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Elemental colors like gold are popular in decorating for many reasons.
Gold is timeless!
Gold is rich!
Gold is adventurous!
Gold is priceless!
If you’re decorating with gold in mind, then you’re also in very good company. Many celebrities and members of royalty have used this precious metal in their decorating schemes.
From ancient greek [...]

Image of total luxury!
Bring in health, wealth, success and happiness with these 9 tips:

1- Now is the perfect time to define your objectives and goals for the New Year. A great way to do that is by using a VISION BOARD. On it, you can list the things you want to attract to your [...]

Today I will be discussing easy tips you can use to create a wonderfully vibrant kitchen space. This important room contains the fire and water elements which represent nourishment and prosperity and wealth. Use these tips to create a kitchen that enhances the water element to bring good health to your family and brightens the fire [...]

Good Feng Shui, affirm the Masters, does not bring you wealth if you do not strive for it, but it gives you the necessary support to seek fame and fortune. It helps you create an environment, both at home and in the business, that will strengthen you and attract the energies to manifest your wealth.  [...]

When the stock market, your 401K, the value of your home all sink into an abyss, perhaps you should say, “Feng Shui it!” File this one under “it couldn’t hurt” and know you’re attempting what some of the rich and famous have already embraced to some degree. Madonna and Boy George for a start, but [...]

If you are serious about your retail business succeeding, I strongly recommend hiring a qualified Feng Shui Consultant. The tips I offer here are helpful, but each situation has unique factors that someone with a trained eye and knowledge can help you find the right solution for. But here are some things you can try [...]

Anyone who explores the ancient Chinese art of feng shui is looking for ways to enhance life with good energy. Feng shui offers dining room tips that will inspire healthy eating and digestion. Even utilizing just a few feng shui suggestions can make your dining experience so much more pleasant. Start simple.
1- Eat in your [...]

 
Have you used feng shui around your desk? It’s a great way to “test drive” feng shui, to see how well it works for you — while creating a more functional and ENJOYABLE workspace.
WHERE TO START
 
In feng shui, we work with a 3×3 grid called a BAGUA (said “bagg-wahh”). The grid is placed over your [...]

If you are looking for a way to include the “wow” factor in your complete home design, nothing says “Wow” like an indoor wall fountain. Obviously, anyone visiting your home will immediately be drawn to the fountain. It will be the sound of soft, trickling water that will lead them to the fountain.
There may be [...]

Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese practice of achieving harmony with the specific placement of certain objects in your home or office, which affects the flow of energy in your surroundings, the Chi (Qi), and this can be positive or negative. Obtaining luck, health and prosperity is usually the main focus of using Feng Shui. [...]

 
 
Count your Blessings like gold. 
Take a few moments every evening to think about all the good things that happened to you today and to express your gratitude for what you have received. Small things count, too, it doesn’t all have to be spectacular. It’s not what happened that’s important; it’s getting in [...]

 
Growing wealth will involve good placement in your environment but it is also very important to address your own personal thoughts and behavior towards money. Wealth starts with attitude.

Pay attention to how you handle money every day. 
Do you keep paper money neatly sorted in your wallet or money clip, or [...]

Add a healthy plant with round leaves 
According to the Bagua, the wealth area of your home or office is associated with the wood element. Wood can be represented by a wooden piece of furniture, the green color on any surface, plants and fresh flowers.
The Chinese community has been using for decades certain specific plants to [...]

 
 
Use the element of Water to enhance your wealth area.  
Aquariums, images representing water and water features like fountains are a boost for the wealth area of your home or office.
A lot of Chinese restaurants showcase aquariums or fish imageries at their entrances. An Element of water at the entrance symbolizes new [...]

 
Accent your money areas with the colors green, red or purple. 
Green symbolizes vitality and growth
Red brings energy and power 
Purple is the best color for wealth. 
Gold signifies luxury. Donald Trump uses a lot of gold for his properties. 
You can place a big chunk of purple amethyst in your wealth area and have [...]

 
 
Enhance your area with symbols of prosperity:
 
You can place a bowl of coins (add your loose change to it every day), a “lucky bamboo” plant, or anything that symbolizes success and prosperity to you. 
There are lots of Chinese luck symbols available, but you don’t have to use them unless you want to. 
A [...]

 
Your Front Door can Enhance Your Wealth: 
Is your front door hidden? Does your home or office face away from the street?
If your entrance cannot easily be seen from the street, opportunities and income have a harder time getting to you.
Invite chi to your front door by placing lights or moving objects or colors along the way. [...]

 
To enhance Your Wealth Area you need to:
Clear out any clutter from these important areas.
 Clutter is a sign of stagnant energy, and clutter in your wealth areas can clog up your cash flow. Getting rid of clutter is one of the most powerful ways to shift the energy up.
 
Fix things that are [...]

 
 
Feng shui associates prosperity with the back left corner of any space. Stand at your front door facing into the house; your wealth area is at the back of the house on the left-hand side. There’s also a wealth area within each room: facing in from the doorway, it’s the corner area in [...]

 
The Wood element relates to green and brown colors. It is an element that represents growth. It is always restful and grounding to have wood in an environment. It has a lot of energy. It represents all living trees and plants.
 The areas in the home associated with the wood elements are family [...]

Finding Your Wealth Area

Feng shui associates prosperity with the back left corner of any space. Stand at your front door facing into the house; your wealth area is at the back of the house on the left-hand side. There’s also a wealth area within each room: facing in from the doorway, it’s the corner [...]

Growing wealth will involve good placement in your environment but it is also very important to address your own personal thoughts and behavior towards money. Wealth starts with attitude.

Why do some people feel wealthy with a few dollars and others poor with Millions? The answer is: Attitude. Wealth is a state of mind!