Why You Should Reconsider Putting Photos Of Loved Ones In The Bedroom, According To Feng Shui

Creating the most serene and tranquil bedroom is essential for having a great night's sleep. To evoke the calmest and restful vibes, some homeowners turn to Feng Shui. For those unfamiliar with Feng Shui and how to implement it in your home, it is a Chinese practice that involves reorganizing and rearranging objects in your home in a way that promotes balance, harmony, and tranquility. It's believed that Feng Shui can be used to manifest personal goals, wealth, and peace. Since our homes can be seen as reflections of our inner workings and thoughts. Finding the right balance and arrangement that abides by Feng Shui guidelines, which include incorporating the five elements, allowing proper energy flow, being mindful of object-to-door placement, and utilizing a bagua, or energy, map, can prove to be beneficial for relaxing and making your bedroom an idyllic respite from the stress of the world around you. 

Seeing photos of friends and family may evoke happy memories and joyful feelings; however, for those who have a soft spot for sentimentality, you should reconsider hanging photos of loved ones in the bedroom. While framed memories and mementos can be great decorations and homey accent pieces for other rooms throughout your home, it's actually considered bad Feng Shui to hang photos of loved ones inside your private chambers. Doing so is not good for creating good feng shui in your bedroom, as it can disrupt the personal energy of the space and prevent peaceful energy from flowing into the room.

Pictures can hold a thousand words and memories, and with them, many feelings and emotions. By hanging photos of loved ones, or even artwork featuring many faces, throughout your bedroom, you're inviting a variety of emotions and energy into the space instead of focusing on finding zen and peace. Instead of finding calming energy, your mind will focus on the memories and times captured within the photographs, distracting and preventing you from achieving a peaceful, restful energy that's needed to ensure a good night's sleep. While it may seem like a good homage to deceased family members, placing photos of loved ones who have passed in your bedroom can also disturb a tranquil energy, making it difficult to fall asleep.

Your bedroom should be a personal sanctuary — a space that's just for you, and if coupled up, a space for you and your partner. By displaying photos of friends and other loved ones inside your personal sanctuary, your bedroom can feel less personal and intimate. It can make it seem like many eyes are watching you in a space that should be private. If you feel so inclined to place photos inside your bed chambers, choose to place only pictures of yourself or you and your partner in the space. Doing so can welcome and inspire romantic energy while making the room truly seem like a private area reserved for you, if single, or for yourself and your partner, if coupled.