Seeking general Feng Shui comments on New Home

[Varnie]

Hi,
I am a novice at Feng Shui. My wife and I are purchasing a 2-story Davis home in Indiana and it has the following features:
The front door faces West
Door opens with stairs off to the right and Living off to the left
and a Hall leading back to the kitchen. There is a restroom halfway between the kitchen and the front door on the Northside of the Hall. The Foyer and Hall floor will be wood tile. The walls throughout the house will be an darker than normal cream like color. The railings leading upstairs and all the trim and internal doors will be a dark cherry wood stain.
The Living Room which resides in the NorthWest will have the same dark cherry stain wood on the french doors that divide it from the foyer. The Living room is carpeted with Beige carpet with a hint of golden like tint. The window in the Living Room faces West.
The Dining room (NorthEast) is connected to the living room via an open walkway. The window in the Dining room faces East. The Dining room is carpeted with beige carpet with a hint of golden like tint.There is another walkway connecting the Dining room to the Kitchen.
The Kitchen resides in the East of the house. All appliance are almond color. The sink sits in the East, the electric stove sits in the North and the refrigerator sits in the Nortwest corner. The cabinets in the Kitchen are a Toffee stained wood. The countertop is a Veneer white or marble white like look. The Window in the Kitchen is in the East. Connected to the Kitchen is a Nook with a sliding glass door. The floor in the Kitchen and Nook will be vinyl tile with toffee brown and white patterns(squares,rectangles,crosses).
Adjacent to the Nook is the Family Room(South East). The Family Room, Nook and Kitchen are all connected with open space(No walls dividing them).
The entire first floor except for the Family room has 9-foot high ceilings. The Family room ceiling is two-story ceiling with a Loft overlooking. There is a Red/Maroon Brick Fireplace in the South. Two story windows in the East of the Room. The overlooking Loft above in the SouthWest part of the 2nd floor has the same dark cherry wood railings.
The 2-garage is located in the SouthWest corner of the house.
The Second floor standing at the stairs:
To the SouthWest is the Loft I already described looking down on the Family Room. The Loft has a window facing South.
There is a long hallway to the left with first spare bedroom in the East, which has a Window facing East.
The next bedroom which will be the baby room in the NorthEast which has a window facing East.
There is a Bathroom in the West of the home on the 2nd floor with no windows.
The Master Bedroom is located in the NorthWest Corner of the 2nd floor, with windows facing West. This bedroom has vaulted ceilings.
There is a deluxe master bathroom in the SouthWest corner of the Master Bedroom. This bathroom has a window facing west.
The house sits next to another all white 2-story house (with red shutters/front door) which is on the corner lot. They have a wooden privacy fence around the sides and back of their home.
The next three houses on the other side of ours are all ranches with a Tan-brown color. There is a street in front of our house with all 2-story homes on the opposite side of the street.
Our home is situated on a pond, which is in the rear of the home(East).
We plan on going with a red/maroonish type brick on the front with cream siding, tan trim and green shutters/front door. All the door knobs inside and out will be polished brass.
Can someone give us some general Feng Shui comments on the above features?
Thanks in advance.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Varnie,
Please see below:-

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On 10/10/00 12:26:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Hi,
I am a novice at Feng Shui.
My wife and I are purchasing a
2-story Davis home in Indiana
and it has the following
features:
The front door faces West
Door opens with stairs off to
the right and Living off to
the left
and a Hall leading back to the
kitchen. There is a restroom
halfway between the kitchen
and the front door on the
Northside of the Hall. The
Foyer and Hall floor will be
wood tile. The walls
throughout the house will be
an darker than normal cream
like color. The railings
leading upstairs and all the
trim and internal doors will
be a dark cherry wood stain.

Frankly, it is difficult to relate what you have described under Traditional Feng Shui as no analysis is done using all three major forms of Feng Shui: Shapes and Form, Flying Star and in Eight House analysis.
At the moment, all I can say is that for currently under Period 7 (if the house was built between 1984 to 2003) the base chart of a West house is considered `very auspicious'. (Not considering the mountain # or the water #).
You also may have to determine whether the frontage is `dark' or `bright' depending on say the amount of light that filters into the house.
Assuming, that since, the West is where the afternoon sun comes in, and there are windows at this side, light coming in can easily (I believe) brighten this area.
In such a situation based on Yin and Yang concept, the darker cream colour is acceptable.
I always believe, if one is not too sure, use neutral colours such as white (metal element colour) or light pastel shades.
White is always considered an acceptable colour because it is bright and in most situations, metal cures are used.

