LIFE WITH LILLIAN
KITCHEN & DINING ROOM Te Power of
MY NEW Black & White with Jumbo.
especially when accented with black tiles. Tis constantly reminds me of the YIN and YANG rule of feng shui that everything must be in balance, that one must not have an excess of any single thing, and in feng shui, the philosophy is quite simple - one can never understand white without knowing black. Day means nothing without an understanding of night, and happiness becomes exquisite when one has also experienced suffering. You get the idea! Yin gives meaning and existence to Yang in the same way that darkness
W 40 FENGSHUIWORLD | JULY / AUGUST 2013
hen my kitchen was done I decided I liked the look of WHITE,
gives meaning and existence to brightness, sounds give meaning to quiet and hard gives meaning to soft… and vice versa. I liked my new kitchen so much that I decided I also wanted new dining and living rooms. Te last time I gave my home
a makeover seems like such a long time ago. I could almost feel the chi energies of my living spaces stagnating just a little bit, and when anyone feels this way, surely it is a good idea to think seriously about giving the space a new feel. Tis not only clears out old energies but revitalizes the space with fresh new chi.
Home enhancements need not be elaborate jobs. Yes, there is a
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Continuing renovations to my home started in April… the kitchen turned out so amazingly spacious and beautiful in all its black and white glory, I extended the yin and yang theme into the dining area and eventually into my living room and main doors as well. I am delighted to share the feng shui aspects of this home improvement program I decided to treat myself to this year with a photo essay, which I hope will also inspire those of you with a SW-facing home to also give your home an auspicious makeover. Remember you do not need to do much to get a “new” feel to your home. For me, all I did was harness the power of white by painting strategic parts of my dining and living rooms pure white.
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