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As an employee, have you ever thought about how to arrange your office furniture? As a company owner, have you ever considered how to best arrange your office furniture? Now, let me tell you, whether you are an employee or a boss, how to arrange your office furniture according to feng shui principles!
Feng Shui of Office Furniture Placement
Feng Shui Considerations for Office Furniture Placement
1. Avoid sitting with your back to the door.
If your desk is placed near the door and you sit with your back to the door, this is the first basic principle to avoid when arranging your desk.
The door is the necessary passage for people to enter, and it is the air vent of the office, a place where both positive and negative energy enter. If a person sits with their back to the door, without any support behind them, they will be constantly impacted by the mixed energy of people coming and going. Over time, this will cause the office worker in this position to be in a subconscious state of tension, sometimes feeling as if someone is watching them, leading to chaotic thoughts, poor decision-making, an inability to focus on tasks, a constant feeling of restlessness, and even kidney problems, back pain, and encounters with backstabbing colleagues and disputes at work. In Feng Shui, this situation is called "cold wind blowing on the back."
One solution is to adjust the placement of the desk, moving it to a position where you are not sitting with your back to the door. However, it is not easy for junior office workers to adjust the position of their desks, as many desks are placed according to work requirements. In this case, we can choose a chair with a backrest, which not only provides support but also blocks the impact of negative energy.
Second, avoid sitting near windows in corridors.
Windows are air intakes for a house, bringing in both positive and negative energy. However, windows facing pedestrian walkways not only bring in mixed energy from passersby but also create noise pollution from footsteps, chatter, and other disturbances, disrupting one's work. Placing one's desk under such a window is equivalent to placing it under negative influences; if one needs to work on company secrets, there will naturally be concerns about being spied on. Working at such a desk near a window makes it difficult to concentrate.
The solution is to place the desk as far away from the window as possible, at a distance where people in the aisle cannot clearly see the documents on the desk. Also, use curtains to frequently block the window, preventing the shadows of people moving around outside from affecting the worker's concentration.
Third, avoid sitting with a window behind you.
Many modern upscale offices feature bright floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking surrounding buildings, creating a sense of superiority and comfort. Some people like to place their desks parallel to the windows, positioning their seats between the desk and the window, using the window as a backdrop. This placement of the desk is incorrect.
Having a window behind you is as undesirable as having a door behind you. Windows are entrances for light and air, and the principle is the same as the taboo of sitting with your back to a door.
Solutions: First, adjust the position of your desk; second, choose a chair with a high back.
Fourth, it is advisable to have a solid backing behind you when you sit.
From a Feng Shui perspective, the first principle of good Feng Shui is "mountains surrounding and water embracing," meaning that having a mountain behind you for support brings prosperity, and having water surrounding you in front brings wealth. Therefore, a seat must have a mountain behind it to benefit the worker's career. In an office, the so-called "mountain" is a wall, and the seat should be as close to the wall as possible, with minimal space between the wall and the seat.
V. Choosing an appropriate office desk
Nowadays, most office desks are made of wood. However, for someone whose birth chart indicates an aversion to wood, using a wooden desk can actually bring misfortune. We can choose an office desk that is beneficial to our birth chart's elements. If there aren't many options regarding material, we can use color and style to compensate for any shortcomings.
Colors associated with fire: red, purple
Colors associated with Earth: yellow, coffee, tea, brown
Colors associated with metal: white, gold, silver
Colors associated with water: black, blue, gray
Colors associated with the element of wood: green, cyan, emerald green
In other words, if someone's birth chart indicates a preference for fire, they can choose a maroon desk; if it indicates a preference for water, they can choose a dark blue desk, and so on. Furthermore, if there are health issues with internal organs, colors can also be used to compensate. For example, some people frequently socialize and drink alcohol for work, which can strain their liver and cause persistent pain. In this case, a green wooden desk can help balance the liver's element. Similarly, someone with kidney problems can choose colors associated with water to balance the kidney's element. Those with heart problems can choose colors associated with fire, those with digestive issues can choose colors associated with earth, and those with lung problems can choose colors associated with metal. In short, a comfortable desk at work not only helps us maintain a healthy lifestyle but also subtly benefits our health.
