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Feng Shui Tips for Bedrooms in All Bagua Areas
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Anjie Cho
Anjie Cho
Anjie Cho is a certified feng shui consultant, professional architect, and author with over 20 years of experience designing spaces. She co-founded the Mindful Design Feng Shui School and wrote "Holistic Spaces: 108 Ways to Create a Mindful and Peaceful Home."
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Updated on 05/04/21
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In the feng shui philosophy, the bedroom is one of the most important rooms in your home. The bedroom represents you. You sleep there, it’s one of the most private rooms in the home, and you spend a great percentage of your life in the bedroom.
When using feng shui to improve your qi (life force energy), it’s helpful to overlay the feng shui Bagua map over your entire home to determine where the bedrooms are. This can give you insight into the best bedroom location for the members of your household. The bedroom Bagua location also offers a perspective on how to decorate your bedroom with consideration to the overall energy of the home.
How to Find Your Bedroom on the Bagua Map
Take a floor plan of your home and turn it so the front door is on the bottom. Then, divide the floor plan or house sketch into a three-by-three grid (like tic-tac-toe). Use the image to mark each of the nine areas of your floor plan with the corresponding Bagua areas. Then, look at the floor plan to determine which Bagua area(s) overlap the bedroom.
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Now what? Once you’ve figured out where your bedroom falls on the Bagua map, read on for tips on how to work with a bedroom in your particular Bagua area.
It is likely that the bedroom overlaps more than one area, which is okay. Just like in life, everything doesn’t fall into neat little boxes. If possible, work with the Bagua area that is covering most of the bedroom. If it is about equal with one or more areas, you have a couple of options.
You can work with the Bagua area where your bed is located (especially for a studio apartment). Or, just check out all the Bagua areas and work with the one that applies to you most accurately.
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Mike Marquez / UnsplashThis area is connected to family and vitality, so it’s a good area for a bedroom, especially for a child or the eldest son.
Enhance a bedroom in Zhen by decorating with living green plants. You can also try to incorporate accent colors of green, blue, teal, navy, black, or charcoal.
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The Xun area is an ideal bedroom location, especially for the head of the household or the eldest daughter.
It’s in a strong area of the home because it’s in the rear and in a power position. Living green plants are great in these bedrooms as well. To enhance a Xun bedroom, try to use charcoal, purple, green, blue, teal, navy, or black as accent colors.
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Tai Qi (Center): Well being
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It’s pretty uncommon to have a bedroom right smack in the middle of your home, but if this is the case with you, it’s not the best feng shui location. It probably doesn’t have any windows and might not even be a proper bedroom. The best option is to move to another room. But if you can’t do that, try and move your bed over toward another Bagua area.
In this case, you would also want to position a mirror on a wall so that it energetically expands your bed and wall into another gua. You do this by placing a mirror on a wall near the rear of the Bagua (Xun, Li, and Kun). Make sure you can see the reflection of the bed in the mirror.
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Qian: Helpful People
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This location can be used for a guest room, or for someone who’s ready to leave the house. A couple of examples of this are a temporary guest or a child that’s about to move out. It’s also a good bedroom if you like to travel and be out of the house a lot. But if it’s your bedroom, and you want more stability, it would be helpful to bring in some earth elements to ground your bedroom.
Bring in earthy and neutral colors to enhance the stability of a bedroom in Qian. Heavy earthy objects like statues, stones, or ceramics also contribute to a bedroom's stability.
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Dui: Completion, Children
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This area is connected to children and joy, so it’s a good area for a bedroom, especially for children or the youngest daughter.
Enhance a bedroom in Dui by decorating with heavy, earthy objects like ceramics, stones, or statues.
Ideal colors in a Dui-located bedroom include earthy and neutral colors. Whites and grays would also work well here. -
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Gen: Self-Knowledge
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This area would be ideal for a primary bedroom, as it symbolizes meditation, silent strength, and inner knowledge. To work with the qualities of this room, create a main bedroom that serves as your peaceful sanctuary.
Because Gen is an Earth element, you can enhance the stability of a bedroom in this area by using earthy and neutral colors in this room. Decorating with heavy, earthy objects like ceramics or statues would also be helpful.
