A feng shui house's entrance and other features are all carefully planned and developed by the architect. Every part of the home has meaning and affect on the people's lives that inhabit the home. The feng shui house placement should be in the direction of the street with a clean, open landscape design. By having an open exterior of the home, the feng shui house placement helps to keep a positive chi in the home, meaning a positive energy. All of the dead trees and bushes should be cleaned out and any plants that are in the yard should be well taken care of. There should also be adequate lighting placed in feng shui house design so that the house has a representation of wealth and prosperity in the chi energy.
Besides the feng shui house placement, all of the rooms in the home also have to be placed in a certain arrangement so that the chi in the home is positive and balanced. The kitchen is a key room in the home, and the placement of the stove and sink need to be in a certain configuration. The sink should not be placed directly next to the stove because they are representative of opposites – fire and water. The stove should allow the owner of the home to cook without having his back to any doors, thus eliminating surprises.
The rooms in the home should be open and there should not be any long, narrow hallways. Long narrow hallways funnel the chi in a torrent, which is not good in the home and any bedrooms or bathrooms at the end of a hallway are sure to have turbulence. Another aspect of room placement is to focus on the rooms or areas in the home that have special meaning to the members of the family. For instance, the family room represents the heart of the home. The family room should be painted in a way that is happy and conducive to the conversations and relationships that are developed there. Office spaces are usually painted in a yellow because it is a power color, whereas the living area is often painted a shade of red, since it is a happy color. All of the corners of the home should have items placed in them to attract the chi to them. In that way, the chi is evenly distributed in the home rather than gathering in the middle of the room. Placing lights in the corner of the room helps to attract the chi, as do certain types of plants. Having many different windows and mirrors in the home help to increase the chi as well.
