Category: Spaces

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Feng Shui and swimming pools.

For Feng Shui experts, the pool is a really important matter when it comes to building a home from scratch.

Great volumes of water have a powerful energy, meaning that, if we have the chance we should study carefully its installation due to future effects in the area of the building, the building itself and in the natural cycle of elements in that place.

According to this ancient art, the placement, size and form of the pool are both relevant and decisive for the prosperity of the space and its inhabitants and only advanced studys could really point to the best choice.

It also must be taken into consideration the surrounding landscape and how close the water is from the home, these 2 aspects have a big influence in what type of energy this element brings to any space.

Combining Architecture and Feng Shui in matters like this could be challenging, but certainly will bring the best final result.

Project Country home @casal_da_cerca
Architecture by @salvadorelobo_atelier
Feng Shui by @shumufengshui

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Indoor gardens and Feng Shui.

For some Feng Shui experts, the plan of the house or building should be square or rectangular, mainly because in this way all 8 directions, plus the center, are represented in the 9 squares of the Ba Gua.

Therefore, having an indoor garden in any space (open to the sky), it can influence the energy of the space sector and consequently of its inhabitants.

However, many times it is possible to improve this situation uniting Architecture and Feng Shui, placing for example healthy and low maintenance plants, such as cacti, which turn out to be a great way to boost energy in this space.

Since Feng Shui practice tells us that it is not good luck to have Cacti indoors, then this is a good place to admire them without danger.

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Decluttering kids bedrooms.

For most of Feng Shui experts, decluttering is also part of the practice, in a sense that, for energy to flow correctly, we should first create space around us in our homes.

Kids bedrooms are one of the most common rooms where clutter can take over the place, so here’s a few simple ways to improve the energy in their space, especially now that they are back to school:

▫️ Organize the past year school material, sorting out first what’s still in good shape to reuse and avoid keeping too much paper work from previous years;
▫️Try to create different areas for study, play and sleep;
▫️If it is a shared bedroom, it might be a good idea keeping the symmetry and each one having its own area;
▫️Sell or donate to those who might need all the clothes that no longer fit, school material and toys that are still proper;
▫️Finally, keep in mind that too much clutter not only is in the way of a good energy flow, but also accumulates lots of dust that can eventually originate respiratory issues, harming health in general.

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5 Feng Shui tips for business

▫️Choose a building that has support in the back, such as a higher building or even a mountain,the balance of two similarly sized side buildings and a pleasant, free and unobstructed space in front;

▫️ Protect your business by avoiding outside interference from viaducts, poles, sharp corners;

▫️Have a light sign with your business name that you can see well, preferably as high as possible in order to stand out;

▫️Use plants that symbolize growth and prosperity such as the Bamboo, also considered as strong and resilient for Chinese culture;

▫️Use the 5 elements according to your kind of business, Metal for jewelry shops, Earth for nutrition and some restaurants,Tree for flower shops, Fire for dancing studios, Water to winery shops, etc.

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Low ceilings in the bedroom.

In the ancient art of Feng Shui, low ceilings in the bedroom could cause too much pressure over our heads, sometimes causing discomfort or even headaches and insomnia.

Very often it’s difficult to find the “perfect Feng Shui”, as well as, there are no perfect solutions, only a deeper search for what’s best for our well being is possible.

So, in this case, it would be better to change the bed to another room or part of the room where the ceiling is higher and where energy flow is better.

Instead, try placing a dresser for example, since it wouldn’t be a place where we spend a lot of time like the bed and so it shouldn’t interfere with our sleep.