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Li: Fame, Reputation
KatarzynaBialasiewicz / Getty ImagesThe Li area is one of the best locations for a bedroom, especially for the head of the household or a middle daughter. It is in a strong area of the home because it’s in the rear and in a power position.
Even the best locations could use a little boost. Enhance a bedroom in Li by bringing in accent colors such as green, blue, and teal. Red and fiery colors also work well here. Decorate with tall lamps, triangles, and living green plants.
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Kan: Career
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This is another good location for a guest room or a room for someone about to move out. For a permanent bedroom especially a primary bedroom, it would be helpful to bring in some earth elements to ground the occupant.
Enhance a Kan bedroom's stability by decorating with earthy objects like heavy statues or ceramics, or by bringing some stones into the bedroom. Helpful color schemes for this room would be anything earthy or neutral, like browns and beiges.
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Kun : Love, Partnerships
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Kun is a good location for a bedroom, especially for the head of the household or a grandmother.
It’s in a strong area of the home because it’s in the rear and in a power position. It’s also the area of love and partnerships. If you’re single and looking to attract a partnership, use the colors pink or peach. Enhance a bedroom in Kun by choosing colors that are either earthy and neutral, or using pinks, reds, and other fiery colors. Living green plants are good in here, as are strong shapes such as triangles and squares.
How to Map your Bedroom with Feng Shui?
Your bedroom is one of the most powerful centers of your home, and positioning the furniture rightly lets positive energy (or chi) to flow throughout the space. According to the feng shui philosophy, your bedroom represents you! Wondering why? Well, that’s because you spend most of your time sleeping there and of course, it’s also the most private space in your home.
When you use feng shui to enhance your qi (or life force energy), it is important to surmount the feng shui bagua map over the entire house to decide where your bedroom is.
Doing this will give you better knowledge for the best location for your bedroom.
Interestingly, the bagua location of the bedroom offers a clear perspective of how you can decorate the bedroom, considering your home’s overall energy.
Having said that. Here a few tips to implement to ensure you are mapping your bedroom with feng shui.
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1. Start with the bed placement
Whether you have an affordable full size mattress or a huge king-size mattress, the key lies in its placement with feng shui. In fact, that’s the center of attraction of your bedroom and needs maximum attention. How your bed is going to fit in your room is so crucial that the bagua map holds limited value unless the bed is rightly placed.
- Headboard placement: Ideally, your headboard should be placed against the wall with enough space on bed’s either side for easy access. This means that your bed becomes the command or power spot: facing your door but not in line with it directly.
- Footboard placement: Never place your bed in a way that the footboard is close to or lined up along the bedroom door because this is usually the “coffin” position and signifies “death.” Practically, it’s inauspicious or bad to sleep in such a configuration.
- Bed placement: Your bed should be away from windows because the energy that comes from them flows over your bed, disturbing a good restful sleep. Also, a headboard located in front of the windows fails to be in the “command” position. Most importantly, don’t locate your bed under the overhead beam, as it represents “threat” to the overall wellbeing, and has a strong association with bad luck.
- Don’t overlook the doors: Doublecheck all the doors in the bedroom and ensure they open freely without crowding or touching the bed. Keep the bathroom and closet doors closed when they aren’t in use. Open closet doors interfere with the energy flow and encourage stuck chi.
On the other hand, any open bathroom door will risk draining your fortune away, particularly if your toilet is visible right from your bed.
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2. Map your bedroom rightly
Once you have positioned your bed and ensured that the doors open freely, without any obstruction, the next step is to apply the feng shui bagua in order to map the room to its energy areas. Doing this helps in placing the furniture pieces correctly.
- Align the bedroom’s main door: Align the bagua’s lower border with the room’s main door.
- Pay attention to your objectives and issues: Take into account your life’s most important objectives or biggest problems when deciding what energy types and areas to enhance.
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3. Apply the bagua map
Understand that your bedroom isn’t a knickknack shop where one is tricked with red lanterns, little fountains, or bamboo plants to get a restful sleep. Hence, it shouldn’t look like one.
Instead, harmonize it with the right elements, colors, decorations, furnishings, and textures to do it.
For example:
- The farthest left corner from your bedroom’s main door is the Wealth area. To align this with feng shui, a nice red lampshade or a good red cushion placed on the rocking chair boosts wealth and energy there.
