Feng Shui: Bedroom Part 2 - Placement of Bed

In my previous blog post "Feng Shui: Bedroom Part 1 - Choosing a Bed Frame", I shared some basic Feng Shui[1] of bed frame. That is just one of the many aspects of a good bedroom Feng Shui. Examples of other aspects are placement of bed, lightings, bedroom items, colour of bedroom, etc.[2]

In this blog post, I will focus on the placement of bed[3]. As the saying goes, pictures speak a thousand words.  Hence, I am extremely fond of the 3rd referenced website listed under References below because of its illustrations which helped to demystify or decode the Feng Shui jargon.

Before I proceed to provide the big picture on placement, do note that there are times whereby a particular room is not suited to be a bedroom. For such cases, you may either choose to use another room as a bedroom or overcome the issue(s). I will blog about how to overcome the issues in another blog post.

Now for the big picture:

• Ensure that the bed is accessible from both sides.
• Ensure that the headboard is placed against solid (wall).
• Avoid having the bed facing any door (especially toilet door) or mirror.
• Avoid having roof beam(s) above or wall beam(s) within the bed's length.
• Avoid leaning the headboard against a wall attached to kitchen, toilet or altar.
• Avoid placing the bed under/above staircase, stove (kitchen) or toilet.
• Avoid placing electronic sleep distractors (TV, sound systems and phones) within the bedroom.
• Avoid placing the air-conditioner or fanciful decorations above the bed.

As I have mentioned before, Feng Shui is pretty logical and scientific. Among the above listed, it is not hard to see why (for example) it is advisable to avoid placing electronic sleep distractors within the bedroom. They basically either disrupt or deprive us of our sleep.

Having said that, I guess we could probably leave the clock out of this category (so as to avoid being late for work/school!).

Hope this helps to improve your sleep quality (and hence good health) through the suggested bed placements.

References:

1. Wikipedia - Feng Shui
2. About.com - How to Feng Shui Your Bedroom
3. Feng Shui Beginner: 14 Must See Bedroom Feng Shui Taboos (with Illustrations) 

Feng Shui: Bedroom Part 1 - Choosing a Bed Frame

Personally, I do not see Feng Shui[1] (suggestions on the placement of physical objects, ambience of the room, etc.) as superstitious hear-say. The more I read up on this subject matter, the more I realised that Feng Shui can be pretty logical and scientific. 

Quick example: Do not place the study table such that your back is facing the door. Logically, if you have your back facing the door, you will feel nervous and cannot sit still because you do not know when someone will approach you from behind. I will share more on Feng Shui of study room in future posts.

In this post, I will blog about the Feng Shui of bed frame. Why? Well, out of the 24 hours in a day, we spend about one-third of a day sleeping. So, Feng Shui of the bedroom (choice of bed frame, placement of bed, ambience of bedroom, etc.) is important as it can affect our sleeping quality. Hence, my decision to write on how to choose a bed frame first.

There are many aspects to a bed frame. After reading up on a few Feng Shui websites[2][3], basic things (not considering high level aspects such as individual's elements, birth year, etc.) to note are:

Body material (wood, metal, PVC, leather, etc.): 

• Wood is the best.
• Metal is the worst (give the cold feeling of prison/hospital bed).

Head/foot board (upholstered, solid, patterned, etc.):

• Whole/solid piece of wood, upholstered is fine too. 
• Not recommended to sleep in those with patterns/holes, especially those with angular head.
• Foot board (if present) should be lower than mattress.

Height (futon, space underneath, built-in storage underneath, etc.):

• Must be high enough for air to circulate through the underneath.
• Not recommended to sleep in those with storage space underneath the mattress.
• Not recommended to sleep directly on the floor aka futon style.

Colour:

• Yin colours (green, blue, grey, black) are preferred.

That's all for a quick sharing to improving our sleeping quality. FYI, other aspects such as shape of head/foot board are not covered here as they depend on individual's element. Hope this gets you interested enough to research more before you buy your next bed frame!

References:

1. Wikipedia - Feng Shui
2. Discover How Feng Shui Transforms Your Life - Top 5 Ways to Feng Shui Your Bed
3. Art of Placement - The Feng Shui Bed