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September 11, 2008
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Color Choice and the Five Elements |
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Q: We live in a tri-level home. The exterior of our house is painted white, with dark charcoal grey trim, white gutters, and a red distressed brick front covering the garage. What would be the "best" color to paint the front door?? Right now it is the charcoal grey color, same as the trim. Also is it okay to leave the house white and trim charcoal grey?
A: In my opinion, the “best” color is the one you like the best and will be happiest with. It’s that simple. There is no point in choosing a color scheme based on feng shui if you won’t like the results.
As you poke around feng shui sites and books, you’re likely to find a lot of info about color choices. And they are probably not going to agree. For example, red is a lucky "power" color in feng shui, so some people say painting your front door red will bring good luck.
Others – usually compass method practitioners – caution that red for the front door is only good if the door faces a direction that is supported by the Fire element. Flying Stars practitioners will base their recommendation on the "star" (numerological) influences for that sector. And others will first want to compute your Chinese Astrology “Four Pillars” to see what your own personal best/worst elements are.
I don’t believe any of this is of much use to you if the person you’ve consulted comes up with a color recommendation that you will hate. I understand you want to make good choices for your home, but I don’t see it as my role to make those choices for you. And I don’t believe in making decisions based on generic guidelines, either.
Although I rarely pay much attention to the compass directions for interior spaces, I do often take them into consideration for the exterior. So, for example, if my front door faced north, I would include black and dark blue among my color options because they represent the water element associated with north, and because those are both colors I could happily live with. In theory, a charcoal grey is also okay in the north, but it doesn’t appeal to me so I would not choose it. But if no north-appropriate colors would work without repainting the entire house, I’d be flexible and choose something else instead. I probably will never have a yellow house or a red front door. But that’s because I am not fond of either yellow or red, not because I’m taking a stand one way or the other on the “is it good feng shui” question.
The best advice I can give you is to study the five element cycles. Then, should you feel the colors you like are perhaps not the most feng-shui-correct option, you can either bolster or tame a particular influence with the materials and colors you choose for other exterior features.
The colors of your home as they are now are primary metal and earth colors (that distressed brick is an "earth" influence), with perhaps some water as well, depending on how dark that charcoal grey is. It's nice (but not essential) to have each of the five elements represented in some way. Whether some wood or fire-type accents would be beneficial in your case depends on whether those are represented in or missing from your yard. There's a good chance trees and exterior lighting are representing those elements for you already.
Hope that sheds some light on the issue,
Stephanie R.
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The purpose of this Q+A service is to clarify modern feng shui principles and remedies, and to help you make sense of contradictory teachings you’re likely to come across. If you are new to this blog, please read the Q+A Guidelines (see sidebar on left) before sending me a question. Do expect that I will edit your message for clarity and focus, and that it may be a week (or longer) before I reply. Keep in mind, too, that you’re getting my personal opinion on the topic. If you ask someone else, you might get a different answer.Labels: colors, doors, Feng Shui Q+A
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9/11/2008 03:26:00 PM
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