- On the bagua, the upper right corner lies the relationship portion. Therefore, placing a painting or you and your partner’s photograph or a double bench will magnify relationship or romantic energy.
- A small bookshelf or dresser in the family space amplifies togetherness, wellbeing, and love when you top it with a little dish of rose or a green bowl made of jade. But remember, no clutter!
Other Tips and Tricks to Note
Not every bedroom is a blank canvas where you will have sufficient space for some furniture pieces to fit in. So do the best and fix things to make it align with the principles of feng shui.
Having said that, here are a few tips and tricks to make a note of:
- Clear all the clutter from the bedroom
When it comes to feng shui, clutter basically signifies:
- Unfinished business
- Prevents your life from moving forward
- Raises anxiety
Although well decorated, a bedroom must be sparse, at least as much as you can. Only little clutter and knick knacks must be contained.
However, you need to use items, which promote wellbeing and happiness, but you’ll have to cherry pick the pieces carefully. Rather than having 7-10 items and some memorabilia sitting on your shelf, why not go minimalistic and just use 2-3 pieces?
- Place the art pieces rightly
When it comes to feng shui, it’s vital to be around positive art pieces—something that can help you to envision and move towards your life goals.
To do this, decorate the walls of your bedroom, especially the one right opposite to your bed with any favorite art piece.
When you do this, not only will this be the first thing you’ll see in the mornings but also the last thing when you sleep at night.
Make sure to set up a painting or any decor piece that reflects what you want to accomplish in life—be it love depictions, happiness, or a peaceful imagery.
- Don’t overlook the bedroom lightings
Relying only on overhead light installations can be harmful and harsh to a bedroom’s feng shui. Therefore, it’s vital to have various light sources.
For example, in the daytime, it’s ideal to have natural light rather than depending on tube lights or lamps or bulbs. Later, when the day ends, turn to softer lighting flike your lamp, fairy lights on the wall, etc.
In addition, candles are another excellent source to bring light into your bedroom. Why? Well, because they encourage intimacy.
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Placing Your Bagua Map – In a Nutshell
The best part about a Bagua map is that it can be used for spaces of all sizes and designs.
Whether you are looking at a whole house or something as simple as your work desk, there is a map for everything.
If you live in an apartment: Keep the bottom of the Bagua Map aligned to the front entrance wall. This wall is either gateway to knowledge, learning or helpful people.
If you live in a bungalow: Get a compass and place your career area in the north direction, the reputation area in the south, health in the west and ancestors’ blessing in the east. It is a good idea to place your bagua map in line with your floor plan and design the entire space.
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Many people dream of creating a love nest in the feng shui bedroom, as it is fashionable, stylish and original. But not everyone knows the laws and meanings of ancient philosophy, the correct order of placing objects and things in a room, and also how it all interacts with each other.
The influence of Feng Shui on the human aura is very great. Some of the tips below will help you create a cozy atmosphere feng shui bedroom . If you seriously decide to change your life, then at least partially rely on the most important tips.
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According to Feng Shui laws, it is desirable to place the bedroom in the most quiet and peaceful room, in no case near the kitchen, bath or front door. The shape of the bedroom, preferably, should be rectangular or square. Pay special attention to the walls, they must be clean, without stains, the wallpaper is neatly glued. It is desirable that the ceiling in the room is perfectly flat and clean, without slopes and beams.
Feng Shui bedroom — photo
The chandelier must be kept clean, all bulbs must be working. If you can't keep a bulky chandelier clean, it's better to buy a small one, it will also be a wonderful decoration for the bedroom. Having completed the general arrangement, consider the principles of choosing and placing furniture.
Feng Shui dictates the minimum number of pieces of furniture in the bedroom.
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Be sure to keep the closet clean, calmly get rid of things that you have not used for a long time. The table or bedside table that you may have next to the bed should be lower than the mattress so that the energy has free access to you during sleep. Decorate your Feng Shui bedroom with various red items. After all, red is passion. He brings happiness. But do not overdo it, remember that red is also an irritable color.
Remove all fresh flowers from the bedroom. You can not allow their energy to interfere with your life. The principle is simple - only two people should be in the bedroom at night.
