Sometimes, despite all your efforts to create good bedroom Feng Shui, the only location for your bed that makes sense is under a window.
This isn’t ideal because for the best Feng Shui, the head of your bed should be against a solid wall, and your bed in the Command position.
But – surprise! – some bedrooms haven’t been designed with Feng Shui in mind, giving you no choice but to place your bed in a less-than-ideal spot.
This happens for all kinds of reasons — the room may not have been designed as a bedroom originally, or perhaps closets were added as an afterthought…. all you know as the occupant is the importance of good Feng Shui as you sleep.
No matter the circumstances, to operate at your highest level you need to feel safe and protected during the night.
In Feng Shui we stress the importance of sleeping as though there’s a mountain at your back, shielding you from harm and containing your precious, personal Chi energy.
A bed that “must be placed” under a window is a dilemma that’s faced with unfortunate frequency by my clients, so I thought it was time to share the Feng Shui solutions with you, my readers.
When the head of your bed is against a window, you need to take special precautions to prevent your Chi energy from flying away at night.
Here are my top three Feng Shui tips when you have no choice but to place your bed under a window.
- Get a strong, solid headboard for your bed. A Feng-Shui-friendly headboard creates the mountainlike feel you need for a healthy night’s sleep, containing your Chi energy and literally providing a barrier against any negativity that may flow in from outdoors.
- Hang shades on the window that you can easily open and close. The black expanse of uncovered windows at night creates an imbalance of Yin energy. Balance the room and prevent your Chi energy from flying out the window with a good set of shades.
- Also hang curtains that easily open and close. The curtains add a layer of soft, dense warmth, setting the stage for safe and relaxed sleeping.
Nighty-night 🙂 Here’s to good Chi as you sleep!
Do you have questions about the Feng Shui of your own bedroom? Ask Me your question here.
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I’m in the process of purchasing a new bed; I’m particularly fond of a sleigh style bed, and wonder whether it’d be appropriate – the headboard has a slight curvature, which means only the upper part leans against the wall, and the rest has a gap.
Hello Emrys,
A sleigh bed is fine from a Feng Shui standpoint since it gives you such a strong “Mountain” at your back as you sleep.
I would like to place a long, narrow window, high on the wall of my sons bedroom, (60x17in). Its just for light not to see out or in. The wall is average height. His bed is underneath it, but the window is higher up and not directly behind. Another option is to have a window in each side of his bed. We like the first better. What do you think?
Hello Judy,
This sounds fine to me. The concern with windows behind beds is about Chi energy escaping during the night, but if the size and position of the window precludes that it should not be a problem.
Well, I have the window problem.
1 side vanity with sink, West, other side south window. Not to big ( old home). it would be above headboard. South side window,
north side door and closet.
Q; which is least toxic : 1) put bed with headboard ‘under’ window,( so)feet facing north wall
or
2) headboard under window E.
feet facing W, but a sink.
I could sleep putting bed over on wall so feet and head are facing wall. head E and feet W,
but then I have small window mid bed above.
I have shades and could add curtain.
Hello Chris,
Please re-send your question via my Ask Ann page so that you can attach a floor plan. In that way I will be able to answer you.
Because of the size of my new apt and size of my bed only way to not be crowded is have the bed under the window, i do have a solid headboard, and took the mirrors out of my room, if it must go under window besides headboard any other suggestions?
Hello Jaime,
An additional thing to make sure of in this situation is that the window has light-blocking curtains or shades over it that you can close at night, so that your Chi energy does not escape through the window.