The Feng Shui of Water Fountains

In the field of Feng Shui, water is identified as the element capable of generating and activating the flow of endless opportunities. In fact, the word Shui in Feng Shui pertains to water. As such, aside from its capability to sustain life, water is greatly revered for its association with the concepts of wealth and prosperity, not just in financial outlook but also in terms of relationships, health, career and a whole lot more. The best means to capture all the positive components of water Feng Shui inside and outside one’s place is to integrate water fountains.

Water fountains are symbols of free flowing energy. Hence, they are often recommended to be placed in areas where energy levels have been stagnant. Aside from inviting positive energies in these places, fountains also serves as reservoirs of balance for these type of spaces. This is because the continuous flow of water channels the qi in spaces that require this kind of positive energy.

Fountains come in various materials including metals, ceramics and bamboos. Every material you use for your fountains strongly represents the three other elements of Feng Shui: metal, wood and earth. With these things in mind; homeowners should first know how each of these elements interact with water in order to maximize the benefits that can be derived from fountains. Accordingly, earth has the power to destroy or dissolve water, making ceramic fountains inappropriate for businesses and homes; metals and woods, on the other hand, are acknowledged for their abilities to enhance the element of water, thereby making copper fountains and bamboo fountains suitable for business establishments as well as homes.

Whether you wanted to use floor fountains or tabletop fountains, it is important to utilize the Feng Shui energy map called Ba-Gua in order to identify the right locations where you should place your fountains. Because fountains are water features that encapsulate the element of water, it is essential that you place them in areas that have the energies of water and wood. Basically, fountains can be placed in the east which stands for health and family, southeast which pertains to prosperity and abundance, and north which manifests career and path in life. It is noteworthy that fountains should not be placed in spaces facing south because according to Feng Shui belief the south coordinate stands for fame and reputation which commonly exude the fire energy, which is the total contradiction of water.

It is also vital to know that fountains come in a whole range of sizes and shapes. Therefore, smaller sized fountains are best fitted inside homes, while large sized fountains like floor fountains will look best outside your garden. Also try to complement them with the size of your space in order to avoid crowding, which could ruin the balance of energy in some areas inside or outside your home. Likewise, the shapes of your fountains should also suit the design of your spaces so as to maintain continuity and …

The Benefits Of Wooden Floors

Many older homes and properties have the hidden benefit of wooden flooring buried away under layers of carpet. Replacing this carpet with a high quality new one can be quite an expensive task, especially when you are renovating the property to sell. And if you are working on a budget, especially in a living room, dining room or a hall way, the carpet needs to be able to take a lot of wear and tear and still look good.

That is why many people in these older properties where the floorboards are more than just a few planks of hardwood panels are taking advantage of the resources they have at hand.

If you take the time to carefully pull up your old and tired carpets and then prepare the floorboards underneath, you can have an excellent floor surface. It depends on your skill level and confidence as to whether you do the job yourself or get a professional in to do the job for you.

A DIY job would involve hiring the sanding machine and carefully sanding the flooring to get it perfectly smooth and then applying vanish to protect the floor, so you might prefer to seek professional assistance to get the job done, but plenty of people do manage it themselves and are delighted with the end result of their work.

But, what for those people that do not have the benefit of good looking floorboards? Well, there is still the option of wooden flooring and parquet flooring, depending on the circumstances and uses of the room in question.

Laying a wooden, or laminated wood, floor is a quick and simple job that can give a long lasting floor surface that will serve you well for many years to come. Again, it is something that the professionals can help you with, but with a bit of time and patience and a little reading up on what the techniques are, it is actually a very simple and satisfying piece of work. Best of all, many years later a well fitted wooden floor will still be looking absolutely fantastic and looking as though it has only just been laid. Whereas within the same time frame most carpets are going to be looking worn out and really in need of replacement.

Wooden floors, whether sanding and renovating an underlying floor or adding a laminate floor, look great and last well. The money spent is a good investment in the future of your home. Have a look at your floors today and see what you can do to improve yours!…