What is Feng shui construction and Remodeling ? What to beware of ?
When you remodel your home, the goal is to make your living space more comfortable and stylish.
But, did you know that your home remodel could also affect your health, wealth, career and relationships?
This is known as Feng Shui. And by following the principles of Feng Shui and applying it during your remodel, it is possible to improve the balance of energy in your home.
When it comes to home remodel, you want to get the maximum benefit for your money. That means hiring the right professionals for the job, using the right building materials, and yes, even having the perfect balance of Feng Shui in your home.
But just what is Feng Shui? What should you be aware of when renovating your home? And how can you renovate your home to stimulate positive “chi”?
What is Feng shui ?
Feng Shui, or geomancy is a Chinese philosophy and a guide to creating a harmony and balance between positive and negative energy flow around you, or more commonly known as the yin and yang energy.
Yin and yang are two opposite energies with different properties and striving for a harmonious interaction between yin, the passive and negative force, and yang, the active and positive force, are the main foundations of Feng Shui.
Proper placement of items and objects , such as mirrors around your house will also help to balance the “chi” – or energy – of your home. This in turn, affects your own personal chi, including the success of both your personal and professional life. So whether you believe it or not, Feng Shui affects your everyday life and those around you.
Feng Shui can be complicated and complex. If you have ever visited a WOFS (World of Feng Shui) store in a shopping mall, you would know that the subject matter can be highly detailed, involving specially-designed Feng Shui compasses and Baqua Maps to work out the Feng Shui energy.
Whether you are a believer of Feng Shui, or think that it’s just superstition, we don’t expect you to have such equipment. So, to make it simple, we have distilled some basic Feng Shui rules when doing your home remodel.
Here are some recommendation by Feng shui master during your construction or stagging .
1) Do not hang mirrors in the kitchen.
One of the taboos of hanging mirrors in the kitchen is that the mirror cannot shine on the fire. If the mirror is hung on the wall behind the stove, it will be more harmful if it shines on the food in the pot. This is called "Tianmen Fire", which will cause the house to suffer from fire or misfortune.
2) The bathroom and kitchen cannot be in the center of the house.
The center is the middle palace of the house. It is the most important place in a house. It should not be polluted, otherwise it will affect the wealth luck of the family. Therefore, the bathroom and kitchen should not be in the center of the house.
3) Do not use dark colors for bathroom decoration or wall painting.
The bathroom itself should be as bright as possible because of the heavy yin, dark-colored decoration or painting will cause great inconvenience and danger to the the elderly with weakened eyesight.
4) The floor of the kitchen and bathroom should not be higher than other rooms.
From the perspective of Feng Shui, the miasma in the bathroom and kitchen are heavy . The miasma tends to go to a low a place, so the floor of the bathroom and kitchen should not be higher than other rooms. From another point of view , it is never a good idea to have water leak from the bathroom/ kitchen to any other room, if there is a flood.
5) Do not have door entrance facing the bathroom door.
If the door entrance is facing the toilet, then as soon as you enter the house you will see the toilet where the filth is accumulated, which will make the filth go straight, and it will also affect the fortune of the whole family. It is recommended to change the door to the side or partition it to resolve it.
6) Do not set the kitchen stove under the beam.
The kitchen stove should not be placed under the beam. If the ventilation system in the kitchen is not good, a lot of heat generated during cooking. It will easily gather heat above the cook’s head, which will easily cause the cook to be weak and sick all year round. Spine stiffness or headache.
7) The bathroom and kitchen should not be together.
The bathroom should not be adjacent to the kitchen. The kitchen is the place for cooking food, and the bathroom is the place for urinating.
8) Do not expose kitchen knives.
Knives have a vicious aura, which is easy to break the wealth and is not conducive to the peace of the house. Therefore, all kinds of kitchen knives or fruit knives in the kitchen should not be hung on the wall or inserted on the knife holder. It should be stored in the drawer.