Feng Shui for Home: Complete Guide to Balance & Prosperity | FengShui.uno

A home is a container of energy, carrying the emotions, health, and fortune of its inhabitants. Home Feng Shui is not an esoteric metaphysics but a wisdom that aligns environmental energy with the rhythm of life by adjusting spatial layout, colors, objects, and other elements. From the front door to the bedroom, from lighting to storage, every detail optimization can inject an atmosphere of balance, harmony, and prosperity into the family.​ I. Core of Home Feng Shui: Harmony of Three Energies​ The essence of "Feng Shui" is "gathering wind and storing energy." A high-quality home energy field must satisfy the balance of "three energies":​ - Vital energy: Derived from natural vitality such as sunlight, green plants, and flowing air, it nourishes the body and mind and enhances vitality.​ - Wealth energy: Not narrowly referring to money, but the "gathered and non-dispersed" energy in the space, reflected in an orderly layout and rounded, soft objects.​ - Harmonious energy: The emotional bond between family members, maintained by avoiding sharp impacts and reducing confrontational layouts (such as sofas not facing the door).​ Typical manifestations of imbalanced three energies: Insufficient lighting weakens "vital energy," making people listless; cluttered clutter accumulates "wealth energy," making it difficult to gather blessings; sharp corners impact the bed damages "harmonious energy," easily causing conflicts.​ II. Front Door: Lucky or Unlucky Switch of Energy Entrance​ The front door is the "energy mouth" where energy enters and flows through the entire house, and its Feng Shui directly affects the overall fortune:​ - Seeing joy when opening the door: After opening the door, it is advisable to see green plants (such as money trees), artworks (such as landscape paintings), and a neat entrance cabinet. Avoid seeing the bathroom (filthy energy rushes the door), kitchen (fire energy leaks), or mirror (reflecting vital energy).​ - Door state: The door should be kept closed (to prevent wealth energy from leaking), open and close smoothly without noise (symbolizing smooth fortune); choose warm-colored door mats (such as beige, light red), and keep the door entrance empty (no shoes piled up, no large items).​ - Resolution for door-to-door: If the front door faces the bedroom door, place a screen in between; if facing the kitchen door, hang a gourd pendant; if facing the bathroom door, place green plants (such as sansevieria) at the bathroom door to absorb filthy energy.​ III. Living Room: Core Field for Gathering Energy and Attracting Blessings​ The living room is the center of family activities and the hub of energy circulation, which must follow the layout principle of "gathering wind and storing energy":​ - Sofa and coffee table: The sofa must be against the wall (with a backer), avoiding being behind a window or door (unstable energy field); the coffee table should be round or oval (avoid sharp corners), with a height lower than the sofa armrests (reflecting primary and secondary); the distance between the sofa and the TV wall should be at least 1.5 meters (no energy congestion).​ - Moving lines and lighting: The living room moving lines should be "curved but not straight," avoiding a straight line from the door to the balcony (forming "energy-rushing evil," wealth energy leaks). A low cabinet or green plants can be placed in the middle for buffering; when lighting is insufficient, use a combination of warm light chandeliers and wall lamps (avoid pale spotlights) to enhance "yang energy."​ - Decorative paintings and ornaments: It is advisable to hang paintings symbolizing auspiciousness (such as peonies, nine fish pictures), avoiding ferocious birds and beasts (such as tigers, eagles); choose rounded ornaments (such as jade, ceramics), and metal ornaments (such as copper gourds) should be paired with fabrics to neutralize the cold and hard feeling.​ IV. Kitchen: Energy Stove for Wealth and Health​ The kitchen belongs to "fire" and is in charge of diet and wealth ("food and salary" is wealth). Its Feng Shui is closely related to family health and fortune:​ - Fire and water balance: The stove belongs to fire, and the sink belongs to water. They must be separated (distance not less than 50 cm), avoiding adjacency or opposition (fire and water conflict, easily causing contradictions); if unavoidable, place a wooden cutting board (wood element to resolve) in between.