Currently, the dominant style for office desks remains the sleek and simple rectangular shape. However, those with some knowledge of Feng Shui can choose a desk style that is more beneficial to them. One option is a desk where the three sides closest to the user are straight lines, while the outermost edge facing the user is semi-circular. Another option is a desk that is entirely curved, like a belt wrapping around the user. Feng Shui emphasizes principles such as mountains embracing water and jade belts encircling the waist. This type of desk, which embraces the user, not only benefits the user by gathering auspicious energy but also, most importantly, can neutralize negative energy. Therefore, it's best if there are no colleagues opposite this type of desk, as it may bring bad luck to them.
6. Avoid reflecting light in mirrors.
Many offices have large full-length mirrors, and some people who care about their appearance like to place a mirror on their desks. While the desire to look good is human nature, if you're constantly reflected in a mirror, over time you might find yourself experiencing dizziness, poor decision-making, insomnia, and other health problems that weaken your constitution. In Feng Shui, mirrors are called "light sha" (光煞), a tool for warding off evil spirits; the world reflected in a mirror is called an illusion, which can cause mental confusion and disorientation. Modern buildings often use glass to cover the entire wall of a building, which is the most powerful form of light sha. People living in homes exposed to this light will experience many misfortunes; severe light sha can even bring bloodshed, trouble, and financial loss. Therefore, if you are frequently reflected in a large mirror, it's best to avoid it altogether.
7. Avoid having beams pressing down on the top.
In the office, some people have a beam directly above their heads, while others have a low ceiling. In Feng Shui, these things are called "beam pressing down on the head," which means that over time, it will cause people to experience work pressure, be blamed by their superiors, be slandered by petty people, suffer from neck pain, and have their luck blocked.
Solution: In Feng Shui, gourds are used to ward off illness and absorb negative energy. Buy a few decorative vines with gourds attached from an arts and crafts store and wrap them around the beam. This is both aesthetically pleasing and neutralizes the negative energy from the overhead beam.
8. How to properly attract romance/luck
Many people jokingly ask their friends, "Any luck with romance lately?" Actually, people with "peach blossom luck" in their destiny are often considered attractive, possessing literary or artistic talent, and thus easily attract the opposite sex. However, this refers to legitimate romantic opportunities. Those with weak romantic luck can enhance their luck by arranging their peach blossom position (a specific area in Feng Shui) to improve their chances of finding a partner. Incorrect arrangements can bring misfortune or even romantic setbacks. Those hoping to boost their romantic luck can place a vase filled with water and fresh flowers in their peach blossom position; during peach blossom season, it's best to use peach blossom branches.
How do I determine my own Peach Blossom position?
For those born in the years of the Monkey, Rat, and Chen, the Peach Blossom position is due west.
For those born in the years of the Tiger, Horse, and Dog, their Peach Blossom luck position is due east.
For those born in the years of the Pig, Rabbit, and Sheep, the Peach Blossom position is due north.
For those born in the years of the Snake, Rooster, and Ox, the Peach Blossom direction is due south.
9. Effectively boosts wealth luck
Placing wealth-attracting items in the wealth corner of the office can boost the overall financial fortune of the office. The exact wealth corner, whether it's a windfall, unexpected wealth, or regular wealth corner, requires a professional feng shui assessment. Some wealth-attracting items shouldn't be placed randomly, such as water dispensers, fish tanks, and air conditioners. However, even those unfamiliar with feng shui will likely place certain auspicious wealth-attracting objects after reading this article.
