Color Your World with Feng Shui: Feng Shui Color Design

How important is color in regards to Feng Shui? The colors that you use can influence the way light enters or stays in a room. Different colors can affect your mood. There are those colors that can make you happy and others that give you energy.

Bright and warm colors tend to have a Yang energy while on the other hand pastel cool colors tend to have more Yin energy. When looking at color design using Feng Shui, you want to establish a balance between Yin and Yang. Yin energy is the feminine enrgy and can be very calming while Yang is the masculine energy and is very bold.

When designing your home with Feng Shui in mind, there are certain colors that are associated with certain segments or parts of the home. When the correct colors are used in their correct segments you can strengthen the chi associated with it. For example: White is associated with the northeast and stimulates knowledge, quick thinking, motivation and sharp mindedness. Yellow in the center of the room adds change, attention, apportunity and power to the chi while for the north using a cream or translucent finish can provide sexuality, spirituality and independance.

Other colors that can have an effect are gray or silver in northwest for self-control and the like, pink in the west signifies romance or playfulness, black in the southwest is realistic while purple in the south can bring passion. There are also darker colors for imagination, creativity, ambition, confidence etc.

Paint is not the only way to add color to a room, there are many different ways that this can be achieved and the good thing is because it is not paint it does not have to be a permanent decoration. How about trying some of the following:
- Add colorful pillows to a living room.
- Choose pictures that use main colors that you need.
- Use colorful rugs on the floor for instant color to a room.
- Utilise wall hangings and plaques to add color.
- Lamps can have different shades on them for different colors.
- Change the covers on your furniture (if possible)

Vivid or soft colors can be used to bring attention to a feature or make something look important. You can make certain items stand out or become the focus..

Feng Shui can also be used to choose the colors of your clothing, different colors will bring out certain feelings and may make sense in certain situations. Also if you wish to increase your energy or bring attention to yourself choose the correct fabrics and jewelry, in this you would be looking at red colors. Assertive or self confidence would be brought out by wearing green colors, you can also choose grey to become a better leader. Other colors can help you communicate better, relax, find inner peace and also be more compassionate.

Colors in your life can have a major affect, be aware of them and create the type of energy that you want.