Feng Shui - Bring Joy and Wonder into the Nursery

Designing a nursery is a very important and fun aspect of planning for a baby. You want the room where your little one will sleep and play to be comfortable, cozy and safe. As parents, you want to enjoy the atmosphere while feeding or soothing your baby as well. You probably look through the entertainment and home decor magazines or at celebrity baby websites and think- those celebrity babies have got it made! Their wealthy parents fly in decorators and Feng Shui gurus to design nurseries that are creative and filled with joy and wonder.

But what about the cost conscious parents out there that are designing a nursery on a budget? Here are some cost effective ways to design a Feng Shui inspired nursery :

• Utilize mirrors in the nursery.  Your baby will find it pleasant to stare at himself and his surroundings. Mirrors also help to open up the energy flow. If there is a protruding wall or “poison arrow”, a mirror will help to open up that space and let the positive energy flow. Positive chi makes happy baby (*and mom and dad*)!
• Decorate the ceiling with painted clouds or glow in the dark stars so baby has something fun to stare at. You can even stamp shapes or paint stencils to make the room fun.
• Make sure there are pictures of family members and other familiar images framed around the room (you can even frame pages from children’s books).
• UNCLUTTER! There is nothing worse than a cluttered room where the energy cannot flow evenly. Creative energy flows best if it’s not tripping over tchotchkes.
• Wind chimes bring good fortune (and don’t [have to] cost a fortune).
• Do not put the crib on the same wall as the door.
• Greenery! Green plants stimulate positive energy.

Feng Shui is all about open, airy energy flow, symmetries or evenness throughout the room and following the Bagua. The Bagua is an ancient Asian map that was created from a turtle’s back. It is broken up into the earth’s elements (water, fire, grass, water, air), colors (red, pink, white, grey, black, blue, green, purple), body parts, people (children, grandparents, father, etc) and aspects of life (like travel, prosperity and creativity). The Bagua map will help you determine which parts of a room focus on a given subject or part of life. For example- the western part of a room is focused on creativity, children, metal and the color white. You might want put artwork created by a child in this part of the room that is placed in a white or metal frame - it’s that easy! When you walk into a room you would hold the red section of the Bagua out so it is directly in front of you facing south.

Decorating a nursery can be a fun and exciting task. You don’t have to spend an arm and a leg to achieve an inspirational, encouraging, soothing room with positive energy flow!

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