Feng Shui Living Room Colors

Create balanced energy and a pleasant and welcoming space by applying feng shui principles to your living room. Color plays an important role in feng shui design and can help you create a space that is fun and energetic, restful and soothing, or creative and inspiring. Bring color into your room with paint, fabrics and accessories to create a living room that suits your personality and needs. Aim for a balance in your feng shui living room by combining both colors and materials to create a space that incorporates the cool and warm energies of fire, water, earth and wood.

Cool Colors
Shades of black, blue and gray are associated with water energy. These colors are soothing, restful and encourage calm contemplation. Shades of blue not only relax, but also encourage adventure and exploration, since both the sky and sea are blue. Black is associated with money and income, so it may be better suited for the office than the living room. Use water colors to balance a more energetic space or on their own to create a tranquil living room suited to quiet time and activities. Connected to wood energy, green is ideal for spaces supporting healing, creativity or revitalization. Bring green accents into any room with living plants to add cool color and ground the space to the earth.

Warm Colors
Shades of red evoke fire energy in the room. A room that is predominately red will be lively and energetic, keeping you on your toes. Appetites, heart rates and respiration may all increase in a red space. Earth energy is represented by shades of yellow, ranging from paler tones to bolder ones. Yellow is ideal for a gathering space, bringing cheer and conversation into your room. Too much yellow may cause anxiety, according to Jayne Pelosi of Renaissance Interior Design.

Painting suit for Living Room

Blended Colors
Blended colors have their own meanings in feng shui. These colors can be an ideal choice if you are looking for a predominant color for your living room. Salmon tones will create a warm, conversational space. It will feel welcoming, as it combines both fire and earth energy. Shades of turquoise blend watery blue and earthy green, to create a space well suited to movement. Lavender creates a quiet and spiritual space, but will not encourage activity or conversation.