Archive for December, 2008

Gold Colored Paintings Can Attract Wealth

Gold Colored Paintings Can Attract Wealth

Feng Shui experts and practitioners believe that following the principles of this ancient Chinese art can result in a wonderful increase in wealth and prosperity. By the same token, the failure to abide by the guidelines of feng shui could cost us our wealth and prosperity. With that in mind, let’s focus on three quick tips for preventing financial loss and shoring up our finances. The drains in our home not only drain our water, they unfortunately drain the chi out of our environment too – which can take our money with it. To prevent this, hang a live plant above your sink. If a live plant is impossible, try an artificial house plant (not nearly as effective as a live plant, but at least it will help). The next tip is to use the color green in your living room for enhancing prosperity. Green is the color of money in most countries and also represents the Earth. You can paint your walls green, lay down a green rug, use green wall decor or even buy green furniture. Don’t worry though, you don’t have to do overdo it, just as long as there is some green in your living room. The third and last tip is to use paintings or frames with gold-colored paint. In feng shui, gold represents wealth and luxury, so hang paintings with gold color, gold leaf or gold color frames in your living room or office. Square frames stabilize your finances while rectangular frames promote growth. Try one or all of these tips and see if they work for you. In the state of our economy, one of these tips may just prove to be a life saver.

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Feeling Blue? Add Some Pink In Your Life

   Posted by: Chad    in Decorator Tips

Adding Pink Decor To Your Home Can Boost Your Relations, Health and Love Life

Adding Pink Decor To Your Home Can Boost Your Relations, Health and Love Life

The color pink is often linked to romance and love - and for good reason. Studies by psychologists demonstrate that pink has the reaction of making people feel more sociable and friendly while decreasing violent feelings. In feng shui circles, pink is considered a color that can attract prosperity, good luck and harmony. It is, after all, just a lighter shade of red, the most lucky of all colors for Asian people. To improve relations in your home or attract a mate, try decorating parts of your home with pink decor or even painting the walls pink in some areas of your home. You can make accent walls, with red walls perpendicular to pink walls, giving more depth and dimension to the room. For women, carrying a pink hand fan will help attract men. As well, pink jewelry will also achieve the same response. Pink pearls and rose quartz are very pretty in color and have additional benefits besides attracting the opposite sex.

Yellow Blossoms Chinese Scroll Painting

Yellow Blossoms Chinese Scroll Painting

Yellow or gold is usually not a favorite color for painting a room. But feng shui practitioners know the advantage that using yellow or gold can provide when used in a room. Primarily, it promotes optimism and cheerfulness, as it reminds us of the sun’s warming rays. Second, it inspires warm and positive emotions among members of the household. Yellow and gold are especially good color choices for rooms that do not get adequate sunlight.
An Asian Wall Fan

An Asian Wall Fan

For Buddhists, gold is a color of primary importance and many Buddha statues are finished in a gold color. Yellow can also attract wealth and encourage creativity, making it a good color for a study room. Even if you do not want to paint an entire room yellow or gold, you can use accents on the wall in the form of decoration. Yellow and gold decor also add a vibrant feeling to any setting.

Try it out and see if it makes a positive difference in your life.

Q with his distinctive Art

Q with his distinctive Art

One of our most popular Thai artists is Kunchai Kuninat, affectionately known as “Q” to art lovers around the world. At just 24, it’s remarkable to report that Q has been creating his subtle masterpieces for nearly seven years. Q was born and raised in Chiang Mai, Thailand’s second largest city, known far and wide for having more Buddhist temples (”wats”) than any other place in Thailand. It was and still is a place where all the technical comforts of modern life are available, but also easily escapable, and the life of the “wat” is a constant influence.

In this unique atmosphere, synthisizing the ancient and the modern, Q’s formal artistic apprenticeship and his technical schooling at University were tempered by the wonderfully intricate ancient patterns of his environment, by the temple bells that woke him in time for his classes each morning, and by the safron-clad monks that walked in a timeless peace all around him.

One of the many faces of Buddhism

One of the many faces of Buddhism


Although he is proficient in many mediums, Q has been creating striking oil paintings for most of his career. His paintings often use Buddha images from many areas, eras and cultures. He loves the traditional Lanna style as seen on temple walls throughout Thailand, but Q also uses elements of modernity and abstraction in his unique paintings to give them a vibrant life in the present.

When asked about his painting, Q is very modest, and at first you might get the impression that he is shy–but this is to misinterpret the Thai way. He just wants to create a mood with his artwork, a feeling that will gently influence the environment around it–a feeling that he hopes will speak for itself. Q explains that the form of the Buddha, the image which he creates on the canvas with his sure lines and subtly blended colors, is only the symbol of the emotion and compassion which he believes are the basis of everyday life. His works are reminders to be quietly aware and mindful. We look at them and may feel pleased, calmed, amused, assured–the gamut of emotions–but what remains after long viewing is a sense of satisfation, the feeling that an answer long sought has been found.

Oriental-Decor.com is proud to make Q’s visionary artwork available to a worldwide audience. You can see dozens of his original paintings in our Buddha Painting category, and commission him to paint a genuine reproduction especially for you.

A Buddha greets your guests.

A Buddha greets your guests.

The entryway of your home is a critical point for your success in feng shui. It is the place where chi (or energy) enters your home and circulates. If it is blocked, the energy that attracts good things to you will be blocked too. It is important that you keep the entryway of your home free of clutter and that the front door easily open. Also, keep your sidewalks, walkways, porches, doors and entryway in good condition. This ensures that you are creating a good impression with all those who enter. If any damage is present, it signifies problems or trouble in other areas of your life. This is what you don’t want. Another good tip is to display a Buddha statue, preferably a laughing Buddha, in or near the entryway of your home. Buddha is a symbol of blessings, good fortune and prosperity. In feng shui circles he is considered to be a very good way to improve conditions in your home or life. Not only will a Buddha statue benefit you, but your neighbors and family will share in good feelings as they walk into your home.

Chocolate Bamboo Rug

Chocolate Bamboo Rug

The use of an area rug in your living room can strengthen the bonds among the people in your household. Be certain that all of the chairs and seats touch the rug. This helps to facilitate a connection between everyone who sits in your living room. This can also be done in your dining room. The rug will also serve as an element that ties in all the furniture pieces in your room. A round or oval rug will enhance harmony and unity in your home while a rectangular rug will stimulate growth. Try using a natural fiber rug made from bamboo, wood, or cotton for best effect.