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Explore 6 common Feng Shui renovation mistakes and practical design tips to keep wealth energy flowing in your home.

Key Takeaways

Keep entryways clean, bright, and uncluttered to welcome wealth energy.
Use mirrors and shoe cabinets strategically to maintain positive Feng Shui without sacrificing convenience.
Bright lighting in the 'Yintang' area is crucial for good fortune.
Select apartment units carefully to avoid door conflicts and energy drain from elevators.
Balance traditional Feng Shui concepts with practical modern design for effective wealth retention.

What the video covers

The video discusses six common Feng Shui mistakes in home renovations that cause wealth leakage.
Master Yili explains how to balance traditional Feng Shui principles with modern design and construction.
Entryways are critical as the 'God of Wealth' enters there; cluttered shoes and poor lighting block positive energy.
Mirrors in entryways should be placed thoughtfully to avoid startling occupants and maintain good energy flow.
Shoe cabinets should be closed and odor-free to keep the entrance clean and welcoming for wealth energy.
Bright lighting in the inner entryway ('bright hall' or 'Yintang') is essential to attract good fortune.
Choosing apartment units away from elevator lobbies prevents energy loss due to door conflicts and elevator movement.
The wealth position in a home is debated among Feng Shui schools, but it generally involves the diagonal from the door and energy flow.
Movement and balance of yin and yang energies in decoration and furniture placement promote prosperity.
Practical advice is given for small apartments, bed placement, and avoiding oppressive design elements like beams.

Chapters

Why is the entryway important in Feng Shui for wealth?

The entryway is considered the gateway where the God of Wealth enters. Keeping it clean, bright, and uncluttered ensures positive energy flows into the home, attracting wealth.

How should mirrors be placed in the entryway according to Feng Shui?

Mirrors should not startle people when they enter. A good placement is on the back of the door or inside the shoe cabinet door, allowing a quick check before leaving without disrupting energy flow.

What is the significance of lighting in the 'Yintang' area?

The 'Yintang,' or bright hall, is like the face of the home. Bright lighting here is essential to maintain good luck and positive energy, even keeping lights on at night if possible.

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Design with reason, decorate without wasting money. Hello everyone, I’m Masha. Today’s episode is very special! Usually on this channel, we chat about design, renovations, and tell you from a practical perspective what decorations you shouldn't just do blindly. So today, we are very pleased

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to welcome Master Yili to "Design with Reason." Welcome, Master. Hello, hello, hello. I want to apologize to the Master in advance, but today I’m going to get to the bottom of things! Since homeowners definitely have a lot of questions, we’ll use

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six of the most common renovation topics to break them down one by one. Master Yili will tell us how to address and navigate Feng Shui, and I will be responsible for explaining how to actually implement it in your home

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through design flow, dimensions, and construction. People often joke that the end of science is metaphysics.

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Today, we won't talk about anything mystical; we’ll discuss how traditional Feng Shui can be applied to modern homes so we can live with peace of mind and common sense. Here comes the first question. If you’re interested, the first area is the

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entryway, which is actually where the God of Wealth enters. Entryways often have shoe cabinets, which is fine, but if the floor is covered in shoes, it’ll smoke out the God of Wealth—that’s a professional hazard for him.

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So, I’d like to ask: is it necessary to have a mirror, and if so, how should it be placed?

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Well, many people want to check their appearance before heading out. Right. Of course, having a mirror in the entryway is fine. We usually consider it from a scientific perspective: will you be startled by the mirror when you enter? If you open the door and

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suddenly see something, you might get scared. But you could attach it to the back of the door—it's covered when the door is open, and when I close the door, I can check myself before leaving. The best way is to have it inside the

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shoe cabinet; open the door to check, then close it. Did the audience catch the right answer? Second question: shoe cabinets are for storing shoes, but for the sake of convenience, we often leave frequently worn shoes out. Does this

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affect the ability to accumulate wealth? And shoe cabinets can have odors; will that affect the aura?

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Actually, just as the director said, the doorway is where the God of Wealth enters. If we walk into a friend's house and the entrance smells bad, the first thing you think is...

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It feels strange and uncomfortable. The doorway is what we call the "gateway of energy," the main gate that welcomes guests, so it must be clean and tidy.

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That's why I always recommend shoe cabinets with doors to keep everything hidden. You can build them floor-to-ceiling, and it’s very popular now to leave a small space at the bottom for your everyday slippers.

