Use The Feng Shui Water Element In Your Home

Each element represents a different type of energy, and is associated with certain qualities, colors, shapes, and materials. Incorporating one of the elements into your home’s design can be helpful if you want to invite more of that element’s qualities into your life. Water is connected to wisdom, intuition, and fluidity. Adding more water can also be beneficial if you want to increase your social connections, or welcome more wealth and cash flow.

Water Element Characteristics

Qualities: Downward, flowing, shiftingShape: Wavy, curvy, undulating, shapelessColors: BlackSeason: WinterGua: Kan / Career Area

Here are a few of our favorite ways to add the water element into your home decor! Ivan / Getty Images One of the easiest ways to add an element into your decor is through color. In feng shui, the water element is associated with the color black. Try adding black throw pillows, art, furniture, vases, or other accessories to add more water to your home. You can also try deep charcoal gray or navy blue. While black might seem like an overwhelming color for a wall, it can create a really beautiful effect in some spaces. Whether you go for an entire room or just an accent wall (or door), choosing a bold black for your walls can be an effective way to incorporate the water element. Add a mirror to expand a room and add depth, which is another water element quality. If you’re lucky enough to have a window with a view of water, you can even place a mirror to reflect and increase the water element in your home. Lighting has a big impact on how your home feels energetically, so it’s an important aspect of your home to pay attention to when it comes to feng shui. To incorporate the water element through your lighting, look for lamps or light fixtures in black or deep charcoal gray. If your door is in the front center of your home, it probably falls in the Kan (Water) area of the bagua, which represents your career and path in life. This area is connected to the water element, which means that water colors  can be especially supportive here.