Feng shui is the Chinese idea that everything in your life works together to create an energy field that controls your emotional, physical, and financial well being. Feng shui works by fostering a positive psychic ambiance in your home to feed positive thoughts and actions. The colors you choose for your home make a big difference in the environment of the house, so you have to learn the best choices to have maximum positive effect. For instance, making brown work for bathroom feng shui can be a challenge.
Feng Shui in the Bathroom
A bathroom should be a relaxing place to cleanse both the mind and the body, and this room should be uncluttered so your mind can release negative auras and be renewed. The bathroom should also have plenty of natural light and be well ventilated. A bathroom should invite the user into a mindset of washing away what is spent to make room for what will be. A well placed reed diffuser lifts the spirit of the bathroom by utilizing a mild scent to relax your mind and body. Use live plants in the bathroom instead of silk plants, as live plants purify the air. Live plants also help to energize the air with vital energy. If you use wall decor, use images of trees, rivers, or ocean views, as they symbolize renewal.
The Meaning of Brown in Feng Shui
In feng shui brown offers the viewer a feeling of constancy and grounding, signifying dependability and comfort and symbolizing wisdom, peace of mind, and security. Brown is often associated with a strong body but it does not offer stimulation to the mind, thus relaxing it. In history, however, brown was the color of sorrow and had sensualist significance. Since brown is an earthy color, it is often thought of as being "motherly". In feng shui, the wood element enhances growth and allows your mind to fall into a creative mindset. Wood is best used in areas where you want to be creative, flexible, or if you seek wisdom or growth.
Using Brown in the Bathroom
While colors such as blue, green, and white are best for bathroom feng shui brown can also be used in moderation and in features such as flooring, decor, and bath mats. Blue signifies water to cleanse your body, green represents new beginnings for a new day, and white signifies cleanliness. Brown can be brought in by framing mirrors with wood or bamboo, using real or faux wood flooring, or creating a planter and adding small live plants.
Brown can also be brought into the bathroom through artwork. Prints of trees are the best way to bring in the brown you desire, as the trees themselves represent renewing of the mind and body. The best way to create a feng shui bathroom is to have walls painted either white or pale blue to represent water and cleanliness, incorporate green with plants and decor to bring in the newness of life, and use brown in the flooring to represent being grounded.
Jessica Ackerman writes for WallDecorandHomeAccents.com where she provides detailed instructions for decorating with French wall decor and abstract metal wall decor.
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