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That’s perfectly fine—it’s just for convenience when entering and leaving. Feng Shui should still account for convenience, so you have to find a balance. Next is the entryway. What I actually care about most, besides keeping shoes tucked away, is not

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leaving them outside because that’s a public space. First, as they say in Buddhism, you shouldn’t take advantage of others.

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Also, it’s important to note that many modern buildings use energy-saving motion-sensor lights. Yes. As soon as you close your door, it’s pitch black out there.

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Right, we often talk about the entrance—this is my entryway, my "bright hall." The elders always say, "What's wrong with your 'bright hall'!" That’s what they mean. So, your "bright hall" must be bright. It’s just like a

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person’s face, which we call the "Yintang" (fortune center). Haven’t we all seen this in movies and on TV? "Master, your Yintang is darkened, what’s going on?" It means you’re having bad luck or poor energy!

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We can’t do much about the elevator lobby outside because it’s a public space. However, I always tell clients that if you’re renovating, try to add a light at your doorway. If you can’t because it’s a public area, then make

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the light in your indoor entryway very bright. I even keep the lights on when I sleep; I want my Yintang to be bright. If we refer to the area outside the main door by the elevator as the "outer

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entryway," then the area inside the main door is the "inner entryway." Regarding the light before you enter, if you plan your renovation well, you can use your own power and not rely on the building’s. You can keep your outer

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entryway bright all day, making money 24 hours a day, you know? Wouldn't it be great to hear the sound of money coming in even while you sleep?

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The area here is called the "Yintang," so we often have a saying: "Out of ten wealthy people, nine..." Because we are very bright.

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Then I should also... The outer foyer is actually called the "bright hall." For instance, when you enter a community building, there is a hallway. There's a unit here, one here, another here, and one here, and the elevator is over here. So, which unit

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do we choose? I would definitely choose these two units; I wouldn't choose the ones by the elevator.

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Would you choose this side? Why? Because door-to-door alignment causes "door conflict," which is correct.

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Furthermore, the elevator is constantly moving, and it will take your energy field away. Since you're the professional, you should go first; I just don't hold the compass.

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Right. The first consideration is the "breath intake" point, but the second point is that if my door is here, the hallway I see looking out is longer.

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I have a longer path to walk; if it were short, I'd just hit a wall.

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So, we would choose the two on the sides. Yes, yes, yes, that's about it.

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We could talk about this for ages. Yeah, yeah, let's not get off track. Regarding dealing with the odors in the inner foyer's shoe cabinet, is it better for maintaining the energy field? Okay.

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So, in the inner foyer's shoe cabinet, we should actually handle some dehumidifying and deodorizing electronic equipment, so umbrellas can be placed inside the inner foyer's cabinet.

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The design allows it, right? As long as the design is clever, they can go in, because some masters mind umbrellas, after all, they still look like individual spikes.

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In Zi Wei Dou Shu, it's called the "Yang Ren" or "Qing Yang," which refers to these spike-like shapes. They do represent a form of "shape conflict," but it's fine—I'll just put them away. OK, the third question: when

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decorating a house, every owner hopes for good luck after moving in. There's something called the "wealth position"—must you place something there for it to be considered a wealth position?

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Also, is the wealth position really at the 45-degree angle diagonal from the living room entrance? And what if that 45-degree angle just happens to be a floor-to-ceiling window, where there isn't even a corner formed by walls?

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How should that wealth position be handled? Oh, we could talk for a whole episode on this. Right. Feng Shui actually has many schools, just like in "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" with Linghu Chong, where the Huashan Sect is divided into

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the "Qi Sect" and the "Sword Sect." The Qi Sect focuses only on inner energy, while the Sword Sect focuses only on sword techniques. Feng Shui is the same—I only focus on the form, meaning the shapes you can see, which is called

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the "Form School." I don't look at that; I only look at "Li-Qi" (energy principle), like the Bagua compass, the cardinal directions, and the hexagrams—this is called Li-Qi.

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Wow, you are so insightful. So, like Linghu Chong would ask, can't I use them both together?

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Right, I can just use the two of them together, can't I? The form is what we call the diagonal from the door, which is "Form," but it also has to account for "Qi." So, there are many schools of

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thought regarding Feng Shui wealth positions. If this school points here, that school points there, and another school also agrees, then three schools overlap, so I’d naturally use that spot. Sometimes the diagonal from the door doesn't necessarily have all those

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schools overlapping;

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just like pouring a basin of water at the doorway; it will flow along and eventually settle over there.

