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Feng Shui Decorating With Silk Plants, Flowers & Trees

Feng shui (pronounced fung shway), or “wind-water,” is the ancient Chinese practice of achieving harmony with the environment through the design and layout of space and the placement of objects in one’s environment. This positioning is based on the belief in balance and harmony between nature and living beings, patterns of yin and yang and the flow and effects of positive and negative chi (energy).

The goal of feng shui is to achieve harmony, comfort and balance…first in one’s environment and then in one’s life. Feng shui objects and accessories can greatly enhance your environment, bring about positive life changes, create prosperity, enhance relationships, increase wealth, achieve goals, provide more energy and better health.

Adding new decorative items to your home that represent life, whether with plants, flowers or trees, helps to create a calming, tranquil atmosphere.

If you are hesitant to use real plants or flowers because of the maintenance involved, consider exquisitely made silk plants, silk flowers and silk trees from The Silk Garden. They never need water, aren’t messy and always look great.

“Many people shy away from using living plants in their decor, claiming their lack of a green thumb results in unhealthy and dead plants. For these people, I recommend using life-like or ‘live looking’ fake plants,” says Joyce Hyde, feng shui consultant. “Attractive, good quality silk plants are available in a wide variety of styles…their vibrant green color that symbolizes life, growth and health can transform a dull, lackluster space into a warm and inviting one.”

Feng Shui Decorating Suggestions

In feng shui, different plants, flowers and trees have different effects, depending on their overall shape, the shape of their leaves and flowers and their color. When incorporating feng shui into your decorating scheme, keep in mind the following feng shui suggestions.

1. Rooms of relaxation and rest, such as bedrooms, bathrooms or meditation rooms, should not include plants with spikes, spines or pointed leaves. Avoid cacti, dracaena, agave or bromeliad. Instead, use round-leaved plants, such as schefflera, monstera, calathea or jade plants.
2. Plants with pointed leaves or strong upward growth work well in areas that are used for stimulation, such as the kitchen, living room or office. Consider using cacti, palm trees, yuccas or dracaena.
3. Place plants with dense foliage and round leaves in front of any protruding corner.
4. Tall palm trees with spreading leaves work well in front of internal corners.
5. Have a long corridor in your home or office? Stagger bushy plants along either side.
6. Choose a silk flower arrangement in purple to add more passion to your life, a red or pink arrangement to add romance and excitement or a white flower arrangement to add stability.
7. A money or jade plant, with it’s round, thick leaves, brings positive energy, fortune and enhances finances. Lilies are also a symbol of abundance and positive energy.
8. Chrysanthemums bring laughter, happiness and harmony to an environment.
9. Hanging plants are great for moving energy around a room.
10. Tall green foliage plants, such as ferns and grasses, increase vitality and freshness.
11. Red or purple orchids can help revive a dormant sex life.
12. Dahlias, daisies and chrysanthemums enhance romance and finances.
13. Red tulips and red roses increase romance, pink tulips bring pleasure and white tulips increase motivation.
14. Bushy plants with rounded leaves are calming.
15. Trail philodendron or any round-leaved plant over sharp corners of tables or shelves.
16. Bamboo symbolizes positive energy and good fortune.
17. The most popular feng shui plants and flowers include bamboo, ficus, palms, dracaena, money plants, hanging baskets, peonies, chrysanthemums and lilies.

When choosing silk flowers, plants or trees for your feng shui decorating, be sure to purchase the highest quality silk flowers, silk plants and silk trees available.

The Silk Garden offers beautifully realistic, exceptional quality, designer silk flowers and arrangements, tropical silk flowers and orchids, silk plants, artificial silk trees and silk wreaths for discerning and particular plant enthusiasts or for those who simply want some of nature’s beauty to enhance their decor. Created with particular attention paid to detail, our silk flowers, silk plants, silk trees and silk wreaths look so authentic, you won’t believe they’re not!

Fountains in Feng Shui Decorating

Fountains, and the soothing sounds of flowing water, diffuse negative energy and enhance health, well-being and serenity, making them a very popular and beneficial element in feng shui decorating.

