Traditional Bedroom by Barrie Architects & Designers Caroline Harrison Designs Inc
by Sharda Chaitanya
It is never a good idea to have anything protruding above you over the headboard. It gives an underlying sense of tension, a feeling that something unexpected might happen. Although intellectually, rationally, we know that shelf in the picture, for example, is tightly secured to the wall, nonetheless, it does and will affect us on a more subconscious level.
When I owned the cafe, one of my regular customers had come in for his usual coffee and bagel. I noticed he had bad gash on his forehead. I asked what happened and he said the he smashed his head into bookshelves that were over his headboard! No surprise there. The very fact that you hurt yourself in your own bed, the place you should feel the safest, is clear indication that something is wrong.
The only thing that should be behind you headboard is a nice, serene image, a piece of artwork, that is conducive to a restful night's sleep. The image or artwork should be very personal while at the same time connote the sense of relaxation and peace.
I always recall the set design in the movie Beyond the Sea with Kevin Spacey. Part of the story was about he and his wife having marital problems, despite loving each other and wanting it to work. In the film, above their bed, were two swords crossed over one another! YIKES! Clearly this was for dramatic effect, indicating the conflict in the marriage. I don't know if that set was based on fact, but it makes the point. (No pun intended.) From a Feng Shui perspective, it was an accurate placement of an object that surmised a bigger issue.
The lesson here is to stay in keeping with Feng Shui rules and theories, no matter how cool you might think something is. If it is bad Feng Shui, it has no place in your environment.
by Sharda Chaitanya
It is never a good idea to have anything protruding above you over the headboard. It gives an underlying sense of tension, a feeling that something unexpected might happen. Although intellectually, rationally, we know that shelf in the picture, for example, is tightly secured to the wall, nonetheless, it does and will affect us on a more subconscious level.
When I owned the cafe, one of my regular customers had come in for his usual coffee and bagel. I noticed he had bad gash on his forehead. I asked what happened and he said the he smashed his head into bookshelves that were over his headboard! No surprise there. The very fact that you hurt yourself in your own bed, the place you should feel the safest, is clear indication that something is wrong.
The only thing that should be behind you headboard is a nice, serene image, a piece of artwork, that is conducive to a restful night's sleep. The image or artwork should be very personal while at the same time connote the sense of relaxation and peace.
I always recall the set design in the movie Beyond the Sea with Kevin Spacey. Part of the story was about he and his wife having marital problems, despite loving each other and wanting it to work. In the film, above their bed, were two swords crossed over one another! YIKES! Clearly this was for dramatic effect, indicating the conflict in the marriage. I don't know if that set was based on fact, but it makes the point. (No pun intended.) From a Feng Shui perspective, it was an accurate placement of an object that surmised a bigger issue.
The lesson here is to stay in keeping with Feng Shui rules and theories, no matter how cool you might think something is. If it is bad Feng Shui, it has no place in your environment.
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