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So, since the Qi settles there, it is called the wealth position. Yes, so if there’s a floor-to-ceiling window or a transparent window behind that corner, it’s called "wealth leaking," or "leaking wealth." Leaking wealth makes it easy for people to come

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and borrow money from you, so you should cover it up—about an arm's width, maybe 30 or 40 centimeters; that’s the spacing for the wealth position.

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So, the curtains should be opaque. But must you place a treasure basin, amethyst cave, or lucky cat in the wealth position? I’ve seen people be quite cute, putting out gold ingots, a treasure basin, a lucky cat next to it,

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and maybe a money toad, but then that area ends up looking like a department store, you know? Is the wealth-gathering effect good in that case?

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Many do it because clients have gold ingots from temples, lucky gold coins, and all sorts of New Year trinkets they just pile up there. But we often say small items have small effects, while large items have greater energy.

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A wealth position should actually be bright, clean, stable, and have symbols that represent gathering Qi and attracting wealth. You can put wealth-attracting items there, but if you put too many, it becomes cluttered.

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It’s better to just pick the largest one, or one or two symbolic items, and that’s enough. Our philosophy is very simple, because our senses are dull— we call ourselves Muggles, we can't sense energy—so regardless of whether you put out a lucky cat, a "rolling in

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wealth" ornament, a Pixiu, or crystals, these things are all just metaphysical speculation. Because I don't know what their magnetic field is actually like.

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Exactly, they might just clash with each other when placed together. Since we can't sense it, right?

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So we always suggest that clients just place a plant, a broad-leaf, rounded-leaf plant; it has vitality, and seeing it grow well represents that my flow of wealth is good.

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If it withers or becomes a mess, the luck is bad; trim it or prune it, and if it's too ugly, boss, just get a new one. Hey, I'd like to respond to that: what if I place a small table in the

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foyer and put a money tree there? Of course you can, but is that actually my wealth corner? Right? We still insist that you can place it elsewhere, that's fine, but in the wealth corner, you can place a money tree or a jade

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plant, but the key is that I want a wealth-gathering bowl underneath. I often see some business owners place a ton of things in their wealth corner; it’s really like a department store, where the door won't even open because

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of the clutter, or they install a water feature that requires us to add an extra outlet for plant lights and a water tank, which then needs to be cleaned of grime. Actually, the things that are really flowing out are the

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electricity bills, maintenance costs, and construction budgets. Before getting these wealth-attracting items, make sure you can maintain them; keeping that spot clean, stable, and comfortable is what truly makes it a good wealth corner. Hmm, regarding these things, like the Director

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mentioned, is it enough to just place them there? No. Just placing them there is useless.

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Really? Then how... This has already changed. In the principles of the I Ching, it's said that "solitary yin does not produce, and solitary yang does not grow," because the Taiji is yin and yang, right? " Yin does not produce" means females

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alone can't create things, and "yang does not grow" means males alone can't create things; so no matter what you place in your wealth corner, if you just leave it there, it remains "yin and static." That's why I've heard that

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for an amethyst cave, you have to " nurture" it; apparently, you have to spray it with clean water once a week.

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Spray it with clean water, and you have to purify it, right? Yes, it’s actually the same principle. Once you've placed your items, they should be still; you must then add movement, for when yin and yang combine, prosperity is born. This is the most

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essential wisdom of our ancestors, speaking directly to the balance of yin and yang. So, how do we introduce movement? First, you must go out and work to earn money. You can’t just set everything up and then do absolutely nothing. In the study of

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BaZi, there’s an important concept: " What I overcome is my wealth." Why did the ancestors say I must overcome in order to gain wealth? Because " overcoming" requires proactive effort, which is why when objects are still, I must add movement. Our philosophy is

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simple. Why should I keep a treasure bowl nearby? Because you need to deposit money; just as your phone needs charging every day, your wealth corner needs it too. Charging it by keeping a water feature in the office and

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dropping money in daily is one method, much like the concept of a wishing well .

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Exactly, but where does this money come from? You have to strive for it. This money comes from my daily life. Whenever I’m out and see a business thriving, I’ll go spend money there, then get 50-dollar coins in change. Since

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they're so busy, it's like a temple of wealth. When I spend money there, am I not exchanging "big money" for "small money "? Isn't that like getting a "mother coin"? After exchanging, I bring it home and drop it into my wealth corner,

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into my treasure bowl. That’s very resourceful. Is that what you call a... It’s actually a form of circulating economy.

