Feng Shui is all about
helping the flow of positive energy or chi in your
home and block or flush negative energy out of it Feng
Shui literally means 'Wind and Water'. Bathroom is of
course associated with water but you need to balance
it by keeping water element in other areas of the
house such as aquarium, fish tank or water fountain,
according to Feng Shui. In this article, we will
discuss Feng Shui cures and tips for existing
bathrooms and bathrooms that are being newly built or
remodeled.
The bathroom is definitely the
room that you think of when you think of water. But the water in
the bathroom isn't the same as the water element. You will still
need the water element, such as a water fountain or aquarium, in
other areas of the house to be balanced. Like the rest of the
house, you can use bagua to design your bathroom.
Bagua is a diagram that divides the room or space in nine areas.
You can find the diagram on Internet by typing 'Bagua Feng Shui'.
To use it, stand at the threshold of the door facing the bathroom
holding the diagram in a way that the areas closest to you are
Skills, Career and Helpful People. The nine guas or areas of the
bathroom (or any room) indicate Prosperity (where you need to
place something that symbolizes money or prosperity and use purple
color or accesory in this area to attract wealth and abundance),
Family (represented by wood and water, you can keep flowers or
framed picture of flowers in this area), Skills and Knowledge
(illuminate it with desk lamp or keep a potted plant here), Career
and Life Path (place a small aquarium, vase of flowers, a
collection of seashells or a picture of the ocean here) and
Helpful People and Travel (use silver and gray colors here and
choose metal and water elements for this area. A metal-framed
mirror here is a good idea).
Other areas are for Creativity and
Children (make it colorful, illuminated and creative),
Relationships and Love (use pink color and things that rempresent
earth and fire elements such as candles, an open fireplace or a
potted plant with pink flowers), Fame and Reputation (a high
backed chair in front of a solid wall or things that show your
accomplishments or red color is best for this area), and finally
Health (put plants, fresh flowers, fish tanks, paintings of
mountains or forests here and keep it clean and dust free). Place
the bagua over the bathroom sketch and place the fixtures such as
bathtub and toilet, closets, doors and windows according to their
elements and color, according to the diagram. You may use
reflective surfaces to mean more lighting. Make sure that your
bathroom is not situated just opposite the entry of your home or
you may loose any new opportunities coming your way.
If you cannot move your bathroom, make sure that the lid of the
toilet is always closed when it is not in use and remember to keep
the bathroom door shut. A proper Feng Shui bathroom is neat and
clean, has ample lighting and good ventilation system. Put up lot
of mirrors to reflect chi and help it move smoothly all over the
bathroom. If the bathroom is located in the center of the home and
flushing away your money, place a full-length mirror on the
bathroom closet door to create an illusion that bathroom is not
there and deflect any chi that tries to escape through it. Salvage
the chi ready to flush out from the toilet by placing fresh
flowers and floral arrangements in an alcove above or near the
toilet or a bowl of pebbles above the toilet tank or a shelf above
the toilet and put a red or black rug at the base of the toilet to
avoid loss of money. Make sure that you do not let money waste by
allowing fixtures in the bathroom to be dirty or faucets to drip
or leak.
The bathroom in the center of the house should be painted red to
introduce fire element to stop draining of wealth but otherwise,
good bathroom colors and color schemes according to Feng Shui are
light grays, cream and pale blues. In new and modern homes, Feng
Shui experts suggest to use neutral color schemes and wall sconces
to lighten up dark walls and corners and not to place your
bathroom directly across from entry doors. Bathrooms should not be
built in the fame, prosperity or wealth sections of the bagua of
the entire house and a toilet closet to hide the toilet from view
is also suggested. If you live on the top floors, try not to build
a bathroom above the main entrance of the house. Perfect bathroom
Feng Shui colors for new homes are pastels and light colors along
with good lighting and illumination systems.