Feeling tired, stressed, worn out? Scientific evidence has shown that the sound of running water helps us relax, breathe deeper, alleviates depression, relieves stress, boosts our energy and can actually improve the quality of life.

Fountains are an easy way to incorporate the soothing sounds and benefits of flowing water into your life. Close your eyes, focus on the sounds of the water and drown out distracting noises and thoughts.  What a perfect way to center yourself, help you focus and relieve everyday stresses at home or at work.

Not only are fountains and water features a relaxing addition to your home or office, they bring positive energy into your life and are highly beneficial to your health, financial life, romance and relationships.

Purchase any of The Silk Garden’s water fountains, table fountains, wall fountains, indoor or outdoor fountains for your relaxed, positive state of mind at www.the-silk-garden.com/Fountains.htm.

Wind Chimes in Feng Shui Decorating

Wind chimes with pleasing sounds are very popular feng shui decorating items. They dispel negative energy and attract new, positive energy, promote health and harmony, increase popularity and goal realization and protect a home or business from intruders.

Wind chimes are very soothing and calming tools of tranquility, providing peaceful background noise. There is evidence that these gentle, wind-created sounds can improve health and well-being. Wind chimes are also quite comforting, their gentle sounds easing a troubled mind or soul.

Wind chimes are very popular choices as both indoor and outdoor accessories. When you add wind chimes to your porch or patio, hanging from a tree branch, roof beam, ceiling or any area where the wind will move them, you add a new dimension to your space. The sound of the metal, wooden or bamboo chimes adds a serene ambiance with its gentle sounds.

Improve your life with a selection of wind chimes from The Silk Garden at www.the-silk-garden.com/Wind Chimes.htm.

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The Silk Garden offers beautifully realistic, exceptional quality, designer silk flowers and arrangements, silk plants, silk trees and silk wreaths for discerning and particular plant enthusiasts or for those who simply want some of nature’s beauty to enhance their decor. Created with particular attention paid to detail, our silk flowers and foliage look so authentic, you won’t believe they’re not!

Shop The Silk Garden at www.the-silk-garden.com for the finest in silk flowers, plants, trees and wreaths, fountains, garden accessories, vases & planters, wind chimes, scented candles, decorating, home staging and more.

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An Introduction To Feng Shui DVD $19.98 Feng shui means “wind and water.” This ancient Chinese practice recognizes that our lives can be directly affected by our surroundings. Health, wealth and happiness can be related to the flow of ch’i (positive energy) around us. The most popular aspect of feng shui is the arrangement of furniture and fittings in the home. This informative program hosted by Rod Rodrigo provides a general overview of this aspect and explains how certain color schemes, shapes and positioning can be beneficial to you – and your luck. (DVD) approx. 52 mins.

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Feng Shui Your Life $24.95 Jayme Barrett, the feng shui consultant to the rich and powerful of Beverly Hills, has written the most comprehensive and life-changing book on the subject. Taking us on a personal tour of the homes she has transformed, Ms. Barrett explains the techniques she uses to create positive space. Room by room, she illustrates the deeper purpose of every aspect of design; she demonstrates how the simplest adjustment-moving a plant from one corner to another-ultimately, your life. Lush photography and hundreds upon hundreds of facts, ideas, tips, and suggestions-from her own experience and gleaned from the wisdom of the ages-take us ever closer to the revitalization of home, health, and spirit.

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Feng Shui Water Wall by Joseph McGowan $7499 Creating a mood that transcended the energy and balance between water and land was the goal for artist Joseph McGowan in the early stages of this Water Wall. The delicate techniques Joseph has created

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Asian Candle Tabletop Fountain $99.95 The beautiful fountain combines the four elements (earth, fire, air and water) in an artistic and graceful way. The Asian Candle fountain combines ancient Feng Shui sensibility and modern technology t

Flower Vase Tabletop Fountain $99.95 Like many of our table?fountains, the Flower Vase is not only stylish, but ties together various Feng Shui elements in a precise focal point. This pleasing?tabletop fountain is perfect on a table or a

