Eliminating Conflict and Surprise with Proper Bed Placement

By Sharda Chaitanya

This bedroom is a perfect example for what not to do - it illustrates the opposite of proper placement.   I was glad to have found it for that reason, and because it is the kind of arrangement that is easily remedied, and by doing so, can avoid a myriad of obstacles in the resident's life.

The primary thing - well, two exactly - are the placement of the bed and the way the door is opening towards it.  This causes not one, but two blind spots for the resident.  The other faux pas  here is the way the door further blocks the view.  Even if the door were not slamming into the bed, and was hinged on the other side, it would not make a difference.  The way it is now, whoever sleeps here would very likely be wrought with unexpected and unpleasant issues in his/her life.
 

The first thing is to turn the bed around so that it faces the door - this is perhaps one of the most fundamental rules of Feng Shui.  But from the way the light is coming in, it seem that there are windows on that opposite wall.  It is best to have a headboard against a solid wall, but in this case, that is not possible.  Putting the headboard near the window is not ideal, but can be fixed using Feng Shui cures.  As long as the foot of the bed in not in direct alignment with the door, then it's fine.  It could even be placed on a diagonal in the far left corner of the room.

As well, there are exposed ceiling beams, which add another layer of difficult Chi.  This too, can be cured with Feng Shui techniques.  The obvious cure is to hang a multi-faceted crystal from the beam, using a red string or ribbon measured in increments of 9.