For example, Pixiu (also known as Bixie), Qilin, Dragon Turtle, and Golden Toad are all feng shui items that quickly attract wealth. However, their placement differs. The first three should be placed with their heads facing the door or window, while the Golden Toad should be placed with its head facing inwards. This is because Pixiu, Qilin, and Dragon Turtle are believed to attract wealth from all directions, while the Golden Toad is believed to spit out money. Therefore, their placement differs. Furthermore, these wealth-attracting items must be consecrated to be effective.
Basic Feng Shui Knowledge for Office Furniture
(1) Office feng shui should be based on the person in charge or the highest supervisor to find auspicious locations.
(2) The office door must be larger than the door opposite, because a larger door wins in terms of presence, while a smaller door loses.
(3) If the ceiling or walls of the office are leaking, seeping, or cracked, it is a sign of financial loss and should be repaired as soon as possible.
(4) A high ceiling in the office is auspicious. A low ceiling is oppressive and inauspicious, and it will also affect the development of business and the ventilation will be poor.
(5) The office door should not face utility poles, big trees, chimneys or roads.
(6) If there is a water tap next to the office supervisor or person in charge, it means that wealth will be lost. There must be a solid support behind him.
(7) The office staircase should not face the main door, otherwise the intake and exhaust of energy will clash, which is detrimental to wealth and health.
(8) The wealth position in the office is diagonally opposite the entrance. This position should be bright and clean, and it is not advisable to leave the door empty or place fake flowers.
(9) It is very unlucky to have the toilet right next to the office entrance. This is because the toilet blocks the flow of positive energy, which is very detrimental to business and finances.
(10) An office without windows is very unlucky. Because air cannot circulate, it is lifeless.
(11) If your desk faces the toilet door, it will be affected by the foul odor of the toilet and will eventually fail.
(12) The desk should not be old or damaged, otherwise it will harm one's fortune.
(13) It is best to use wood for office desks. Using iron or steel will affect the magnetic field and is slightly undesirable.
(14) There should be no beams or hanging lights above the desk, otherwise it will be detrimental to promotion and wealth.
(15) It is most undesirable to have an empty doorway behind your desk. An empty doorway means that there is a door or window behind you. This can make you feel insecure and unable to concentrate on your work.
(16) The person in charge or supervisor's desk faces the toilet, which will affect the overall operation and business development.
(17) It is best to place one end of the desk against the wall for stability. It is best to avoid placing the desk at an angle.
(18) The area behind the desk must be stationary; it is most undesirable for the area behind the desk to be a walkway or a place where people are walking. This will lead to a lack of security and restlessness.
(19) There must be a support behind the desk. The so-called support is a wall. Having a support makes it easier to do things and helps with business development. It is best for the desk of the person in charge or the accountant to be private.
(20) The office should be well lit, and natural sunlight is the best light source.
Feng Shui of Office Desk Placement
1. Ideal location for a writing desk
The placement of a desk in an office can be categorized into two scenarios based on Feng Shui principles. One scenario involves an office located in the middle of an office building, while the other involves an office located in the basement of a commercial building. In the latter case, the office is windowless. When placing a desk in a windowless office, the Feng Shui layout primarily considers two relationships:
First, the relationship between the desk and the door;
Secondly, consider the relationship between the person sitting behind the desk and the objects behind them. Two points should be noted when arranging these relationships: first, the desk should not face directly towards the entrance; second, the person sitting behind the desk should have a wall or similar support behind them, avoiding any undue emptiness.
It is also important to avoid having the desk directly facing the door. This is mainly to prevent leaders from being disturbed by noise from outside the door or being spied on while they are working. It is also important to avoid having an empty space behind the desk, so that business people sitting at the desk can reduce feelings of emptiness and insecurity from behind, and increase their sense of reliability.
When placing a writing desk, there should be a relatively spacious area in front of it. According to Feng Shui, this area is called the "life energy zone," which can broaden one's mind and spirit.
At the same time, the desk is far from the door, and the door is located at an angle to the left front of the desk, which can prevent others from peeping directly from the door and noise from outside. Behind the desk is a solid wall, which gives people a sense of solidity like a mountain and makes the desk have support.
