6 Design Tips for The New Year

Incorporating the basic principles of feng shui and good interior design helps welcome the Year of the Water Rabbit. Apart from Chinese New Year home decorations, here are six tips to encourage good fortune into your abode:

Keep spaces airy and clutter-free

An airy, clutter-free home is ideal for bringing positive energy and reflects a harmonious, prosperous life. The most important feng shui home decorating tip is to keep clutter to a minimum, especially in living spaces. 

Throw away or put in a donation box anything you no longer need or use. Invest in storage baskets and organizers like large rattan baskets where you can stow your home supplies, bedroom linens, bathroom towels, and more. 

Sedona Large Grey Tote

Display potted plants with rounded leaves

In Feng Shui, potted plants with small, round leaves are widely known to bring prosperity and good fortune. Wood elements, like plants, help fill blank spaces in your home, especially in areas considered wealth corners. 

Place potted plants in those specific corners to welcome prosperity. Artificial jade plants are a good alternative if you want to keep a low-maintenance plant. 

Artificial Potted Jade Plant

Utilize lucky colors

The lucky colors of 2023—forest green, pink, and blue- represent the balance between wood and water elements, bringing prosperity and hope. Feng shui experts advise adding these colors to your home or workplace to attract positive energy and usher in a relaxing vibe.

Green represents new beginnings, so it’s best to incorporate this hue into the family areas of your house. Meanwhile, pink is associated with compassion and kindness, which suits the master bedroom and nursery rooms. Light and warm hues of blue are most recommended in bathrooms.

Bring a dash of 2023 lucky colors into your spaces with abstract wall art, pillow covers, curtains, rugs, and more. 

Indigo Open Angles Print

Place wood elements all around the house

Family, health, and success are all represented by wood. Bringing the vitality of the outdoors into the house is a great way to boost the energy of any space. Wood elements like bamboo, plants, and wicker are best placed in the kitchen and dining areas. Choose a wooden dining table, sideboard, or dining chair to wash away negativity.

Dunewood Charcoal 65" Dining Table

Use bamboo for the kitchen

In feng shui, bamboo is known to enhance the flow of positive energy. Add a subtle touch of the evergreen plant to your kitchen utensils, trays, or cutting boards. Bamboo kitchen utensils never absorb water or odors, so you can enjoy an odor-free, clean kitchen.

5-Piece Bamboo Utensil Set

Leave open spaces in the bedroom

The bedroom is one of the most important areas inside the house. You can elevate the bedroom’s potential by placing your bed in a commanding position where you can see the door but not face it directly. As with other areas of your home, you should keep the bedroom open and free of clutter and distractions, such as mirrors. 

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