The best bedroom colours according to feng shui
The Chinese practice of feng shui is all about creating a harmonious balance of energy and flow within your home. When it comes to your interiors, decorating with feng shui will influence where you position furniture, how your home is laid out, the colours you use and what is hung on walls and where.
Typically, these choices are dictated by the five elements of feng shui: water, metal, fire, wood and earth.
According to feng shui, the colours you use in your bedroom should reflect the energy you want to manifest in the space. After all, the colours will influence your energy, mood and overall wellbeing every day.
The goal of a bedroom should be to create a peaceful environment for relaxation, rest and intimacy. Therefore it is key to keep the undertones as neutral as possible.
According to Feng Shui Practitioner, Kelly McCloskey (@thefengshuigirl on Instagram), “If you want to be bright with your colours, keep them in the active rooms such as living, dining and kitchens. Keep your bedrooms neutral in their colour tone – whites, greys, etc.”
Why, you may wonder? Bright, bold colours will be over-stimulating and rather than encourage restful sleep, will distract you from it. But that isn’t to say you can’t have any colour in your bedroom.
Opt for muted, neutral undertones of elemental colours of feng shui for feature walls and accessories.
Let’s find the right element to inspire your bedroom colour palette.
1. Fire
Fire holds the energy of passion and love, encouraging liveliness and open-mindedness. Adding accents of ‘fire’ colours will foster positive energy, creativity and cheerfulness.
Think warm tones of red, yellow and orange. These can feel uplifting without being overwhelming and create a sense of comfort and optimism which is perfect to start and end the day. They’re also associated with emotional balance and harmony, making them the best for promoting comfort and emotional well-being in relationships.
2. Earth
Create a cosy environment and mimic the tranquil nature of the outdoors in your bedroom.
This could be using brown, green, beige, cream and any tone in between to promote restful sleep and comfort.
Earthy tones are grounding, restorative and stabilising, making them great options for fostering a sense of security and balance in a bedroom.
3. Metal
Incorporating metal colours into bedroom accessories will nurture a controlled, organised, focused and sophisticated energy.
This could be metallics such as gold, silver, bronze, rose-gold, copper, white and grey.
Bring it into the space through picture frames, mirrors or lamps and watch the shine and old-style colours bring a grounded feel.
Water
Looking out at the blue ocean, it’s impossible not to feel relaxed.
That’s why bringing the colour of calm blue seas into your bedroom is the perfect way to foster an easy-going, fluid energy in your day-to-day.
Think blue, teal, aqua and black as a bedspread, bedhead or accessory in the space.
Wood
Find yourself transported into the middle of a forest when you lay your head to rest by incorporating a deep-toned colour theme.
This could be with green, blue/green combinations and browns.
Not only will they deliver a supportive, calming, flexible and versatile energy, but they’ll look simply stunning, too!
