In this post, we’ll focus on two usable spaces in the home that will benefit from applying the principles of Feng Shui through interior design. These two rooms are quite useful: the home office and the kitchen.
HOME OFFICE
For those with a home office, it can be difficult to make this room more than just a ‘storage space’ for files, paperwork and computers. Implement some of these changes to make your home office more room-energy friendly. Here are two tips from Feng Shui practitioners:
- Align your desk so that it is facing the door. It creates a presence of power, you’ll be the first to greet anyone that enters.
- Eliminate sharp edges, whether that be furniture or artwork and replace them with rounded shapes and sensual objects that encourage productivity. File all of those papers! Create a storage or filing system that is easy to use and clean for those who happen to stumble upon them.
KITCHEN
Lastly, homeowners spend a majority of their time in the kitchen. Kitchens now serve as entertaining spaces on top of the need to be a room for preparing and serving food. Use some of these quick kitchen tips to optimize your space.
- Similar to the office principle, you want to face the entrance to your kitchen while you’re cooking. This can be done by hanging a mirror on the backsplash or by installing a stove top on an island.
- Organize pantries, especially if using cloudy glass in pantry doors. It gives you the opportunity to present dishes as artwork.
- Lighting is very important in the kitchen, so utilize warm lighting from halogen bulbs or incandescent lights to make food more visually appealing on top of being tasty!
- Keep it clean.Always clean your stove top and countertops after making dishes. Nothing is more unappealing than caked out foods from dishes cooked weeks before. A quick swipe with a paper towel can often to the trick.Â