Feng Shui is a Chinese art used to balance the forces of elements in a given area. Feng Shui can be used to align furniture and other features of a room to great effect. Feng Shui has been practiced for thousands years in architecture and interior design to bring a positive impact to people’s lives. 
Principles
The main objective of feng shui is to bring balance to a home or building. Feng translates into air and Shui translates into water which are two elements that either contrast or work in harmony in a variety of situations. These translations can be applied literally to Feng Shui and its variety of uses.
Sceptics of Feng Shui are quick to criticize its unscientific methods and its focus of harnessing good luck for the beneficiary. However Feng Shui takes its translation from the traditional Chinese meaning of luck. In Chinese mythology luck is not a random occurrence as it is in Western culture but more of a predetermined force. Our luck can be affected negatively or positively by actions that we take. Luck is governed by our chi, as more chi accumulates our luck and general well being increases.
Feng Shui is designed to help control our chi, bringing further benefit to our lives. By changing the positioning of objects throughout our home we can improve the flow of chi which can help to give us an increased sense of awareness, benefiting our outlook and ultimately improving our good fortune and happiness.
Feng Shui in your home
Here are some Feng Shui tips you can try out in your home today.
• Feng Shui is a natural process so logically the results should also feel natural. A successful feng shui layout should bring a boost to its users without them consciously noticing the change. 
• Although Feng Shui follows a set of specified principles the same plan won’t work for everyone. When implementing Feng Shui in your home you have to pay attention to your individual features to bring a positive influence. When working on a home in particular it is important to focus on the beneficiaries comfort. In other places you may have different aims that can be targeted in different ways.
• Use of colour can also have a considerable effect on the accumulation of chi in your home. When creating colour schemes take care to find colours which complement each other visually and balance the elements represented. ,/
• Mirrors and lighting can play an important part in directing the flow of chi around your home. Be aware of how much light is reflected and what the light emphasises. A good design shouldn’t have any spots which aren’t illuminated as darkness can hinder the flow of chi.
• When creating a plan for your property a bagua map will help you. Bagua maps help to locate specific energies in your home so you can arrange objects to put them in complementary locations.