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This is the "movement" of yang. By going here today, there tomorrow, and elsewhere the day after, I’m drawing in wealth from all directions and bringing it back to my home's wealth corner.

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So, Master, let me ask you: when that treasure bowl or water jar is filled with those 50-dollar coins, what then?

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Once it's full, you take them out, count them, and deposit them into your bank account. Oh, I see.

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That lump sum goes into your personal account, and then you can withdraw it to use as you please. That’s why I tell people: that jar you’ve filled will easily hold 80,000 to 100,000. A young couple could use it to plan a

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little trip—it’s very fulfilling. It’s a simple concept of movement, but if you keep at it daily, you’ll definitely feel the results.

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Audience, did you find today's advice full of solid value? Right here is fine. Moving on to the fourth question, everyone thinks the sofa must be placed firmly, since it's the centerpiece of the living room, but does it really have to be against a

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wall? Many trendy sofa layouts aren't against a wall, but instead have a desk or a half-wall behind them. If it's a half-wall, how high should it be?

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Having a walkway behind the sofa instead of a wall is actually acceptable. Generally speaking, there is a saying: "A pond in front and a mountain behind." But honestly, if this "mountain" behind me has a little distance, don't you feel more at ease?

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If someone is standing too close to you , it’s not exactly comfortable, is it ? The point is whether the sofa is stable; that is the primary requirement . If I sit down and the sofa slides backward, or if it's too light and

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keeps shifting around, that's unstable. So, first, the sofa must be stable. Second, having a wall behind it is great, and generally, the wall should be a bit higher than the edge of the sofa. The ideal height would be—

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The Feng Shui ruler measurements. Aim for the red markings. Where should I look on the ruler?

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Look at the top. The top? The top is Yang, the bottom is Yin. Right, the bottom is Yin. I think I've said too much.

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I've learned a lot; my expertise has certainly increased a bit. The sofa needs support, it needs support, but many modern designs place a desk behind it.

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That also counts as support. In fact, having a desk behind the sofa is fantastic. As for how to arrange a home desk, I always say to learn from how a boss does it. The desk is always positioned this way, sitting against

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the wall—right? And there's open space in front; that's the boss's "bright hall." Exactly, it’s the same as a boss's office; the view must be open to achieve success.

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So, placing the desk here with the sofa and the living room coffee table in front—that is also my "bright hall." It's perfect. The "mountain" support behind the sofa doesn't necessarily have to be a wall. Truly good support means you feel completely stable when

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sitting down, and the flow of movement is smooth when you stand up. Moving on to the fifth question, a five-star difficulty one. Teacher, we really have to be considerate of the small apartments in Taipei nowadays. If you tell a homeowner not to store anything

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under their bed, you know they'll have a breakdown! They probably aren't worried about Feng Shui; they're more likely to say, "Director, then why don't I just put my stuff at your place ?" So I must get to the bottom of this

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for everyone: can we really use storage under the bed? Everything is about energy flow. In our study of traditional Feng Shui, sleep is meant to recharge and restore your vitality. Therefore, the air needs to circulate cleanly, which is why we are

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so particular about the positioning of your bed. Can you store things under your bed? There’s no choice. In our current environment, even metaphysics must evolve with the times and adapt to the circumstances. Houses are so small now—you put a bed in a tiny room, add

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a small desk or vanity, and that's it, no more space. So, yes, you can store things underneath, but follow these principles: keep it clean, keep it organized, and ensure there's no odor.

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We used to build those storage cabinets underneath as well. You might think it’s clean when covered, but it’s not. Dust still finds its way in.

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Exactly, so you still have to clean it regularly, and don't store anything too strange underneath. We’ve actually encountered people who wanted to store tools underneath, like hammers, drills, nails, and saws. I asked them, "Are you planning to perform surgery down there?

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" Some people, in order to conceive, might place specific items like baby shoes or fertility charms; that’s okay, but put them away afterward.

