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Feng Shui for Newlyweds5 tips to build a loving marriage, while creating a happy home.
Mathieu Nicolet
Getting rid of the clutter in your home will allow the positive energy flow.
“ Although the extra space of a king-size mattress can seem comfortable, it can drive couples apart.”
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Navigating marriage is a unique journey for each couple, yet one constant among all married couples—it ain't always easy. Ongoing communication, trust and teamwork help build a strong relationship, but your shared living space can figuratively (and literally) serve as the foundation of your marriage.
Good Feng Shui can enhance all areas of your life, it can amplify all the good things in your life and strengthen relationships, says love and happiness coach, Jennifer Elizabeth Masters. Feng Shui soothes our environment for a successful marriage. If you're a newlywed starting to build your life with your partner, integrate the following Feng Shui tips into your home to create a loving, supportive space of flowing positive energies and good vibes.
Declutter & Downsize
Physical clutter overloads your senses, says Mikael Cho, the co-founder of Ooomf. Clutter can trigger stress and create excess noise in your home and relationship. Start the decluttering process by downsizing all of your belongings drawer by drawer, room by room. Give yourself rules, such as if you haven't used it in a year, it goes; or you can only fill one storage container of collected items with sentimental value. You can even declutter digitally by applying constraints like following only 200 people on Twitter or Instagram or downloading a certain number of apps. Then set limitations—every time you download a new app, delete another. With each new clothing purchase added to the closet, a piece of clothing gets donated.
Create Open Space
Make room! If your spare bedroom, closets, drawers and cupboards are overstuffed, you're not creating any extra space to bring in love and happiness. Help your love and relationship grow by creating open space for welcoming new ideas and embracing emotions. If space in your home is overly occupied with decorations and belongings, you're not opening your marriage up to new experiences. You may even suppress problems or challenges with "stuff," preventing issues from surfacing to discuss or work out.
Focus on the Bedroom
The bedroom becomes a place of romance and intimacy, and the bed is the room's focal point of physical and emotional connection. The bed should be accessible from all directions of the room to promote positive energy. Don't place mirrors on either side of the bed or store anything underneath the bed to ensure energy freely circulates throughout the room. Also, shut the door while asleep to keep out external influences, don't over decorate the bed with too many pillows and keep in mind the size of your mattress. Although the extra space of a king-size mattress can seem comfortable, it can drive couples apart.
Decorate in Pairs
Buying items in twos (except for gadgets) symbolizes love and equality. Adorn your home with pairs of candles. Light these candles to ignite a spark and heat. Accessorize your living room with two side tables, two lamps and two hanging frames. Decorating in pairs denotes romance, which helps to improve your love life. Accents in romantic colors like pink, rose and lavender can create sensual energy. Avoid peach, recommends Masters. It can possibly lead to philandering.
Stay Centered
The center of your home, known as the heart of your home, is the ying-yang point. The center of your home is where you and your loved one naturally feel the most comfortable and connected. It might be the kitchen where you cook dinner together or the living room where you relax and unwind with one another's company. Fill this space with nurturing items. Apartment Guide offers inspirational interior decorating ideas for DIY weekend projects and tips to make an apartment feel like home. Stylish lighting, sentimental items and homemade vases for fresh flowers can center the heart of your home with happiness and harmony.
Abby Terlecki is one of those creative writer-types who prefers to tell stories through her keyboard than with her mouth. When Abby's not writing freelance articles, text messages, to-do lists or CrossFit scores, she's a copywriter for a university in Phoenix, Arizona.
Good Feng Shui can enhance all areas of your life, it can amplify all the good things in your life and strengthen relationships, says love and happiness coach, Jennifer Elizabeth Masters. Feng Shui soothes our environment for a successful marriage. If you're a newlywed starting to build your life with your partner, integrate the following Feng Shui tips into your home to create a loving, supportive space of flowing positive energies and good vibes.
Declutter & Downsize
Physical clutter overloads your senses, says Mikael Cho, the co-founder of Ooomf. Clutter can trigger stress and create excess noise in your home and relationship. Start the decluttering process by downsizing all of your belongings drawer by drawer, room by room. Give yourself rules, such as if you haven't used it in a year, it goes; or you can only fill one storage container of collected items with sentimental value. You can even declutter digitally by applying constraints like following only 200 people on Twitter or Instagram or downloading a certain number of apps. Then set limitations—every time you download a new app, delete another. With each new clothing purchase added to the closet, a piece of clothing gets donated.
Create Open Space
Make room! If your spare bedroom, closets, drawers and cupboards are overstuffed, you're not creating any extra space to bring in love and happiness. Help your love and relationship grow by creating open space for welcoming new ideas and embracing emotions. If space in your home is overly occupied with decorations and belongings, you're not opening your marriage up to new experiences. You may even suppress problems or challenges with "stuff," preventing issues from surfacing to discuss or work out.
Focus on the Bedroom
The bedroom becomes a place of romance and intimacy, and the bed is the room's focal point of physical and emotional connection. The bed should be accessible from all directions of the room to promote positive energy. Don't place mirrors on either side of the bed or store anything underneath the bed to ensure energy freely circulates throughout the room. Also, shut the door while asleep to keep out external influences, don't over decorate the bed with too many pillows and keep in mind the size of your mattress. Although the extra space of a king-size mattress can seem comfortable, it can drive couples apart.
Decorate in Pairs
Buying items in twos (except for gadgets) symbolizes love and equality. Adorn your home with pairs of candles. Light these candles to ignite a spark and heat. Accessorize your living room with two side tables, two lamps and two hanging frames. Decorating in pairs denotes romance, which helps to improve your love life. Accents in romantic colors like pink, rose and lavender can create sensual energy. Avoid peach, recommends Masters. It can possibly lead to philandering.
“Decorating in pairs denotes romance, which helps to improve your love life.”
Stay Centered
The center of your home, known as the heart of your home, is the ying-yang point. The center of your home is where you and your loved one naturally feel the most comfortable and connected. It might be the kitchen where you cook dinner together or the living room where you relax and unwind with one another's company. Fill this space with nurturing items. Apartment Guide offers inspirational interior decorating ideas for DIY weekend projects and tips to make an apartment feel like home. Stylish lighting, sentimental items and homemade vases for fresh flowers can center the heart of your home with happiness and harmony.
Abby Terlecki is one of those creative writer-types who prefers to tell stories through her keyboard than with her mouth. When Abby's not writing freelance articles, text messages, to-do lists or CrossFit scores, she's a copywriter for a university in Phoenix, Arizona.
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