Everything that is somehow connected with water should also be removed. Water leads to sleepless nights.
Pay special attention to the bed. Its location is of great importance, and affects both the financial situation of the family and its family values.
The best option for arranging the bed is with the headboard against the wall, so that each spouse has free access from both sides.
Feng Shui bedroom recommendation
- - The bed is positioned so that you sleep with your feet towards the door. Negative associations are inevitable here. The best solution for you in this situation would be a screen or curtain. Hang it between the bed and the door. If it looks ridiculous, and will spoil the interior of the room, then, best of all, put a large indoor flower.
- - There is a mirror in the room, and the bed is reflected in it - a sign of bad feng shui in the bedroom. There is a high probability of adultery. This applies to both spouses. If there is no way to move the bed, remove the mirror somewhere.
- - You sleep with your feet or head towards the toilet, it is a source of negative energy. The head and legs are the “entry” for energy. If it is not possible to rearrange the bed, you need to put a crystal between the wall and your bed.
- - The head of the bed is next to the window. All the energy that enters the apartment, good and bad, falls on your head. If it is not possible to rearrange the bed, install a crystal on the windowsill or, best of all, hang the Dreamcatcher amulet. This will create a favorable flow of Chi energy in the bedroom.
- - You sleep on two beds pushed together, or on the same sleeping area, albeit with two mattresses. You will never have long family relationships, intimate marital life will be inactive or completely fade away. You need to sleep on one bed and on one large mattress.
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Remember, when creating good Feng Shui in the bedroom, you should at least briefly familiarize yourself with the philosophical foundations of this teaching so that the rules used will bring real harmony into your bedroom.
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Ancient Chinese method Feng Shui helps us bring us a mental balance, a happier and successful life.
The Feng Shui of the bedroom is very important. Since we spend a lot of time in this sanctuary, where we can rest, replenish the expended vital energy. In accordance with the principles of Feng Shui, it is possible to "map" your bedroom so that you can make it more harmonious.
Bedroom Feng Shui
Plan out your bedroom
1. Draw a square outline of your bedroom on a piece of paper. The wall on which the main entrance to your room is located should be on the bottom line of the square.
2. Divide the square into nine equal ones in 3 rows of 3 squares each.
3. Begin with the bottom row, which represents the location at the entrance to the bedroom:
• Far left corner - Knowledge Zone
• Center square refers to Career
• Right square - Helpers/Travel
4. Now look at the central row of squares that represents the middle of your bedroom:
Far left Family / Health
• Center square to Tao or Center
• Right square to Creativity / Children
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Look at the top row:
• Left Far Square - Zone of wealth
• Central - zone of glory / reputation
• Right distant - Relations / romance
6. Your layout should look like this:
• Wealth - Glory - Glory - Glory / Reputation - Relationships / Romance
• Family / Health - Tao - Creativity / Children
• Knowledge - Career - Assistants / Travel
7. Place the following objects in areas in which they will function better, attracting more that you need more.
• Knowledge : Bookcase, books, self development tools
• Career : Mirrors or things related to water, images to support your career goals
• Family / Health : Family photos, family jewels, plants
• Art / Children : Art supplies, works of art, computer
• Wealth : Money, jewelry, fish, fountains, anything red, purple or gold
• Fame / Reputation : Candles, awards, plants, anything red, orange or purple
• Relationships / Romance : round or oval mirrors, something pink, photographs of loved ones, paired objects (eg two candlesticks or 2 crystals)
Color
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Use the right colors. Color is the easiest Feng Shui way to change the energy in your space. Energy is the interplay of Ying and Yang. Each color is an expression of one of the Five Elements of Feng Shui: Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. The elements are used in specific areas according to the Feng Shui energy map of your location, or Bagua. Choose colors according to the energy you need and bring them into your space by changing the color of the walls, adding photos or various decor items. Color, like music, nourishes and transforms, and the more colors you receive harmoniously throughout the day, the greater your sense of well-being. Don't be afraid to bring vibrant colors into your space, as color is light, and light is our number one nourishing energy.
2. Add Fire - passion and high energy.
- Balanced Feng Shui Element Fire in your space will bring supportive energy to all your career endeavors and help you achieve recognition.