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Don't leave weird things out. In the renovation industry for all these years , because living spaces vary, design thinking must evolve. If you're in a small home and really need airflow under the bed to maintain your energy and vital field,

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then current small-space designs have shifted toward modular, box-like structures, perhaps using three movable units. When you need the sleeping area, you pop it open, lower the bed, and since it has four legs, it actually allows for airflow underneath. When you

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need a workspace, that cabinet unit comes out, and once you open the top and bottom panels, it’s a desk. True, the design mindset for small homes today is quite different from the past, and this approach can help avoid the

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Feng Shui issues the master mentioned earlier. It offers great flexibility, but in principle, the bed should still be kept clean and tidy. What if we elevate it and use a hidden staircase, since even stairs are being hidden nowadays? We

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can’t have the whole staircase sitting there taking up space. If we elevate the bed, can we ensure the bed is stable and balanced?

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So, it becomes a storage area under the bed. Is that acceptable? In principle, it’s acceptable, but you must consider the space above.

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It shouldn't feel too oppressive. It's great to hear the teacher tease the director like that, but we still need to establish a priority.

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So, the first priority is that the bed must be stable and balanced, and once that's settled, the user should feel a sense of openness when sitting up in bed.

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In principle, it should feel open, because, after all, sleeping requires a sense of space so you won't feel oppressed; oppression can easily affect one's peace of mind. Furthermore, those movable bed frames are actually a choice of last resort.

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Storage beds really aren't for everyone . Sometimes the mattress is heavy, the hardware is difficult to use, and plus, we’re tired; in the end, we just won't open them at all. So, design isn't about filling every centimeter.

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You want to maximize space efficiency, but that doesn't mean maximizing clutter. Agreed. This is also a common dilemma we designers face with clients.

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Actually, take beams for instance; sometimes the higher the floor, the larger the beam. Everyone knows the feng shui basics to avoid, and they know the head of the bed shouldn't be under a beam, but where else can you

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put it? The bed shouldn't face the window either. Usually, clients will just tell you, "Just design a cabinet under the beam!" But I feel that if I'm lying there, that cabinet behind me isn't functional at all. You have to

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stand on a soft mattress with no support, then try to open the cabinet and move things around? So today, I'd like to ask the teacher: does a cabinet hanging over the head of the bed also create what is known as "oppression by

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a beam" in feng shui? And another thing many designers do regarding beams— since the issue is the sharp corners— is, if we turn those corners into curves to soften them, does that eliminate the "beam oppression" problem ?

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First of all, you're right about the beam. Because it has right angles, that right angle is called a "knife edge," so wherever that knife cuts, that’s where you'll feel the pain. Of course, if the beam is very thick, having it

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over me also creates a sense of oppression, which is why it's called " pressure." Turning it into a curve is possible, but you still have to consider whether the beam itself is large or small.

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Right. There are those massive beams in buildings with a dozen or twenty floors ; you won't feel much of a difference even if you try to disguise them, so it's better to avoid them if possible.

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Adding hanging cabinets behind the bed is certainly convenient, and as long as it's a solid piece, it's fine—just make sure there’s no beam pressing down. Having a cabinet behind you is generally okay, though you should consider the risk of items falling and

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hitting your head during an earthquake. Can we use lighting on the cabinets or the headboard to compensate for it?

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Lighting works too, because we often say beams are problematic due to the shadows they cast; if I add lights to illuminate it, the shadow disappears, and visually, the beam's shape is gone.

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To solve the issue of a large beam over the bed, you can camouflage it with cabinets or lighting. If the beam is relatively small—under 30 centimeters —you can simply use a curved design to soften the edges.

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Some spaces allow for larger, more decorative curved lines, which can look quite beautiful. Alright, next is whether a bed can be placed against a window. In ancient times, you couldn't, because windows weren't good—wooden windows would rattle in the wind,

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letting in drafts and rain. But modern airtight windows are so effective that there's no wind, and if you're in a high-rise, there’s no noisy traffic, so it’s actually fine to place it there. We still focus on form and qi. If the qi is good, I’d

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confidently place the bed there. But what if you often can't, and you're forced to place it against a bathroom wall? What should you do?

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As a last resort, if the wall is shared with a bathroom and the toilet is on the other side, and my bed is on this side, that might still be acceptable. But if the toilet is attached to that same wall and my

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head is against it, that’s a no-go— that’s absolutely forbidden. Right. I’ve heard a question about whether the pathways on both sides of a double bed represent the couple's career luck, especially since both partners often have their own careers now. But you

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know, some rooms are just really small. If you try to put paths on both sides, actually...

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You can't walk through them. Right, what do we do? That's just a path you can't walk on.