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Shui Suspension by Tech Lighting $1020 A stunning, singular modern chandelier. Its appearance can be changed simply by raising or lowering the included shade ring. The Tech Lighting Shui Suspension is made from white threads of fabric draped from another, larger ring, with a small ceiling canopy finished in Satin Nickel. The Shui creates a soft, inviting motion, adding greatly to its warmth and elegance. Available in two sizes. Tech Lighting, headquartered in Skokie, IL, is known for their innovative lighting systems and exquisite lighting designs. Their passion for art, sophistication and imagination is balanced by rigorous testing and quality control in the creation of their line-voltage and low-voltage lighting, including the Tech Lighting FreeJack and monorail systems and track heads. The Tech Lighting Shui Suspension is available with the following: Details:White fabric thread shadeAdjustable shade ringSatin Nickel finishRound ceiling canopyDimmable with standard incandescent dimmer (not included)ETL ListedOptions:Size: 126 inch, or 144 inch.Lighting: Three 60 Watt 120 Volt Medium Base Incandescent lamps (included). Shipping: This item usually ships within 3 to 5 business days. Dimensions: Fixture: Diameter 21.5 In.

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Morton 3 And 12 Add-on Layout Blocks $17.95 Layout Blocks Hold Projects Secure A Delphi favorite. Build your panel straight and square with these aluminum blocks and push pins. Purchase homosote board (item 5176) for a lightweight soldering surface. Extra 23, 17, 12 and 3 Add-Ons allow you to handle virtually any size panel. Includes four 3 and four 12 blocks plus push pins.

Win Floating Queen Bed $2279 Zen inspired, though with an urban edge, this Rossetto Floating Queen Bed is made in Italy and includes those Italian elements we are so drawn to. This modern look is durable while maintaining its feng shui sense of balance. The low rise design presents a modern feel and the optional removable headboard cushions provide texture and depth. Truly a beautiful design you’ll enjoy for many years.

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Worth Bed – Cal-King, Walnut-White Finish $1500 The Asian-inspired Worth platform bed features a low profile hardwood frame with matching symmetrical nightstands. An upholstered genuine leather headboard compliments this lavish feng shui bed. Mattress sits snuggly on a solid pine-slat mattress base for stylistic durability and added comfort. Includes two matching nightstands each measuring 24L x 18W x 7H. Platform height measures 7 inches. Available in California-King, Standard King, Queen, and Full sizes. Color combinations available in Wenge/White, Wenge/Sand, Walnut/White, and Walnut/Sand. Assembly required. Hardwood construction. Mattress not included. Imported.; Loft Collection; Finish: Walnut-White; Dimensions: 136 x 97 x 26

Worth Bed – Cal-King, Wenge-White Finish $1500 The Asian-inspired Worth platform bed features a low profile hardwood frame with matching symmetrical nightstands. An upholstered genuine leather headboard compliments this lavish feng shui bed. Mattress sits snuggly on a solid pine-slat mattress base for stylistic durability and added comfort. Includes two matching nightstands each measuring 24L x 18W x 7H. Platform height measures 7 inches. Available in California-King, Standard King, Queen, and Full sizes. Color combinations available in Wenge/White, Wenge/Sand, Walnut/White, and Walnut/Sand. Assembly required. Hardwood construction. Mattress not included. Imported.; Loft Collection; Finish: Wenge-White; Dimensions: 136 x 97 x 26

Worth Bed – Full, Walnut-White Finish $1450 The Asian-inspired Worth platform bed features a low profile hardwood frame with matching symmetrical nightstands. An upholstered genuine leather headboard compliments this lavish feng shui bed. Mattress sits snuggly on a solid pine-slat mattress base for stylistic durability and added comfort. Includes two matching nightstands each measuring 24L x 18W x 7H. Platform height measures 7 inches. Available in California-King, Standard King, Queen, and Full sizes. Color combinations available in Wenge/White, Wenge/Sand, Walnut/White, and Walnut/Sand. Assembly required. Hardwood construction. Mattress not included. Imported.; Loft Collection; Finish: Walnut-White; Dimensions: 118 x 88 x 26