Books › Interior design with feng shui
Interior design with feng shui
First published 1987 · 252 pages
A practical, calming guide to transforming your physical spaces into havens of balance and positive energy.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like taking a deep, cleansing breath in a cluttered room. It offers a steady, encouraging pace, guiding the reader through the process of transforming chaotic modern environments into spaces of intentional harmony. The mood is inherently optimistic and calming, blending the mystical traditions of ancient Chinese philosophy with highly practical, accessible interior design advice. The prose is clear and instructive, breaking down esoteric concepts into easy-to-execute cures like hanging a mirror, placing crystals, or repositioning a desk. It is a deeply grounding experience, perfect for readers who want to feel more in control of their surroundings and are eager to cultivate peace, prosperity, and balance in their everyday lives through mindful adjustments to their physical space.
- Mood
- harmonious
- calm
- intentional
- optimistic
- Tone
- instructive
- practical
- encouraging
- grounded
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- spatial harmony · intentional living · environmental influence · ancient wisdom in modern life
- The writing
- Clear, accessible, and instructional, blending philosophical concepts with practical, easy-to-execute advice.
- The arc
- Moves from a sense of environmental uncertainty toward a feeling of grounded control and spatial harmony.
- Who it's for
- Readers looking to bring balance, intention, and a touch of ancient mysticism into their modern homes and workspaces.
About the book
Apply the design principles of an ancient art to help you find harmony in today's complicated world For centuries, the Chinese have been using feng shui to create harmonious living and working spaces. Combining the mysticism of this ancient tradition with sound interior design sense, this invaluable guide explains how you can use the principles of feng shui to enhance your career, family life, health, and prosperity. Sarah Rossbach applies the teachings of feng shui master Lin Yun to contemporary Western lifestyles, offering practical examples and inexpensive methods for achieving harmony with your environment. She discusses everything from the site and shape of the building to arranging furniture to choosing colors that satisfy your individual needs and preferences. Her easy-to-execute cures include such simple steps as -Hanging mirrors, crystals, or wind chimes to deflect negative influences -Using stones, statures, or dart paint to stabilize an unsettling situation -Placing screens at various locations to help your family relax and your guests feel at home -Positioning your desk to ensure maximum conrol, concentration, and authority -Changing the hinges on a door to increase luck and decrease physical problems and emotional nxiety -Painting red dots on the driveway to reduce family discord Whether you are relocating, or modifying your current living or professional surroundings, Interior Design with Feng Shui provides hundreds of ways to overcome hidden ills and maximize comfort.
Description from Open Library.
Books like Interior design with feng shui
See why they match
The power of colorSara O. Marberry and Laurie ZagonAn eye-opening exploration of how the hues that surround us silently shape our health, mood, and well-being.
The Seven Spiritual Laws of SuccessDeepak ChopraA serene, pocket-sized guide to trading the exhausting grind of hustle culture for the quiet power of spiritual alignment.
Architecture, form, space & orderChing, Francis D. K.A masterclass in seeing the built world, blending meticulous hand-drawn illustrations with the fundamental grammar of space.
Color harmony 2Bride M. WhelanA practical, visually vibrant guide that transforms the abstract concept of color into a tangible toolkit for creators.
The Architecture of HappinessAlain De BottonA gentle, philosophical stroll through the spaces we inhabit, revealing how the walls around us shape the weather within us.
You can heal your lifeLouise HayA warm, spiritual embrace that teaches you how to rewrite the internal scripts keeping you sick or stuck.