Feng Shui Furniture Placement Provides Fluid Path For Chi

When establishing a feng shui environment in the home, the proper feng shui furniture placement is as important to the flow of positive chi as the landscaping is to inviting chi into the home. Straight pathways should be avoided outside to allow the positive energy flow to slow down and wind its way across the landscape before entering the home. When decorating the home, think about how the flow of energy may be slowed, stopped or pushed through the house to help with the decision of feng shui furniture placement.

Since chi rides the wind into a home, once it enters the front door, ideally it will have a curved path to travel throughout the home. If the front door is large, the chi may be tempted to retreat back outside and if too narrow, it may not have enough room to enter. The feng shui furniture placement in the entry to the home can also control the flow of chi as it enters. If there is a stairway directly across from the opening, a plant or windchime can slow the flow, directing into the rest of the home.

Without deflecting the energy flow, it can head directly to the upper floor without providing any positive energy to the lower floors of the home. If there is a direct path between the front and back doors, feng shui furniture placement can help prevent the chi from going in one door and out the other without slowing down.

Furniture Shape Also Plays Into Placement

Ideally, the dining room table should be in the shape of an octagon, representative of the eight-sided Bagwa. However, many feng shui experts agree that a round table is acceptable. A rectangular table can be used provided the table nor any of the chairs block entryways to other rooms or halls leading to other areas of the home. There also specific feng shui furniture placement for plants and plant stands that can help create a flowing path throughout the home for the wind-driven chi.

A living room should be on the south side of the home, or facing a southern wall, with the feng shui furniture placement designed to allow chi to enter and leave the room through one door after circulating the room. In the bedroom, the bed should be positioned so a person's feet do not face the door. Feng Shui masters believe that the doorways is how the dead leave the room and by facing another direction, sha, or bad energy will not be able to carry spirits away.