Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese philosophy of using a person’s environment to increase positive energy, or chi, which results in health, prosperity, and good luck. Use of proper Feng Shui colors is an essential way to better your circumstances. For specific ways to use Feng Shui colors to promote positive energy, click under the headline on the author’s home page.

The color red is one of the most important Feng Shui colors. Red represents the Chinese Feng Shui element of fire. Red and its fire element symbolize excitement, luck, energy, and passion. The presence of red strengthens Yang energy. If your environment has a properly balanced element of fire within it, you will experience more romance, happiness, and good luck.

Of all the Feng Shui colors, red is one of the strongest. When combined with Feng Shui decorating, red represents opulence. In most rooms, red should be an accent Feng Shui color. Very little red is needed to obtain its positive effects. If too much red is used for Chinese Feng Shui decorating, it can have negative consequences. Results of using too much red in Feng Shui decorating are outbursts, nervousness, and irritability.

Because the color is so dominant, there are certain rooms where red should be used very sparingly. Nurseries and children’s rooms are areas to avoid using too much red. The living room and dining room are locations that can use more red if desired.

Locations of rooms in the home also determine where and how much red should be used in Feng Shui decorating. The southern portions of your home are the best areas for using red, especially directly south and southwest areas.

To use red in Feng Shui decorating without upsetting the fire element, use red in accessories such as figurines, photographs, books, and other decorative elements in most places. Red tassels are often found in Feng Shui decorating to create fire energy.

Place three Chinese coins inside a red envelope. Place the envelope over a door frame or keep it in your purse or wallet. This will bring wealth and good luck to you. This Chinese Feng Shui tradition originated with the Black Sect Tibetan Buddhism School of Feng Shui. This sect uses red Feng Shui envelopes when providing a Feng Shui consultation. The Feng Shui expert requests a specific number of red envelopes containing money during the consultation. It is also a common tradition among the Chinese to use red envelopes stuffed with money as gifts for weddings and birthdays.

Chinese brides wear red for good luck and happiness.

A Chinese Feng Shui tradition is to paint the front door of the home red. Entryways are also often painted red. This attracts positive chi, which brings about health, wealth, good luck, and happiness.

The color red can be a powerful weapon in your Feng Shui decorating arsenal if you don’t overdo it. Feng Shui colors are an important component in Feng Shui decorating. Colors can also be easily implemented. Try adding some red accent pieces and see if you notice a difference in your luck and prosperity levels.

If you enjoyed this Feng Shui colors article, you can read other articles about Feng Shui decorating found on the author’s home page, including “How to Set Up a Feng Shui Aquarium”. Don’t forget to subscribe and find out when Angela Harris publishes something new.