- Fire Energy of the South
- Fire Energy is also recommended in the Northeast and Southwest Feng Shui areas of your space.
- Feng Shui colors of the element Fire:
- Red
- Orange
- Purple
- Pink
- Bright Yellow
3. Add the colors of Earth - nourishment and stability.
- A strong and harmonious Feng Shui element of Earth in your home will help create stability, nourishment and protection in all your relationships.
- Earth is the Feng Shui element of the Northeast and Southwest regions.
- In addition, this is an element of the Center of your home.
- Feng Shui colors of the Earth element:
- Light Yellow
- Beige
4. Add metal - clarity and precision.
- Feng Shui element Metal brings a sense of sharpness, precision, clarity and efficiency; its balanced presence will help you live with ease.
- Feng Shui element Metal of the Western and Northwestern regions.
- The Metal element is also good to use in the North area of your home or office.
- Feng Shui colors of the Metal element:
- Gray
- White
5. Use Water - lightness, freshness, and abundance.
— Harmonious Feng Shui element Water will bring refreshing energy of calm, lightness, purity and freshness.
- Water is also an ancient symbol of abundance.
- Water is the Feng Shui element of the North.
- Water is also good to use in the East and Southeast areas of your space.
- Feng Shui colors of the Water element:
- Blue
- Black
6. Turn on the Tree - health and vitality.
- Feng Shui element Wood will bring the energy of health, vitality and growth. It also expresses abundance, and is a good vehicle for wealth and prosperity.
- Feng Shui Wood element for the Eastern and Southeastern regions of your space.
- Wood element is also good to use in the south.
- Colors of Feng Shui element Wood:
- Brown
- Green
Bed
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The bed should have a good headboard. The best feng shui headboards are hard and made of wood or upholstered as they have a very good mix of hard and soft, supportive feng shui energy. While you sleep, your body additionally restores energy on many levels. Subconsciously, your head needs good support and protection, as does your back when you sit in a chair for long periods of time.
2. Buy a good mattress. There are a number of mattresses on the market, make a smart choice and buy the one that will promote better sleep and rest. The better you sleep at night, the better you feel during the day. Be mindful of Feng Shui and don't buy a used mattress - you never know what kind of energy they have accumulated from previous owners.
3. Make sure it has a good height. To ensure a balanced flow of Feng Shui energy under the bed, choose a moderate height above the floor. Generally, beds that have built-in storage drawers at the bottom are considered bad feng shui. Why? Because your body's energies need to circulate while you sleep, which is not possible if the space under your bed is blocked.
4. Place the bed away from the door or diagonally away from the door, but not in line with the door. In other words, you should be able to see the door while you sleep, but not be in line with it.
5. The bed should have good supporting walls, in addition to a strong headboard. When you sleep under a window, your personal energy becomes weaker over time, as it has neither the proper support nor protection.
6. Place sources of balanced energy (eg nightlights) on both sides of the bed.
7. Do not place your bed against walls that have electrical appliances (computer, refrigerator or TV).
Difficulties
Very few bedrooms have perfect Feng Shui. If you yourself designed and built your house according to Feng Shui, then you will most likely have to face some difficulties in creating a good bedroom. Without any further introductions, let's jump straight into solving the problems you may encounter in a modern bedroom.
1. Mirror in front of the bed
You probably know that according to Feng Shui the mirror in front of the bed is “NO!” for a nice bedroom.
Either a mirror on the closet door, or on the furniture, or a free-standing mirror - in any case, it should not reflect your bed.
2. Beams, ceiling fan or chandelier above your bed
The only thing that should be above your bed while you sleep is a soft dome. Please don't hang bells over your head, it's bad feng shui.
3. Sharp angles (sha qi or poisoned arrows) pointing at you when you sleep
Neutralize all sources of sharp energy directed at you. Whether it is a nearby bedside table, or furniture in the far corner, a chest of drawers or a sharp corner.
4. Sloped Ceiling Bed
When you spend time under a sloped ceiling, your energy is highly compressed and under constant tension. Since only at night your body performs deep regeneration processes, sleeping under such a ceiling limits this work, thus your health may suffer. Sleeping in a bed under a sloped ceiling can also contribute to emotional instability and low energy.