In the second scenario, the office is located in a room with windows. When choosing a room with windows as an office, the first step is to observe the environment outside the window. It is required that when looking out the window, there should be no ominous objects such as chimneys directly in front of it.
If the office door is located in the upper left corner, the desk can be adjusted accordingly, and the effect will be just as good, unaffected by the so-called auspicious directions based on zodiac signs.
2. Taboos in the Placement of a Writing Desk
Taboos regarding the placement of a writing desk mainly refer to the fact that if the placement is unsuitable, leaders or business people may feel uncomfortable while working.
There are five main taboos regarding the placement of a writing desk:
1) Avoid sitting with your back to the door.
Placing a desk directly opposite a door, with one sitting with their back to the door, is the first thing to avoid when arranging a desk.
2) Avoid sitting with your side facing the door.
Placing the desk on the right side of the entrance, at an angle to the door, violates the taboo of sitting with one's side facing the door. This can lead to work distractions, decreased efficiency, and even negatively impact health.
3) Avoid walking near windows in corridors.
Placing a desk under a window in a pedestrian walkway is equivalent to placing it under negative energy, and it will also be constantly spied on by passersby.
4) Avoid sitting with a window behind you.
A writing desk placed parallel to a window, with the seat positioned between the window and the desk, using the window as a screen, should be avoided.
5. Avoid sitting with your back to the window.
Sitting by a window is unfavorable for business people. The constant drafts will cause back discomfort throughout the day, and over time, this can disrupt one's mental state. If exposed to a cold draft, it can easily cause the body to lose its balance, leading to illness.
Light shining in from behind creates backlighting, which is detrimental to eyesight. Sitting with one's back to a window offers no sturdy support. If the windowsill is too low, there is also a risk of accidental fall; both should be avoided.
An office is a place for work, so its environment is very important. An auspicious office environment means that the feng shui of the office is related to the rise and fall of business and the success or failure of career. Both men and women prioritize their careers, and career success depends on favorable timing, location, and people. While timing and people are unchangeable, location can be altered. The desk is the solid support of the office, so its placement is also very important. Therefore, here are some points regarding desk placement:
first,
An office desk should not be placed directly facing the door, so that business people can operate more efficiently. Also, there should not be too much empty space behind the office desk.
Secondly
It is generally considered inappropriate to place an office desk near a window close to the sidewalk, as it is believed to bring bad luck and also allows others to spy on you.
again,
The left side of the desk is the dragon position, so general office feng shui items should be placed on the left side of the desk, such as computers, in order to gain an advantage in your career.
Additionally, there are different rules for men and women when placing decorations in the office. Women should place a red ribbon or photo frame in the upper left corner of their office to enhance their interpersonal relationships and gain the trust of their superiors; men should place crystals or pig figurines in the upper right corner of their office, as these small items can boost their careers.
Furthermore, placing the desk on the right side of the entrance, at an angle to the door, is also considered bad luck. This can lead to low work efficiency and even negatively impact one's health.
It is not advisable to have a window behind your desk, and it is also taboo for business owners to sit facing a window, as this will disturb their mental state over time.
Tip:
To attract wealth, you can place some broad-leaved green plants next to your desk, but avoid keeping thorny plants, as thorns can easily injure people.
We cannot pin our future on a single table. We must understand that a person's success has many causes. External adjustments are important, but a person's effort and perseverance are even more important.
The office should ideally be located in an area of office buildings for convenient business negotiations;
The location of the office should be avoided as much as possible near places of entertainment;
The office should not be decorated too luxuriously, and the best interior colors are off-white and ivory.
The office photocopier should not be located in the White Tiger direction; the entrance of the office safe should not face the door – wealth comes and goes; the entrance of the office safe should not face the flow of water – financial losses will continue; the office safe should not be placed in a conspicuous place.
