Want to bring good luck, good vibes, and positive energy to your home’s entrance? Hanging a good feng shui painting is the key first step! It acts as your home’s “energy gatekeeper,” responsible for attracting wealth, blocking negative emotions, enhancing the atmosphere, and ensuring harmonious energy flow. Choosing the right painting can make all the difference, while choosing the wrong one may have the opposite effect. This guide will help you make wise choices and avoid common pitfalls.
What is the purpose of feng shui paintings?
1.Attract good luck & make money
Hang paintings symbolizing wealth: flowing water (flowing into the house), gold ingots, abundant harvests, and lush plants.
Concept: The first thing you see when you enter the door is “abundance,” suggesting that wealth is welcome.
2.Block negative energy
Hang items that symbolize strength and protection: majestic mountains (representing a reliable source of support/stability) and gentle yet powerful animals (such as elephants or turtles, with their heads facing outward).
Concept: Like a gatekeeper, filter out negative external influences (such as noise or stress).
3.boost your mood
Hang paintings with bright colors, happy scenes, and beautiful landscapes: sunshine, flowers, tranquil lakes, green trees.
Concept: When you walk in the door, you feel happy and relaxed, and the atmosphere of the whole house is better.
4.Let energy flow more comfortably
Choose paintings with depth and curved paths (such as small roads and rivers).
Concept: Avoid energy rushing in and running away (like a draft), and let it flow gently through the home.
5.It looks good and is tasteful!
Choose a painting that you truly find beautiful! The most important thing is that it pleases the eye.
Don’t hang these up!
depressing painting : Dead trees, ruins, storms, dark and gloomy paintings, characters that look sad/angry. → Bring bad moods and bad energy.
water flows out : If the rivers and waterfalls in the painting flow straight toward the front door, it symbolizes that money and opportunities are flowing away. Choose ones where the water flows toward the house or gathers inside.
The ferocious beast looked inward : If the heads of fierce animals such as dragons, tigers, and eagles face the interior of the house, they will feel threatened. If they are used to ward off evil spirits, their heads must face the outside of the front door.
A person with a sad face : When selecting portraits, choose ones that show a smile, calmness, and peacefulness. Avoid expressions of pain or ferocity.
Too chaotic and too sharp painting : Paintings that are too abstract and difficult to understand, with fragmented images or sharp objects such as knives or pointed mountains pointing directly at the front door, can make people feel uncomfortable, as if there is a “sharp” energy.
dirty painting : Old, dirty, and faded paintings carry a sense of decay. We need to hang clean, intact, and brightly colored paintings that promote good feng shui.
Wrong size : Feng shui paintings that are too small lack presence, while those that are too large can be overwhelming. Choose one that is in proportion to the wall.
How to Choose? Quick Tips
1. What you like is most important! Looking happy is the key source of energy.
2. Positive themes: abundance, tranquility, vitality, protection.
3.Water flow direction: Flowing toward the house to gather wealth!
4.Feng Shui Painting Colors Based on the Direction of the Main Door:
- East-facing door: Green and blue are good (plants, forests).
- South-facing door: Red, purple, and warm colors are good (not too bright), or green plants with a touch of red (sun, flowers).
- West-facing door: White, gold, silver, and light yellow are good (snow-capped mountains, lakes, wheat fields). Avoid using bright red (fire overpowers metal).
- North-facing door: Black, blue, dark gray, and gold are good (calm water scenes, fish). Avoid using earthy yellow (earth overpowers water).
5.Better lighting: Not enough light at the door? Add a soft, warm spotlight to your painting to bring it to life.
6.Hang securely and straight: Hang the picture frame tightly against the wall and hang it straight. A crooked picture frame means unstable energy.
7.Keep it clean: Wipe off any dirt or grime from old paintings. Feeling like your home has a dull energy? Consider switching to a new painting with a fresh theme to bring in some new vibes.
When choosing a feng shui painting to hang at your door, select one that makes you happy at first glance, has positive connotations, and is visually pleasing! Avoid anything that makes you feel uncomfortable or symbolizes “loss/destruction.” Your home’s facade deserves a good painting!
