Nowadays, due to the limitation of home space, many people use the living room and dining room together, especially in some small apartments or rental houses. From a Feng Shui perspective, this is not feasible, and there are taboos on the placement of the dining table. This issue of Living Room Feng Shui will take you to understand the Feng Shui of the dining table in the living room and see how to place it correctly.
Is the entrance door facing the dining table okay?
As soon as you enter the door and face the dining table, you will have an uncomfortable feeling in your subconscious mind. If conditions permit, screens or plants can be placed for isolation.
Solutions:
1. Hang a bead curtain at the door;
2. If the door is facing the dining table, place flowers and vases on the dining table; < /p>
3. You can also make the door no different from the surrounding walls.
1. The dining table should not be facing the door
The dining table is used for family members to gather to eat, so it should be placed in a relatively quiet place to ensure that family members are calm and happy when dining. First of all, avoid placing the dining table directly opposite the door, as this can easily lead to leakage of vitality. If you have to do that, you must use a porch to block it.
Residential Feng Shui emphasizes that "it is preferable to turn around and not to rush directly". If there is a collision, it will lead to: the vitality of Qi is easy to leak, and the Feng Shui will be greatly affected. If the dining table is placed in a straight line with the door, the standing It is definitely not appropriate to see a whole family eating outside the door.
2. The dining table should not be facing the toilet door.
The dining table should not be directly hit by the toilet door. In Feng Shui, the toilet is regarded as an unclean place that "discharges filth". The more hidden it is, the better. If it faces the dining table, it will not only affect people's appetite, but also be detrimental to health. If the dining table is flush with the toilet, move the dining table to another location as soon as possible. If it really cannot be removed, you can place a small water basin in the middle of the dining table and soak it in water to grow iron trees or lucky bamboos to resolve the problem.
3. The dining table should not be facing the kitchen door
The kitchen often has oil fumes emitted and the temperature is high. Placing the dining table opposite the kitchen door is not good for the health of the family. Over time, it will cause People become grumpy. Therefore, the dining table should not be placed directly opposite the kitchen door. If it cannot be avoided, it can be covered with a curtain or the kitchen door should be closed frequently.
4. The dining table should not face the shrine
The shrine is a place where gods and ancestors are worshipped. Strictly speaking, it should not be too close to where mortals eat. After all, there are always differences between yin and yang. There are differences between immortals and mortals. If the shrine is dedicated to the gods Guanyin and Buddha, since they all abstain from killing animals and eat vegetarian food, while ordinary people eat big fish and meat, it will look out of place facing each other.
5. The dining table should not be directly hit by the road
The dining table is where the whole family gathers to eat. It must be quiet and stable to enjoy three meals a day leisurely. If there is a direct road, , it will not only harm the feng shui, but also make the family feel unsatisfied. If the restaurant has multiple passages, it will be like being in a whirlpool, and the whole body will not be smooth, so we must try to improve it as soon as possible.
6. The dining table should be round or square
China's traditional cosmology is "the sky is round and the earth is round", so most daily utensils are mainly round and square, and the traditional dining table is convenient. is a typical example. The traditional dining table is shaped like a full moon, symbolizing the closeness and intimacy of a family, old and young. It can well set off the atmosphere of eating and has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. As for the square dining table, the small one can only seat four people and is called the Four Immortals table; the large one can seat eight people and is also called the Eight Immortals table because it symbolizes the gathering of the Eight Immortals and is also very auspicious. It is square and stable, symbolizing fairness and stability. It has horns, but they are not lethal because they are not sharp, so people are happy to use them. Since the shape of the dining table will affect the dining atmosphere, a wooden round table or a square table is suitable when the family size is small, while an oval or rectangular table is suitable when the family size is large.