Feng shui · by room

Feng shui for the living room.

The living room is the most shared room in most homes, and the one that sets the social tone. The feng shui questions here are about flow, light, and sightlines. Most of the moves are about subtraction: less furniture, more breathing room, warmer light.

Three moves you can make tonight. Free.

None of these need a compass, a Kua number, new furniture, or money. Pick one. Do it before bed.

  1. Pull the heaviest piece of furniture six inches away from the wall.

    Let air circulate behind it. The room reads as more spacious within an hour. The traditional vocabulary is qi flow; the modern vocabulary is airflow plus visual perception.

  2. Add one warm light source below eye height in the evening.

    A table lamp, a floor lamp, three candles. Turn the overhead light off for one evening. The chronobiology literature agrees with the tradition that warm low light supports the wind-down.

  3. Arrange the seating so people face each other, not the TV.

    If you must keep the TV as the focal point, add one chair that faces away from it toward the conversation circle. The room reads as both modern and welcoming.

Read deeper. Every article on the living room.

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