Earth - Soil, dirt, deserts, fields, valley and land, top soil, compost, adobe, brick, sand, ceramic and earthenware. Any or all of the elements above may also be represented by art work such as painting, pictures, and photos, also included is statuary, hand made pieces and other art accessories. For example a marble statue of a Greek goddess would be a combination of two elements. The metal element because the statuary is made of marble and fire because the statue depicts a person. The goal in Feng Shui is to have all five elements present in the rooms where we live, work and play.
Lets see how the elements relate when decorating our homes.
Below are examples of decorative items and their elemental association. Now, lets look at the pictures of a simple, colonel living room. This first photo shows how the entry area looked before following Feng Shui principles and applying the elements. The room was very strong in the wood element. The table is made of wood, as are the chairs, basket and birdhouse on the library table.