How to choose a color in Feng Shui?

Color selection rules

Picking up colors in Feng Shui interior, there are several nuances:

• All Feng Shui colors have their own energy: red, for example, is considered the most powerful shade - it is used to attract finance and love. Blue, on the contrary, extinguishes energy, pacifies - not suitable for classrooms.
• Each side of the world feeds on its own element and, accordingly, a palette: there is a basic and supporting element. For example: the main element of the south is fire (yellow, red), the power one is wood (brown, green).
• For all cardinal points and rooms there are forbidden tones: for example, blue extinguishes the fire and is not suitable for southern rooms, and too bright, flashy colors are undesirable in the bedroom - at least, they run counter to the main task of the space.

Features at the cardinal points

The Ba-Gua energy card will help you choose the right color for the walls according to Feng Shui. This is a diagram divided into 9 sectors (8 directions + center), each of which is responsible for its own sphere of life, feeds on its own element, has a limited range of shades that can be used.

In design, the grid can be "applied" both to the entire apartment and to individual rooms in particular, enhancing the necessary areas with suitable elements.

• South... A glory zone, the main element of which is fire. Suitable colors for Feng Shui: scarlet, orange, warm yellow, green, beige, brown.
• Southeast... Zone of wealth and money, it feeds on wood. In the design, shades of green (foliage), brown (trunk) are applicable. Purple is acceptable.
• Southwest... The zone of love, passion, the main symbol is the earth. Materials of chocolate, coffee, earthy color are suitable for harmony in relationships. You can complement the interior with red, pink.

• West... In the design of the creative space (the main element is metal), objects and materials of metallic colors are actively used - white, gray or silver, yellow or gold, copper.
• Northwest... The travel area (metal) is positively influenced by all the same western shades: white, silver, gold.

• North... White, black, dark blue, calm blue help in career development (water).
• Northeast... The combination of colors in the zone of wisdom and knowledge (earth) should include shades of brick, stone, soil, fire.

• East... Natural shades of foliage, grass, clay, walnut, terracotta are responsible for harmonious relationships in the family (tree). The zone is nourished by shades of water: blue, black.
• Centre... Another earthen zone is responsible for health. To make everyone in the house feel good, add beige, orange, dark yellow or brown to the central part of the apartment.

How to match colors correctly?

As in any practice working with flowers, Feng Shui has its own successful and unsuccessful combinations.

Take a look recommendations for the correct color combination.

Successful

The correct colors reinforce each other, promote the unhindered flow of the vital energy Chi. In order not to be mistaken, remember the rule:

Fire feeds the earth, earth feeds metal, metal feeds water, water feeds wood, wood feeds fire.

If you think about it, everything is logical, a fire burns on a tree, a tree grows thanks to water. Accordingly, woody shades can be used in the fire zone of glory, perfectly combining orange with green, red with brown.

Unsuccessful

The destructive cycle looks like this:

Wood spoils the earth, earth damages water, water extinguishes fire, fire melts metal, metal destroys wood.

That is, in the same zone of glory (fire, red), you cannot use water (blue, black, light blue). And in the water element (north) earthy, terracotta tones are prohibited.

What to consider in finishing?

When choosing colors according to Feng Shui, special attention should be paid to finishing: furniture or decor can be rearranged, and it will be much more difficult to repaint the walls or move the floor.

Walls

It is logical to choose wallpaper or paint, guided not only by the rules of Chinese philosophy, but also by common sense. For example, in a completely red room, anyone will feel uncomfortable.

When wall decoration give preference to light, pastel, neutral shades. Exception: accent surfaces (behind a sofa or bed, for example). We change the indigo to heavenly, canary - to creme brulee.

Another fundamental point - the area of ​​the room. The walls should not press, therefore, in small rooms, light colors are preferred to dark tones: beige instead of chocolate, gainsborough to replace wet asphalt.

Floor

In addition to the cardinal points, the surface itself has a great influence: for example, floor - a symbol of the earth, since in fact it is the foundation of the room.

Accordingly, for its registration any earthy tones will do: coffee, chocolate, nuts, sand. A win-win option - classic wood-like coatings.

Ceiling

According to the logic, the floor is the earth, the ceiling is the sky, that is, the air. Perfect solution - flat white ceiling... If you want color - soft blue will do.

There should be no complex structures on the ceiling, beams, mirrors, dark shades - all this interferes with the smooth flow of Qi.

Doors

The main influence on the shade of the doors is their location - determine exactly where the doors go and choose the appropriate shade from the section "Features by cardinal points".

Moreover, door color helps to "enhance" the necessary energy in the house: select the area that needs elaboration and order interior doors of this color. For example, beige ones help to create strong family ties, red ones help to achieve success.

We select the color of textiles

Large details such as curtains or bedding deserve special attention.

Curtains

Since Chi energy enters the apartment through the windows, curtains should not interfere with its flow, but strengthen it. The easiest way is to choose by room: pink will create the perfect atmosphere in the bedroom, green in the office.

Bed

There are 2 options: energizing for activity or promoting relaxation and rest. In the first case, the blue, black, orange kit will work perfectly. In the second - any calm tones - soft pink, cream, beige, blue, white.

Color recommendations for different rooms

When recommending the color of a room in Feng Shui, the teaching relies not only on the location, but also on the functionality of a particular room.

Kitchen

The main task here is the preparation and consumption of food. The element of fire in the kitchen, as a rule, is so strong due to the stove and the oven, so you should not additionally pump it through the red palette.

It is also not recommended to use too dark shades of gray, brown, black, blue - they will negatively affect the appetite.

The best options are white, green, beige, yellow.

Living room

Shades of the main room of the house directly depend on location:

• in the zone of wealth, earthy, yellowish tones and red accents are relevant,
• in the direction of travel, you should give preference to a metallic cold scale.

Hallway

Repair in the hallway must balance the imperfections of the room so that in the end everything looks harmonious. Too large and well-lit is pasted over with dark wallpaper, a small shaded one - with light.

Choose accessories in the color of the sector: a rug by the door, a picture on the wall, a frame for a mirror.

Bathroom

An excess of water energy provokes energy leakage, so you should not additionally enhance the bathroom with shades of blue. The water element should be diluted with a cozy wood in the form of a table top, a green or yellow curtain, a rug under the bathroom.

Restroom

The rules for the bathroom are the same: do not enhance the water, but also do not extinguish it with fire (no red, orange). Flesh, greenish, sandy shades will do.

Children's room

Since the room presupposes sleep, they choose colors like in the bedroom: light, pastel, stress-free. Beige, peach, sand, mint, palate contribute to relaxation, relieve excessive stress, soothe. But if the child is already melancholy, dilute the neutral finish with bright accents.

It is not easy to equip an apartment according to all the rules of Feng Shui, but you cannot ignore the meaning of color. Now you know how to choose the right color for any area: and this is already an important step on the path to harmony.