We’re finally remodeling our guest bathroom. It resides in the Fame and Reputation area downstairs, adjacent to the guest room in the Love area. I know that we’ll experience greater success during the remodeling process using the Feng Shui principles. Therefore, we’re keeping the cranberry tile, representing the fire element, and enhancing with earthy taupe wallpaper, since Fire and Earth go well together, a hardwood floor since Wood feeds Fire, and adding “upward movement” art like these three cranes flying over a raspberry sky.
Bathrooms are classically considered potential threats in Feng Shui because often they are unadorned places with open plumbing that pulls your energy, your Ch’i, down the drain. The bathroom and your home’s plumbing correspond to your elimination system. It is here that personal cleansing rituals take place and where waste is flushed away. However, Ch’i can also be flushed out of your home via toilets and bathroom drains. Although there are no ideal places for a bathroom to reside, some locations are worse than others. If possible, avoid homes with bathrooms in the back left (wealth) or back right (love and marriage) as these can cause drains in prosperity and relationships.
At the same time, bathrooms are a necessary part of your home. Therefore, it is important to minimize opportunities for Ch’i to flow out of your home too quickly, taking with it your prosperity, health or relationships. All is not lost! It is easy to correct a bathroom’s pulling on your energy, while at the same time enhancing your life.
When remodeling, consider your bathroom as a vital, vibrant part of your home. Make all bathrooms beautiful! You will quickly lift the Ch’i with a fresh coat of paint, new bathroom linens, candles, art, plants and inviting scents, or a total remodel with new tile, flooring and fixtures. Here are some examples of using the Bagua attributes to enhance your bathrooms:
Bathrooms and the Bagua
The Feng Shui Bagua, is represented as a grid of nine sectors. The Bagua comes from the Chinese philosophy, “The I Ching,” and literally means “eight trigrams,” with the Center being for grounding.
Bathrooms in Knowledge and Self Cultivation Area
* Items in wood, the colors blues, greens, or black and in the shape of columns or stripes
* Healthy plants with rounded soft leaves
*Art depicting nature scenes
Bathrooms in Health Area/Family/Friends Area
* Healthy floral arrangements or art depicting vibrant flowers
* Photos of family, friends or representing perfect health
* Items in wood and the colors blues, greens, or black
Bathrooms in Wealth Area
* Opulent items in the purple color spectrum
* Art representing wealth
* Healthy, round leaf plants
Bathrooms in Fame Area
* Photos or art representing achievements or inspiration
* Items in the red spectrum
* Items representing the fire element with candles and lighting
Bathrooms in Love and Marriage Area
* Pairs of items (candles, love birds, soaps, etc.)
* Art or photos depicting romance
* Colors reds, pinks and white
Bathrooms in Children and Creativity Area
* Photos of children or items made by children
* Items in metal and the colors white and pastels
* Whimsical art
Bathrooms in Helpful People and Travel Area
* Art or pictures representing spiritual guides, mentors or travel locations
* Items that have a strong personal association to spiritual beliefs or travel
* Items made of metal and colors white, black or grey
Bathrooms in Center Area
*Ceramic, and rectangle shapes
* Colors yellow earth tones
* Art depicting earth tone scenes such as fields, deserts, sunflowers etc.
We want our bathroom remodel to work for us. We can design our bathrooms so that the Ch’i remains buoyant, and our health, wealth and happiness flourish!
Other Important Bathroom Recommendations:
- Keep your bathroom clean, neat and orderly.
- Close toilet lids, sink stoppers and shower curtains to conceal water outlets, or cover the drains with small rubber mats used for that purpose.
- Repair leaky faucets, showerheads, and toilets to prevent waste.
- Install adequate lighting for convenience and balancing the watery energy.
- Replace burned out bulbs.
- When all else fails, at least keep the door closed.
- If your bedroom leads to a bathroom without a door, make it a priority to install a door, curtain, or screen to visually separate the bathroom from the bedroom.
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