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Feng Shui Living Room Tips
Posted by in Living Room on August 1, 2011
The most used room in your home is probably the living room. It is in this room where you and your family gather to converse, watch TV or enjoy each other’s company. This room is also where you receive guests. It is the first room that they see in your home and it is where they will base their impression on your home and on you. Because of the importance of this room, it is just right the you pay attention to it.
To make your living room more inviting and relaxing both for you and for your guests, you should try to implement some principles of this ancient art in it. By following the Feng Shui living room tips below, you will not only be improving the appearance of this room, you will also be inviting more happiness and prosperity in your life.
1.Add a water fountain in your living room. Having a water fountain will be a great improvement not to mention that it will definitely enhance the flow of chi or energy in your home. Place the fountain near the front door so as to invite chi to come in. In the Chinese art, water symbolizes wealth. Having a water fountain will definitely help bring more cash into your home.
2.Put green plants in your living room. Having plants is definitely a nice touch and it can also improve relationships among family members according to Feng Shui principles. Plants such as bamboo can also help purify the air which is another important element of this ancient art.
3.Allow natural light in your living room. Allowing natural light in your home is another god way to enhance the flow of chi. Make sure that the rooms in your home have large windows and make it a habit to open them in the daytime.
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Tips on How to Arrange Living Room Furniture
Posted by in Living Room on August 1, 2011
Arranging living room furniture isn’t an art. It’s actually a bit of a science. The eyes like harmony and balance, but not so much that it creates boredom or complacency.
Savvy designers know this, of course, mixing fabrics, colors, textures and sizes to create a welcoming space that feels homey but never boring.
Thankfully, you don’t have to go to interior design school to learn the basics of arranging living room furniture for both form and functionality.
The first thing you want to remember is that the living room needs to be livable. You should never do something that makes it look more like a showroom than a place to comfortably entertain family and friends. Start off by deciding what your living room is used for. For example, do you use it only when guests are over, or is it part of a great room concept that makes it multifunctional?
Traditional formal living rooms aren’t as popular as they once were, primarily because the way we use our homes have changed. Today’s families want to use all of the their space, eschewing formal for functional.
Once you know how the living room fits into your lifestyle, it’s time to pick a focal point. Often this is an architectural element, such as a large view window or a fireplace. It can also be a large screen TV or even a work of art. If you have an element that is dominant, arrange your future around it. Arranging living room furniture around a focal point is one of the easiest ways to make your room more inviting.
Start with the largest piece of furniture and face it toward the focal point. This could be a sofa, love seat, sectional or even two large chairs. It’s up to you and there’s no right or wrong. That said, everything doesn’t have to be at a 90 degree angle to one another. This can create the boredom that you so desperately want to avoid. Play with the angles a bit until it feels right to you.
Once you have the larger pieces in place, you can add a coffee table or end tables. But don’t overdo it. Too much furniture can ruin the effect you’re going for. While it’s tempting to use every stick of furniture you own in a room, resist the temptation. Less is often more, and that goes for accessorizing as well, from the number of knickknacks to the art on the walls. A room should have breathing room. Read the rest of this entry »