So here’s the deal. I am super superstitious and I understand this brings good luck to a home or room?
I would like to fix my daughters room and bathroom area. It’s en suite style for her alone. Plus we purchased an old beach cottage and renovated. But it’s open for interior change.
I get the basics and can google help. But I was wondering if this thread could help me do her room before she comes home and puts up a fight. I think she and we could use a little zen.
Do you have to go full change or can small things be done. Perhaps where she might not even know?
So open to what are the basics and ideas, if any, for a novice.
As a parent who has made the grave mistake of rearranging my kid’s room while she was away at school (what was I thinking?), I encourage you to include her in the process, @privatebanker! My kid was pretty offended and felt like I’d crossed a line, and she was right. It created some tension and certainly did not bring a positive energy to our house! Not what I had intended.
I suggest getting a simple book of Feng Shui principles, and go over it with your daughter. Include her in the process and maybe even make some changes to your whole house!
I totally second @cameo43’s comment. When I was in 7th grade, my sister left for college and the plan was that I’d move into her larger room. After my not moving for a few weeks, my mother decided to take matters into her own hands and, while I was at school one day, moved everything for me. I was hysterical – think, crying and screaming for an hour – at the loss of autonomy.
And I can’t help at all with the Feng Shui business.
Hmm. Interesting. Great feedback.
So we will stay out of the room.
I thought there might be some basic or interesting ways to think about the practice that mihvt be tough to get just from a self help book for the cottage.
But if it’s that straightforward. I’ll just go that route.
We are doomed! But there’s a window in the way of where Feng Shui says I should put the bed, which is as merc81 said on the opposite wall from the door, but not in line with the door.
I upgraded the bed sheets. Launder just before arrival with a subtle lavender vanilla softener. S always tells me how cozy it is to sleep at home. If you need a little extra zen, what about a fresh flower arrangement to welcome her back to her room?
I was going to suggest adding a plant too - succulent planters are in and very low maintenance.
I also agree with the others who suggested not doing anything without input first. My DD would totally look at it as an invasion of her privacy, not matter how good our intentions.
I also bought a couple of lucky cats in Chinatown in San Francisco and put them on my sons’ desks where they do their homework. (One was not so lucky as my dog got a hold of it and chewed the waving arm off).
BTW, every time my neighbor moves (within the our city), buys house, remodels, etc., they hire a Feng Shui consultant. If you don’t want to become an expert, you can hire one.
Residential and commercial builders, at least here in the SF Bay Area, commonly pay Feng Shui consultants to review/design plans and walk the job site/building/models.
Having grown up in Asia much of my life, here are a few pointers that your D may not even notice
Get a soft close toilet seat (keep the seat/lid down to prevent loss of $) Hopefully, the toilet does not face the door.
Remove potted plants; they sap the sleeping environment of energy
The bed should be approachable from both sides (flow of chi) and, if possible, placed diagonally across from the door in order to see who enters. The bed should be placed on a wall, not underneath a window (chi flows out the window)
Remove TVs computers etc
Clear underneath the bed of clutter (flow of chi)
If your cottage has exposed beams, do not place the bed directly under a beam
Do not place the bed facing a mirror
Calming bedding in soft colors (baby blue/pink) or rich earth tone
Clear the room of clutter and replace any burnt out light bulbs; a dimmer switch in the room is a good idea
Remove calendars - they disrupt the chi
And btw, don’t do anything she’ll notice; my S just came home for Spring Break and in preparation I put a new comforter on his bed, and of course, it was the first thing he notice. He was NOT happy!
Don’t have headboard up against window(s), so your head is not up against a window. When you are lying down you should be able to see the door.
Place the desk where you can see the door when sitting (so no one could stab you in the back)
When you open your front door, it shouldn’t see straight through the house, like a door to your backyard (money comes in and goes straight out). If you have that (many Americans like that), try to put a plant in front of the door or window.
Try to have plants around the house (not the bedroom).
Exposed beams and ceiling windows are not good.