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Actually, this is what we call "each object has its own Taiji"; any given location can serve as a center of energy. So, I can sit on the main sofa in the living room, where there should be an open space in front to see the "

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dragon and tiger" sides; the living room can also be used to assess the career prospects of the hosts. In our bedroom, the bed can serve as our " Taiji point." So when I lie down with my head facing this way, the left side

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is the Dragon side, and the right side is the Tiger side. So leaving a passageway on the left Dragon side creates balance, similar to what we say about office setups for bosses.

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When sleeping, look at how the emperors did it. How did ancient emperors sleep? The dragon couch they slept on, if you look at the ones in the Forbidden City, it's a small, enclosed space surrounded on all sides.

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Yes. The point is to keep the energy contained; that’s why some luxury homes with vast, empty master bedrooms just feel cold when you enter. A bedroom shouldn't be too big; it should be smaller than the living area. Now

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that we've established it should be small, does a walkway really need to be left? No, it's not strictly necessary to leave one. It must be left, but there is one principle: the Dragon side is where my head is when I lie down,

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which is my left hand. Because the Azure Dragon is an auspicious animal, I can lean on it. So, that side of the bed can be against the left wall, as sometimes you do need to be against a wall.

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You can lean on the left side, but try your best not to lean on the right side , because after all, the right side is the Tiger, and getting too close to it might be problematic.

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Our colleagues now know how to draw the layout. Because some spaces are really not enough; you can't leave room on both sides. Some master bedrooms I see are truly ridiculously small. Now you know how challenging the current space

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constraints are for us designers. Exactly, many conditions have to be objectively considered before we even start drafting. Right, exactly.

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Right, adding another question I wanted to ask: for example, in a master bedroom now, many women dream of having a walk-in closet.

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But some people feel that having a walk-in closet means the husband might have a mistress.

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They say a room within a room implies a second wife. Yes, a room within a room implies a second wife, so is it okay to have one? Or how should it be designed?

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Actually, some large houses have master bedrooms with two walk-in closets—one for the man and one for the woman. What is your take on that, Master?

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Regarding the "room within a room" Feng Shui taboo, we aren't too concerned about it. But if it bothers you, don't make the walk-in closet door look like the bedroom door. Don't use those round doorknobs; just use a push door, or

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even keep it open, or make it an open-concept design. Let's look at the "room within a room" from another perspective. When I walk in through my main entrance, is it one big space?

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And how many smaller rooms are inside that, right? Right. Exactly. And our whole family is living in a bunch of these two, three, four, five, or six rooms. It makes sense logically, doesn't it?

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It does. It makes sense. Having a walk-in closet in the master bedroom is fine. The key is just to make sure the door doesn't face the bed, which would create a " door clash." So, after talking through these issues with Master Yili today, I

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actually have a much clearer idea of how to help clients create better spatial flow and foster good financial luck. Feng Shui is really about order, stability, flow, and a sense of security. Design, on the other hand, deals with circulation, lighting,

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ventilation, proportions, storage, and the user's sense of safety. After listening to this episode, you don't need to go home and start tearing down your entryway or throwing away everything under your bed. What you really need to check today is: first,

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does your space make you feel pressured , cluttered, or uncomfortable every day ? Second, is your design actually just adding more cleaning, maintenance, and usage costs just for a little extra storage or a symbolic impression? Third , are the things you spent money on

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actually helping your life, or are they draining it? If a home allows you to sleep well, move around easily, find your belongings, and keep the space clean effortlessly, then I believe it is a great living environment from both

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a design and Feng Shui perspective. So, good Feng Shui isn't about filling your home with stuff, but about letting a person feel settled when they return home, making life flow smoothly, and ensuring money doesn't just inexplicably slip away. If you still

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have any questions about Feng Shui, please consult Master Yili. Thanks to our Director Marsha. Regarding our Feng Shui services, if fans need us to visit your home for an inspection, our fee is 18,800. Through our Director, we offer

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a discounted rate of 16,800 to help you get settled and boost your prosperity. Thank you so much, Teacher Yi, for joining us at Design No Magic today to help clarify some feng shui issues, and I'd like to ask everyone, how many of

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these feng shui problems did you find in your own home? If you enjoyed today's authentic conversation between feng shui and design, we can tackle even more exciting topics in the next episode. For instance, how do you actually fix issues like having a

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bathroom by the front door, doors facing each other, or "piercing" layouts? Or is there a way to find solutions through interior design?

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Please let me know in the comments section. Design No Magic, we specialize in renovation without wasting your money. I'm Marsha, see you next time.

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