Dressing the Exterior of Your House Using Feng Shui Principles
There is a Feng shui theory behind the best color for the exterior of your house and it is partly based on the orientation of the house. Each house has an orientation; it is facing a certain direction that can be defined by a compass. There are eight basic directions: North, South, East, West, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest.
The real character or strength of a house is determined by its “sitting direction,” which can be described as the back of the house. A house that faces North, will “sit” in the South. If you as a person are facing east, then your back is to west, so it is the same notion with houses.
When you know what the sitting side of your house is, that direction is associated with an element and complementary colors. Below is a chart that defines a house based on its sitting side. You only have to remember that the sitting is almost always the opposite of the facing side because almost all houses have parallel front and back walls.
Below is a list of the Sitting Side of a House and the Ideal Exterior Colors for it:
North (Water): Supportive or matching blue, white or gray
Northeast (Earth): Supportive or matching beige, reddish tones
East (Wood): Supportive or matching or blues
Southeast (Wood): Supportive or matching greens or blues
South (Fire): Supportive or matching reds or greens
Southwest (Earth): Supportive or matching yellow, brown or red
West (Metal): Supportive or matching white, gray, …
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