Feng shui is particularly effective when the principles are applied to your home because your home represents you.
The living room, of course, is a room where we live.
These practical uses of living rooms have a lot to do with the meaning ofliving rooms in feng shui.
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From a feng shui perspective, the living room really represents a place to gather.
As humans, most of us are very connected to and affected by color.
Color is a form of light, and different colors have distinct vibrations and associations.
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The five elements system that we work with in feng shui comes from Taoism.
There are many ways to bringcolorinto your home.
If youre feeling creative, you may even want to DIY some art for your space.
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These colors can be especially supportive for a living room because theyre very nourishing colors.
Bringing moreearth elementinto your home can also help you to connect more with the earth.
Metal Element Colors
Metal is represented by whites, metallics, off-whites, and grays.
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These are great colors to bring into a living room because they can complement many other colors.
On a practical level, they help reflect more light into a space.
Water Element Colors
Thewater elementis related to black and deep charcoal gray.
Water is connected to our wisdom, as well as our ancestors and social connections.
Fire Element Colors
Thefire elementis represented by red, as well as very fiery pinks and oranges.
Its related to the very strong, bright, and vibrant energy of the sun.
Fire is also connected to our inspiration and how were seen in the world.
Red is a powerful color, so a little goes a long way.
