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Wednesday
Dec072011

Feng Shui Your Home in Holiday Green

Franca Giuliani - Another holiday season is upon us, a time when we use the colors Red and Green in our home decorations. But do we really know how powerful these colors are? Let's look at Green, for example (I’ll save Red for January). It's between blue and yellow and evokes a consciousness of life. Green is also a healing color and the color of nature.

The Chinese associates it with tranquility, hope, and freshness. In ancient Greece, Green symbolized victory. Ancient Egyptians colored temple floors Green. In the highlands of Scotland, people wore Green as a mark of honor. Green is the national color of Ireland.

Green can also stand for cash. Green means go. When all systems are Green, it means everything is in order. The Green room of a film studio or theater is where performers relax before going onstage. If you're “Green,” you're youthful and naive. A person with a Green thumb is good at making plants grow. Green vegetables provide exquisite nutrition for the human body.

So this holiday season, be creative in using Green and its many shades to   

  • Connect with nature by bringing in live plants, flowers or even the lucky bamboo
  • Create peaceful conditions (especially during family gatherings) by using a Green tablecloth, pillows or other accessories
  • Overall rejuvenate and uplift the energy in your space

May you have a wonderful, healthy, and happy holiday season - with many blessings of abundance.

 

 

Franca is one of our Feng Shui course instructors. We encourage you to explore the Sheffield School, New York, NY. Sheffield began as an Interior Design school in 1985, and then expanded our course offerings to train people in other design-related fields, including Feng ShuiWedding and Event Planning, and Jewelry Design. With thousands of active students and more than 50,000 graduates, Sheffield has trained more design professionals than any school in the world.

Reader Comments (24)

Very cool and fresh look!
December 7, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterOpstijgend Vocht
Green is the color of nature so it's refreshing to the eyes! Love how you've decorated front door. :)
December 8, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterBrochure Printing
Though feng shui can look nice, I never really understood the benefits from it. It seems like its been more commercialized over the last few years, than anything else.
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December 15, 2011 | Unregistered Commenterronali
I love holidays and most of tome in holidays i decorate my house with green plants
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December 15, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterSarkis
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December 19, 2011 | Unregistered Commentervoetballen kopen
It is very interesting that you treat Feng Shui as an interior design. I am Chinese but I never think of this. : ) It's really a good idea.
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January 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterAliya
This is a nice twist on bringing in a traditional Christmas tree into the home and I would definitely encourage it too. The branches on the photos over your fireplace are Laylandii, which has its own unique scent.
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