a room. It is better for rooms designed to be used more for meditation, sacred space or devotion. But because of it's representation of royality, nobility and power, small splashes can enhance Fame and Wealth. Red is a fire element and should not be used in abundance in any section with the exception of the Fame section. It is a high energy color that you have to be careful with. Splashes of Red are benefical when energy needs to be increased in any area but with caution. Best saved for Fame, and small splashes within Relationship and Knowledge unless used as a cure for stagnant areas that need a little clearing. But when cleared the Red should be removed. Yellow is a good splash color for Fame, Relationship, Knowledge, Children and Helpful People. It represents wisdom, mental clarity, and energy. Mainly a Health section color but a splash here and there helps give a boost to the other sections. It is also another color that encourages gatherings.

More on this topic and layout to come...
Dragonflower