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Feng Shui Color is not simply about black and white, we all know Ying and Yang with Ying being white for the female and Yang being black for the male.
It is the case that we will look at rooms in their masculine and feminine self but certainly not in black and white, nothing is ever as simple as black and white we all share rooms and we all need to be in harmony and therefore agreement on color choices.
However some rooms, the study and office are more male than female and perhaps the bedroom is more female than male and likewise the kitchen, no doubt this will of course depend on your home and who and how many live there.
Ying and Yang work together to bring universal balance and so we must find a balance in the house. Many people will look at their birth dates and the color allocate to this by Feng Shui Color, I would not do this, simply because this becomes too restrictive and does not provide harmony between all who live in the house and we need this harmony and balance.
Without applying Feng Shui Color, we know that if we paint a room in a color someone living in the house absolutely hates then they will hate that room; this is not harmony so it is not Feng Shui even if the color is your birthday one.
Divide the house into functional areas and assess the type of energy required for each room and this will ensure the correct balance and harmony. Simple Rules Of Feng Shui
For example the bedroom should be about relaxation and peace, so we need to have a quite color which relaxes not one which is loud and determined. Nice pastel shades, it is always good to have more than one color to again give a balance. A split room with the darker shade of say cream on the bottom half and the upper half being slightly lighter works well for light energy and harmony.
Another example might be the study which is the room for wealth and prosperity. Here Feng Shui Color would be yellow, not so masculine I know but as Yellow is the symbol of wealth a wall in yellow with a nice mirror will send out the positive flow of energy we require.
A few simple rules when allocating colors are:
1. The ceiling should be lighter than the floor.
2. The walls should be deeper than the ceiling but lighter than the walls.
3. Avoid reds and blacks especially together as this will give a strong negative energy.
The most important rule of them all is to ensure that all who live in the house agree with the Feng Shui Color and are therefore in basic harmony allowing positive energy to flow throughout your home.
There are a variety of considerations for choosing colors such as geographic location and size of room and as mentioned your own Feng Shui Color as determined by your Kua and we will look at them on our blog in other posts. Simple Rules Of Feng Shui
Simple Rules Of Feng Shui - How to Pick the Right Colors for Your Rooms