​ - Cleanliness and storage: Keep the stove clean (avoid oil accumulation, symbolizing unclean wealth), put knives in sheaths (avoid "killing energy" exposure), and keep the rice jar full (symbolizing abundant granary); choose light colors for cabinet doors (such as off-white, light gray), avoiding deep black (suppressing fire).​ - Auspicious orientation: The stove should not be in the center of the kitchen ("fire burning the heart," making family members irritable), and should be against a solid wall (with a backer); the refrigerator should not face the door (wealth storage leaking), and should be placed inside the kitchen.​ V. Bedroom: Energy Harbor for Nourishing Body and Mind​ The bedroom is a place for "rest and recuperation," and the energy field must be "quiet but not stagnant," focusing on aiding sleep and enhancing relationships:​ - Bed placement: The head of the bed is against the wall (avoiding windows), with passages on both sides of the bed (energy circulation); avoid facing the mirror (easy to have nightmares), facing the door (direct energy impact), and beam pressing the top (mental pressure).​ - Color and light: Choose low-saturation colors for the walls (such as beige, light pink), avoiding bright red and deep black; use warm light (such as 2700K color temperature) for lighting, and install wall lamps at the head of the bed (avoid direct light from ceiling lamps); choose double-layer curtains (light-shielding + sheer) to ensure privacy and introduce soft light.​ - Item taboos: Avoid placing green plants (oxygen consumption at night), fish tanks (excessive water energy), and electronic products (radiation interfering with energy field) in the bedroom; keep the wardrobe tidy (clothes not exposed, symbolizing privacy not leaked).​ VI. Bathroom: Key Area for Resolving Evil and Purifying Energy​ The bathroom belongs to "water" and is prone to hiding dirt and accumulating energy. Its negative impact must be reduced through layout:​ - Dry and wet separation: Separate the shower area from the washing area (avoid water vapor diffusion), keep the floor dry (avoid standing water, symbolizing wealth energy loss); keep the bathroom door closed and the toilet lid down (blocking the spread of filthy energy).​ - Orientation and resolution: The bathroom should not be in the center of the house ("dirty heart," affecting the fortune of the whole family). If it cannot be changed, keep it clean and place natural aromatherapy (purifying the energy field); avoid being above the kitchen (upstairs bathroom to downstairs kitchen, water restrains fire). A red ornament (fire element balance) can be placed in the corresponding position of the kitchen.​ - Storage and decoration: Do not place too many clutter on the washbasin (keep the energy field fresh), keep the mirror cabinet closed (avoid reflecting filthy energy), and place a pot of snake plant (drought-tolerant and strong purification ability).​ VII. Five Universal Rules for Enhancing Overall Energy Field​ - Keep clean: clutter is a hotbed of "evil energy." Regularly clean up useless items (especially corners) to allow energy to flow unimpeded.​ - Introduce nature: Place 1-2 pots of green plants in each room (such as monstera in the living room, green radish in the bedroom), and plant climbing plants (such as morning glory) on the balcony to activate "vital energy."​ - Five elements harmony: Supplement elements according to housing defects (use warm light + red for lack of fire, use green plants + wooden furniture for lack of wood), avoiding excessive single element.​ - Roundness is auspicious: Reduce sharp-cornered objects (such as triangular coffee tables, angular bookshelves), replace them with rounded corners or wrap sharp corners (stick anti-collision strips).​ - Energy flow: Open windows for ventilation every day (at least 30 minutes) to replace turbid air with fresh air; avoid doors facing each other completely, forming a "winding path leading to seclusion" energy path.​ The highest state of home Feng Shui is "harmony between man and nature"——allowing the living environment to conform to natural laws and fit living habits. There is no need to pursue a perfect layout, just pay attention in daily life: Does sunlight shine into the room? Is the air circulation? Are items in their proper places? When the space makes you feel comfortable, at ease, and full of vitality, it is the best Feng Shui.