Feng Shui of the Open Plan Living Room - Lighting
Dr. Michael Oon
The requirements for lighting in the Living Room has a significant variation.
On the one hand, you need the room to be bright, and then, there is mood lighting – soft and mellow.
Full lighting:
Most houses now are fitted with ceiling lights. The lights have LED bulbs, are recessed and able to be fully dimmed. These light up the whole room brightly.
Mood lighting
This can be achieved either with the dimming of the ceiling lights but more favourably with the table lamps. These table lamps can be placed in various strategic locations to light up their various corners.
Dining Area
There are usually two types of lighting.
- A light over the table. This light can be dimmed to suit the occasion.
- Candles can provide intimate lighting. This use depends on the occasion.
Feng Shui and Lighting
The Life Aspirations Formula states that you can use lights in the South Sector to activate:
Fame or Recognition luck (South Sector)
Love and Romance Luck (Southwest)
Education and Scholastic Luck (Northeast)
| Southeast Element - Yang Wood Money and Windfall luck | South Element – Fire Fame and Recognition Luck | Southwest Element – Yang Earth Love and Romance Luck |
| East Element – Yin Wood Health & Family Luck | West Element – Yin Metal Descendants Luck | |
| Northeast Element - Yin Earth Education and Scholastic Luck | North Element – Water Career Luck | Northwest Element - Yang Metal Mentor/Patriach Luck |
This red lamp is most effective for Fame and Recognition Luck
A suitable location to place a table lamp is in the South Sector where the aspiration is fame. Ideally, it should be a red lamp, but it has other connotations when it can be seen from the outside. The other way is to have a red lampshade.
This lamp has red panels. You can get bolder, you can get red lampshades and a red base. Possibly a red light?
The other two Aspirations:
• Love and Romance Luck (Southwest)
• Education and Scholastic Luck (Northeast)
Lights (Table, Floor or an uplighter) can be used to light up these sectors to enhance these aspirations. There are no colour requirements for these two aspirations.
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Lighting changes the mood of the room instantly. Feng Shui provides some guidelines for benefit.
Links to Reviews of Various Feng Shui Topics
Feng Shui for Bedrooms (An Overview)
Feng Shui for Living Room (An Overview)
Feng Shui for Dining Room (An Overview)
