Interior design with feng shui
Publisher: Penguin Compass
Published: 2000
Number of pages: 240
Description: Apply the design principles of an ancient art to help you find harmony in today's complicated world
For centuries, the Chinese have been using feng shui to create harmonious living and working spaces. Combining the mysticism of this ancient tradition with sound interior design sense, this invaluable guide explains how you can use the principles of feng shui to enhance your career, family life, health, and prosperity.
Sarah Rossbach applies the teachings of feng shui master Lin Yun to contemporary Western lifestyles, offering practical examples and inexpensive methods for achieving harmony with your environment. She discusses everything from the site and shape of the building to arranging furniture to choosing colors that satisfy your individual needs and preferences. Her easy-to-execute cures include such simple steps as
-Hanging mirrors, crystals, or wind chimes to deflect negative influences
-Using stones, statures, or dart paint to stabilize an unsettling situation
-Placing screens at various locations to help your family relax and your guests feel at home
-Positioning your desk to ensure maximum conrol, concentration, and authority
-Changing the hinges on a door to increase luck and decrease physical problems and emotional nxiety
-Painting red dots on the driveway to reduce family discord
Whether you are relocating, or modifying your current living or professional surroundings, Interior Design with Feng Shui provides hundreds of ways to overcome hidden ills and maximize comfort.