Mirrors in the office should not face the door directly-this will lead to gossip and disputes.
Mirrors in the office should be placed in dimly lit areas; the flow of movement in the office should be smooth; and the color of office desks should be as bright and light as possible.
The interior and exterior doors of the office should ideally be located on the Dragon side, not the White Tiger side. Fish tanks in the office should not be placed on the White Tiger side, but rather on the Dragon side.
An aquarium in the office should not be placed on the White Tiger side of the desk, and the master's desk should not be near the White Tiger side when receiving guests. This is considered an act of the servant deceiving the master.
The master desk should not face the bathroom door of the suite to the left or right, the master desk should not face the wall of the suite or public toilet, the master desk should not have its back to the toilet, and the master desk should not have the toilet door to the left, right, front or back-the master will not feel at ease.
The master's desk or seat should not be under a beam. The master's desk or seat should not be facing the corner of a cabinet in front, behind, left, or right. The master's desk should not face the corner of another person's house outside. There should be as much space as possible in front of the master's desk - the open space should be wide.
The layout of the master's desk should not be too cluttered. The ceiling above the master's desk should be clean and uncluttered. There should be no screen in front of the master's desk. There should be no wine cabinet in front of the master's desk. The silver shield medal should be placed inside the cabinet.
A mirror should not be hung in front of the owner's desk to reflect their own image, as it will cause them to feel restless.
A mirror should not be placed inside the master's desk facing the entrance, as it will bring much trouble.
Avoid placing flags on the right side of the master's desk;
The flag in the owner's office should ideally be placed behind the left side or on both sides.
The master office or desk should not be located below a toilet or kitchen stove;
The master office or desk should not be located above a toilet or kitchen stove;
The master office or desk should not be above or below the computer room; there should be no alleyways directly facing the master office or desk.
The master office or desk should not be located next to a waste incineration plant;
The owner's office or desk should not be located next to a public toilet;
The master's office should not be located in front of the subordinates' offices-this confuses the distinction between host and guest.
There should be no vibrating machines or motors in the White Tiger direction of the master's office;
There should be no pool above the master office;
An aquarium should not be placed to the right of the master's desk; a photocopier should not be placed to the right of the master's desk.
Do not place vine-like potted plants in the master office; do not install air conditioners or exhaust fans to the right of the master desk.
Too many pictures should not be hung in the owner's office to avoid creating a cluttered look;
The sofa should not be directly in front of the master's desk, nor should it be facing the seat; the window directly in front of the master's desk should not face a flagpole or utility pole.
No one should walk back and forth behind the master's desk.
Office Desk Edition:
There's no need to prioritize expensive or luxurious office desks; that only breeds greed and impracticality.
The ideal height for a desk is approximately [height in meters]. The color of the desk should complement the indoor lighting, with light and dark shades harmonizing.
One should not sit under a beam while sitting at an office desk, nor should the desk itself be under a beam. An office desk should not face the flow of water from a ditch outside-this is believed to lead to financial loss.
It's best to sit facing away from the current at your desk;
Your desk should not face the toilet door from the side; your desk should not be placed with its back to the toilet door or the toilet.
Toilet;
The desk should not face directly towards the entrance, and the right side of the desk should not be against a wall-this would blur the distinction between host and guest.
It's advantageous to have your desk against a wall on the left side-clearly distinguishing between host and guest; the desk and chair should not be too oppressive, but rather moderate and comfortable.
Do not place white paper on your office desk-it symbolizes restlessness.
People should not walk around behind the master's desk-it's unsettling. There should be no sharp corner of a cabinet or wall pointing directly at the chest in front of the desk.
One should not sit on an office desk directly below a shrine.
Salesperson and field salesperson should not have people walking or moving behind their desks, while accounting and finance personnel should not have people walking or moving behind their desks.
On an office desk, the Green Dragon side should be higher, while the White Tiger side should be lower and quieter. The telephone and lamps on the desk should be placed on the Green Dragon side for good luck.