Decorators know through experience that colors affect the way the occupants feel about their surroundings. Feng Shui Masters have known this for many centuries and use this in color luck management. Here is a basic guide to Feng Shui decorations and the effect the colors generate on home interiors and the inhabitants.
Feng Shui Color Tips
Black
This is a yin color. Representing strength and force. In feng shui black also symbolizes a brand new start and the end of conflict. Warning: use black in small doses in all feng shui decorations. Too much black tends to depress occupants.
Blue
In feng shui design blue symbolizes honor, faith, truth, along with trustworthiness. Too much blue in home decorations causes the occupants to disagree about small matters and argue over seemingly small problems.
Brown
In feng shui decorations the color brown symbolizes reliability and faithfulness. This earthy yin color should be used in small quantifies around the home. Too much brown is depressive.
Gold
Gold represents positive chi (energy) and brings good luck to the home according to feng shui theory. Never go overboard with this wealth attracting color. Too much gold causes the home's occupants to stress money concerns over family relationships..
Green
Green represents infidelity and dishonesty. And green also symbolizes money and wealth in feng shui. Feng shui decorators warn against using too much green in the home. Using large quantities of green in home decor causes occupants to turn envious and jealous.
Gray
This nondescript color fades into the room background and causes other colors to stand out prominently. Feng Shui decorators always look for balance and harmony in the decor by using equal yin and yang. Gray is neither yin or yang. It represents a combining of the two colors. So, this color is thought unbalanced and tends to cause disharmony.
Orange
This color combines red(fire) and yellow(earth). A color symbolizing high aspirations. Amplify positive chi with splashes of this color in decor.
Red
Fire color red is very popular in feng shui decor. This good luck color awakens the energies in the room. Too much red in interior decorations causes hot tempers to flare and emotional outburst.
Violet
The color of truth and passion. A combination of red (fire) and blue (water). A bit of this color in an interior space influences creative endeavors.
White
This color symbolizes purity. A very strong yang color. White also reflects light bringing strong chi influence to a room.
Yellow
Yellow is empirical the color representing prestige and high honor in Chinese Culture. Pale yellow is thought to amplify positive chi in a space. Too much yellow causes negative chi. Occupants become stubborn and set in their ways.
Feng Shui colors used in feng shui decorations greatly influence a rooms occupants. Learn to use the colors to maximize positive chi in your space.
Source:
- The Little Book of Feng Shui, Barnes & Nobles Books published 2001 Author J.M. Sertori, ISBN 0-7607-3780-0
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