Your living room: taking your seat

When you arrange your living room, the key aspect to consider is the position of the main sitting area. In the Feng Shui tradition this is the place where the head or heads of the household normally sit when using the room. In many homes the sofa or settee is placed here or it could be the position for your favourite chair.

A common mistake is to leave too much space between the sofa and the wall, thus leaving you vulnerable from the rear.

If the door opens behind you - or if there is a window right behind you - this problem is made all the worse.

Similarly, it is not wise to place the sofa so that you are seated with the door to one side.

Positioning the sofa so that it is directly opposite the door should be avoided, since you will be exposed to a stream of energy entering the room which is directed at you like a beam.

The best location

The best position for the sofa is toward the corner away from the both the door and the window. Here you can sit comfortably with your back to the wall, without disturbance from the doorway, and command the entire room. The sofa need not be touching both walls of the corner, as long as the back of the sofa is against one of the walls.