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If your bedroom doubles as your home office
or workout center, make a new place for those
things. The exercise equipment, the computer
and even the television have no place in a feng
shui bedroom.
2. Bring good air into the room.
Fresh air through open windows is the best,
but if that isn’t possible, there is a “cheat” you
can use. Buy a good-quality air purifier.
When you lie down to
sleep, it is not healthy to
sleep in air with toxins or
pollutants. Keep the air
fresh, and you will breathe
easier and sleep better.
One thing you should not
do is add potted plants to the
bedroom, unless you have a
very large room where the
plants can be placed far from the bed. While
plants do help purify the air naturally, they also
draw the energy away from you and to them.
3. Play with light.
Create several levels of light in the room. For
best feng shui, candles are very important, but
be careful that the candles you use are not toxic.
Keep things as close to nature as possible.
Other good ideas include installing dimmer
switches so that lighting can be adjusted
according to the mood.
If you can, take advantage of the windows
in the room. Natural light is the best. Open
up those drapes and raise those blinds in the
daytime and enjoy the natural lighting in the
room.
Now having said that, be warned, because if
that window is on the same wall as your bed,
you may have to choose not to use natural light.
4. Use calming colors.
In the science of feng shui, color is very
important for achieving the proper energy
in the room. The proper energy in the room
depends on which room it is.
Feng shui uses reds, oranges and vibrant
yellows in rooms where high activity is
common.
However, in the bedroom, the idea is rest,
relaxation and achieving restorative energy.
Thus, the desirable colors are those that are
more calming. In the science, these are referred
to as the “skin colors” and range from a very
pale pink to a deep chocolate
brown.
Using pale colors on the
walls will increase the sense
of light in the room, which
will feed the good energy.
Dark accents will add a
comforting component that
is conducive to relaxation
and good sleep.
5. And the last tip: Choose art that makes you
happy.
The best guideline here is to hang a picture
that depicts a place you would like to be.
Whether it be a painting of a lush forest or a
calm beach, make it something where you can
see yourself in the picture.
Don’t hang art that promotes being
melancholy, as it will zap all your good energy
and replace it with bad energy.
One of the best parts about feng shui is that
it doesn’t dictate what style of furnishings
you use. Your bedroom can be vintage, early
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