Feng Shui Living Room Colours
It has been said that Love is the most purest and most powerful magic there is. When you embody self-love you have the capacity to unconditionally love others
The mood of your home has the power to help you embody how you most desire to feel in every given moment. In fact it is doing so right now! Yes it is! Your state of mind and state of being is a direct reflection of the state of your home and work space.
Don’t believe me take a moment, walk through your home and look around your living space and ask yourself this question?
Does my home look and feel how I desire to feel right now?
Let me share a little secret with you….theLiving Essence of Feng Shui is the rocket fuel to help you manifest your deepest desires. When you create a sacred space that embodies the look and feel how you desire to feel you’ve created magic. Everything is energy and has a frequency that either is neutral, beneficial, non-beneficial or influential to that which is in direct relationship to another.
What energy do you want to surround yourself with?
- Colours that create a mood that support your desired feelings?
- Architectural details that represent your preferred taste and style?
- Furniture that is comfortable to your body and nervous system while reflect your personal design style?
- Textiles that are pleasing to your touch?
- Scents that raise your spirits?
- Treasured accessories that you love, hold a fond memory, inspire a heartfelt story and hold a vision for your future?
Your home is your ultimate 3D vision board. It is the living breathing embodiment of your current state of body, soul and spirit.
When designing a home, work space or any room it is best Feng Shui practice to start by asking yourself a few important questions. It is though self-evaluation that you will create a mood for your space that will support and enhance how you desire to feel. In today’s hectic lifestyle we have forgotten to tune in to our feelings. Many of us are too exhausted and emotionally drained to even consider how we desire to feel for we have become numb to what it is we desire and find ourselves on cruise control with little thinking about our body, soul, spirit, and needs. So many of us are focused on our to-do list and our wants that we forget to pay attention to how it is we desire to feel. Even the word desire can often make us feel guilty for “wanting” something we believe is are not deserving of.
Many people take their environment for grated not truly “seeing” it and therefore, seldom tune into whether or not their space “feels fabulous” and even if they “still love it”. Few consider the influence the colour, shape and size of their rooms and furnishings have on their moods and desired feelings. New home owners are following designer trends that are decided for them with little and or no effort to discover their own taste and style based on the mood and feelings they desire to create. I find this all such a shame as your home is the number #1 largest investment you will ever make and yet, little thought is spent on creating the mood in which will best support and enhance the feelings you desire to create in your life and those of your family. Which in turn influence the relationships and experiences we manifest on a minute to minute, day to day, year to year basis.
Here are a few simple questions to help you clarify the mood in which will support and enhance your desired feelings for each room in your home. It is through these questions you will gain some valuable insights into the direction to take The Living Essence of your Feng Shui into a living breathing expression of your deepest desires;
The Soulful Home Map
- What is your go to mood at home?
- Happy, Depressed, Anxious, Content, Indifferent
- What is your go to mood at work?
- Happy, Depressed, Anxious, Successful
- What mood do you most desire to feel at home?
- Comfortable, Happy, Joyful, Relaxed, Inspired, etc
- What mood do you most desire to feel at work?
- happy, valued, successful, etc
- What is your favorite season/seasons and why?
- I love spring and summer
- I am most happiest in the spring and summer
- I love the increase in sunlight and how the days are longer.
- I love how things start to grow and the sound of the birds.
- I love opening the windows and letting fresh air inside.
- How do this/these seasons make you feel?
- Happy, energize, alive!
- What do these feelings look like to you?
- Light, Bright, etc
- What colour best represents these feelings to you?
- Yellow, Green, Purple, etc
- What design style best describes the mood in which you desire to feel in your home?
- Boho Chi
- Shabby Chi
- Mid-century Modern
- Country Classic
- Rustic Western
- Contemporary
- Eclectic
- Traditional
- Middle Eastern
- Asian
- etc?
- Do you feel most happy at home alone or with others?
- home alone, with family and friends
- Do you feel happiest when home or traveling?
- home
- Do you desire to work from home?
- yes most definitely
- What are you most passionate about?
- sspiritual growth and development
- What hobbies and interest make you feel most happy, content and self-fulfilled?
- I love reading
- gardening
- painting
- writing
- walking
- weight training
To explore more of your personal
Room Assessment – identify the mood you desire each room in your home to feel like.
Foyer – italic shows examples please fill in your own as per your most desired feelings.
- What is the mood you desire your foyer to feel like?
- happy, grateful, welcome, relaxed, inviting, etc.
- What colour/s will best support these desired feelings?
- yellow, green, etc.
- What architectural details represent your preferred taste and style?
- white mill-work with wide baseboards and thick window casings and door trims
- white doors
- tile flooring
- painted walls
- What design details most represent your desired feelings for your foyer?
- a bench to sit on to take shoes on and off
- a place for coats and boots
- mirror to reflect light and do a last minute check
- artwork that make me happy when I come home
- What accessories and treasures do you love, own and desire to have that represent your desired feelings?
- an amethyst cathedral
- my welcoming Buddha he makes me smile
Living Room
- What is the mood you desire your living room to feel like?
- happy, joyful, grateful, inspired, relaxed, etc.
- What colours best represent your desired feelings?
- yellow, green, etc.
- How do you desire to use the space?
- morning coffee contemplations
- evening tea talk with my honey
- family gatherings on weekends
- entertaining friends
- What architectural details represent your preferred taste and style?
- white mill-work with wide baseboards and thick window casings and door trims
- white doors
- brick fireplace
- wood floors
- painted walls
Dining Room
- What is the mood you desire your dining room to feel like?
- happy, joyful, grateful, inspired, relaxed, etc.
- What colours best represent your desired feelings?
- yellow, green, etc.
- How do you desire to use the space?
- evening dinners with my Honey
- weekend family dinners
- entertaining friends
Kitchen
- What is the mood you desire your kitchen to feel like?
- happy, healthy, grateful
- What colours best represent your desired feelings?
- yellow, green, etc.
- How do you desire to use the space?
- prepare meals that are healthy and nutritious that enrich our health and vitality
- create nutritional meals for my family and friends.
Bathroom/On-suite
- What is the mood you desire your bathroom/on-suite to feel like?
- content, relaxed, nurtured
- What colours best represent your desired feelings?
- green, yellow, earth tones
- How do you desire to use the space?
- morning ritual of preparing for the day
- evening Epson Salt baths
Child’s Bedroom
- What is the mood you desire your child’s bedroom to feel like?
- soothing, content, calming
- What colours best represent these desired feelings?
- earth tones, etc.
- How do you desire to use the space?
- sleeping
- playing
Family Room
- What is the mood you desire your family room to feel like?
- relaxing, calming
- What colours best represent these desired feelings?
- yellow, green,
- How do you desire to use the space?
- watch movies
- games
- visit with friends and family
- Choose a Colour for Your Living Room that Supports How You Desire to Feel Colour is a frequency which creates a mood that influences your Body, Soul, Spirit and Home. The living room for the most part is generally a very yang space, meaning masculine for it is a room that is one of the most active rooms in the home besides the kitchen. Often situated in the front of the house close to the front door the living room sets the tone for the entire home.
From a Feng Shui perspective it is important to consider which Gua/Guas the living room falls in when choosing the colour palette that suites your mood and how you desire to feel. I personally design inspirations from nature. I believe that when we include elements from our natural surroundings best support our state of being in profound and meaningful ways.
