Bad Feng Shui In The Bedroom: Art & Accessories

Part of the fun of being a Feng Shui expert is spotting pictures of truly-terrible Feng Shui in popular design magazines and using them as examples of “What Not to Do.”

Here are a few recent magazine examples of bad Feng Shui in the bedroom.

To begin with, how would you like to sleep under this aggressive-looking lamp?

white claw lamp

The Claw.

 

 

It feels like the lamp might eat you alive!

The uneasy, unsafe feeling you’d have with this fixture hanging over you all night creates bad bedroom  Feng Shui by violating one of its main tenets.

For good Feng Shui, your bedroom should feel like the most secure and safe place in your home.

 

 

 

 

 

 Or how about this example:

eyes over bed

Here's looking at you!

 

This pair of watchful eyes will make you feel a little too scrutinized as you sleep, similar to the way that family photos can create bad Feng Shui in the bedroom

I know I’d feel uncomfortable with this spooky image hovering over me all night.

What do you think of it?

 

 

And then there’s this:

neon over bed

What do you know?

 

 

From a Feng Shui perspective two things are wrong with this bedroom decor. 

The words “I know” are ambiguous in a bedroom — does one member of this couple feel that he or she “knows” better than the other?

Even worse, having powerful electromagnetic energy near your head as you sleep is downright harmful.

Both of these aspects of this bedroom could well create problems for the couple in terms of their relationship, their health, and their peace of mind.

What do you think: can Feng Shui save these bedrooms?

  • http://www.booksaboutpeace-diggingdeeper.blogspot.com Gloria

    You convey your point so well! I feel like my home is my haven, and I make it a point to incorporate lots of earth elements but also visuals that uplift, in a universal way. I have a large print of a pear and plums above my fireplace mantle. I recently learned that it is entitled, “Kindness”. In a way, although we didn’t even know it, it sets a tone for our family room where family and friends gather. It made me feel good when I learned of its title. I believe that the mindset of the artist, when creating, is echoed in the art, and carried through into its future. I think that’s part of the reason we’re drawn to what we’re drawn to, when we create our spaces. This is a great blog. Thank you. Love to learn more about feng shui, beyond what i intentionally and intuitively create.

    • http://openspacesfengshui.com Ann

      Gloria — Thanks so much for all your comments! I’m so glad you enjoy the blog; I love to write it :) I completely agree with you about how the artist’s intention comes through in their art — wonderful that your mantel artwork is entitled “Kindness” and you didn’t even know it when you bought it. It seems like a perfect illustration of what your intention must have been when you bought it.

      Please let me know if there’s anything you’d like me to write more about in the blog. I really appreciate your comments. Have a great holiday!