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The Living Room which resides
in the NorthWest will have the
same dark cherry stain wood on
the french doors that divide
it from the foyer. The Living
room is carpeted with Beige
carpet with a hint of golden
like tint. The window in the
Living Room faces West.

For the living room it is good to follow the concept of `clear space' or low level furniture. This is more important consideration.
As for the colors of the french doors and carpeting, overall, this should be considered secondary important at the moment.
I am unable to comment on the colour as it would usually depend the couples element and strength and the binding elements.

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The Dining room (NorthEast) is
connected to the living room
via an open walkway. The
window in the Dining room
faces East. The Dining room
is carpeted with beige carpet
with a hint of golden like
tint.There is another walkway
connecting the Dining room to
the Kitchen.

This is difficult to comment without looking at the layout.

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The Kitchen resides in the
East of the house. All
appliance are almond color.
The sink sits in the East, the
electric stove sits in the
North and the refrigerator
sits in the Nortwest corner.
The cabinets in the Kitchen
are a Toffee stained wood.
The countertop is a Veneer
white or marble white like
look. The Window in the
Kitchen is in the East.
Connected to the Kitchen is a
Nook with a sliding glass
door. The floor in the
Kitchen and Nook will be vinyl
tile with toffee brown and
white
patterns(squares,rectangles,cr
osses).

In traditional Feng Shui, the placement of the stove is important relative to the water positions in the kitchen,
Where possible the stove should be located with a solid backing eg. a wall behind it rather than open windows.

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Adjacent to the Nook is the
Family Room(South East). The
Family Room, Nook and Kitchen
are all connected with open
space(No walls dividing them).
The entire first floor except
for the Family room has 9-foot
high ceilings. The Family
room ceiling is two-story
ceiling with a Loft
overlooking. There is a
Red/Maroon Brick Fireplace in
the South. Two story windows
in the East of the Room. The
overlooking Loft above in the
SouthWest part of the 2nd
floor has the same dark cherry
wood railings.
The 2-garage is located in the
SouthWest corner of the house.

Usually hte Loft is not favoured in Feng Shui especially since it is slanted. But there may not be much choice due to the construction.

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The Second floor standing at
the stairs:
To the SouthWest is the Loft I
already described looking down
on the Family Room. The Loft
has a window facing South.
There is a long hallway to the
left with first spare bedroom
in the East, which has a
Window facing East.
The next bedroom which will be
the baby room in the NorthEast
which has a window facing
East.
There is a Bathroom in the
West of the home on the 2nd
floor with no windows.
The Master Bedroom is located
in the NorthWest Corner of the
2nd floor, with windows facing
West. This bedroom has
vaulted ceilings.
There is a deluxe master
bathroom in the SouthWest
corner of the Master Bedroom.
This bathroom has a window
facing west.

For the bed, it is always advisable to place it against a wall and the bed should not be on the same wall as the bed.

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The house sits next to another
all white 2-story house (with
red shutters/front door) which
is on the corner lot. They
have a wooden privacy fence
around the sides and back of
their home.

If the house is on its own and not joined together with other houses, this should be ok. (OK in that each house can take its distinct character).
If your house and the other house is joined together, then height is an important consideration. Where possible both houses should be of similar height.
More importantly it is good to stand at the front door entrance (facing outwards) and check for any poison arrows aimed at it e.g. a sharp neigbhour's roof or a lone lamp post `slicing' either the main door or thru the windows of the home.

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The next three houses on the
other side of ours are all
ranches with a Tan-brown
color. There is a street in
front of our house with all
2-story homes on the opposite
side of the street.

Please see above

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Our home is situated on a
pond, which is in the rear of
the home(East).

In such a situation, it is a good idea if the back of the house has `solid support' e.g a wall or hedge that `acts' as the back of the house.

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We plan on going with a
red/maroonish type brick on
the front with cream siding,
tan trim and green
shutters/front door. All the
door knobs inside and out will
be polished brass.

Under traditional Feng Shui, it would depend on the Flying Star chart of this sector to see if there are any imbalances. Where possible, the inauspicious element colour should not be used to strengthen it.

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Can someone give us some
general Feng Shui comments on
the above features?
Thanks in advance.

I understand that you had posted this question e.g. to the newsgroup and may have posted it elsewhere, I appreciate if you do not post what is provided in this forum elsewhere. I know of many notorious forums/newsgroup that are unfortunately - notorious for heated arguments and slanders.
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Warmest Regards,
Cecil