Comments on: Decorating Tips for the Year of the Tiger http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2010/02/08/decorating-tips-for-the-year-of-the-tiger/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:14:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Seane Threeks http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2010/02/08/decorating-tips-for-the-year-of-the-tiger/comment-page-1/#comment-225509 Seane Threeks Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:43:25 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=6567#comment-225509 Beautiful kitchen, however the fabric on the stools would be tiring after the initial wow impact. <a href="http://www.360rugs.com/Round-Area-Rugs/" target="_blank">Seane Threeks</a> Beautiful kitchen, however the fabric on the stools would be tiring after the initial wow impact.

Seane Threeks

]]> By: Nancy Schram http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2010/02/08/decorating-tips-for-the-year-of-the-tiger/comment-page-1/#comment-208743 Nancy Schram Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:04:24 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=6567#comment-208743 As a designer I agree with all of the above. Shame on you HGTV for allowing this to be printed. Do your homework. As a designer I agree with all of the above. Shame on you HGTV for allowing this to be printed. Do your homework.

]]> By: Amadis http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2010/02/08/decorating-tips-for-the-year-of-the-tiger/comment-page-1/#comment-207865 Amadis Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:16:26 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=6567#comment-207865 Hgtv does not know the first thing about Year of the Tiger or Feng Shui! Hgtv does not know the first thing about Year of the Tiger or Feng Shui!

]]> By: FengShuiMyHome http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2010/02/08/decorating-tips-for-the-year-of-the-tiger/comment-page-1/#comment-202708 FengShuiMyHome Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:10:08 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=6567#comment-202708 As for the writer's opening comment regarding the Lunar New Year: "...that doesn't mean much to me, either." I agree that it's somewhat offensive and a pretty dumb thing to say. Statistically speaking, with 6.7 billion people in the world, I'm sure the Lunar New Year is quite meaningful to quite a lot of people. As for the writer's opening comment regarding the Lunar New Year: "…that doesn't mean much to me, either." I agree that it's somewhat offensive and a pretty dumb thing to say. Statistically speaking, with 6.7 billion people in the world, I'm sure the Lunar New Year is quite meaningful to quite a lot of people.

]]> By: FengShuiMyHome http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2010/02/08/decorating-tips-for-the-year-of-the-tiger/comment-page-1/#comment-202704 FengShuiMyHome Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:09:01 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=6567#comment-202704 "Decorating Tips for Creating Poison Arrows Aimed at Yourself and Dinner Guests" would be a more fitting title for this article. Poison arrows are one of the fundamental concepts in feng shui. The bed in the second picture is a feng shui no-no, as the overhead canopy with the sharp corners are perceived as creating "poison arrows" that penetrate or sever a person's "chi" or personal energy. Likewise, the light fixture in the fourth picture is another no-no as it resembles a cluster of poison arrows aimed at everyone congregated at the dining table. If this article was simply about decorating with white, silver and metal, I would have read it with that in mind and would have no issues with it. The pictures are nice and I can certainly appreciate them. However, since the writer brought up feng shui, I'm viewing the pictures through that lens and I see nothing "feng shui" about them. "Decorating Tips for Creating Poison Arrows Aimed at Yourself and Dinner Guests" would be a more fitting title for this article. Poison arrows are one of the fundamental concepts in feng shui. The bed in the second picture is a feng shui no-no, as the overhead canopy with the sharp corners are perceived as creating "poison arrows" that penetrate or sever a person's "chi" or personal energy. Likewise, the light fixture in the fourth picture is another no-no as it resembles a cluster of poison arrows aimed at everyone congregated at the dining table.

If this article was simply about decorating with white, silver and metal, I would have read it with that in mind and would have no issues with it. The pictures are nice and I can certainly appreciate them. However, since the writer brought up feng shui, I'm viewing the pictures through that lens and I see nothing "feng shui" about them.

]]> By: Synomyn http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2010/02/08/decorating-tips-for-the-year-of-the-tiger/comment-page-1/#comment-201875 Synomyn Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:07:28 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=6567#comment-201875 I agree! The photos are pretty but feng shui is to balance and improve the energetic flow of the whole environment. Metaphysics does not prescribe a blanket fix-all anymore than a physician would give a patient medicine without examining the patient or finding out what other medications were already in use. It is good to honor the existence but also the depth and complexity of cultures not your own. I was somewhat affronted by the opening comment that all readers of this site would not know or care about the Lunar New Year. I found the narrative to be quite "dumbed down" unnecessarily. I agree! The photos are pretty but feng shui is to balance and improve the energetic flow of the whole environment. Metaphysics does not prescribe a blanket fix-all anymore than a physician would give a patient medicine without examining the patient or finding out what other medications were already in use. It is good to honor the existence but also the depth and complexity of cultures not your own. I was somewhat affronted by the opening comment that all readers of this site would not know or care about the Lunar New Year. I found the narrative to be quite "dumbed down" unnecessarily.

]]> By: Feng Shui Schools http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2010/02/08/decorating-tips-for-the-year-of-the-tiger/comment-page-1/#comment-200824 Feng Shui Schools Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:59:10 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=6567#comment-200824 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: FengShuiMyHome http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2010/02/08/decorating-tips-for-the-year-of-the-tiger/comment-page-1/#comment-200139 FengShuiMyHome Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:37:27 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/design/?p=6567#comment-200139 Whoever wrote this article needs to do more research on Chinese astrology and feng shui before presenting these decor ideas as compatible with Chinese astrology or feng shui concepts. These are just random pictures pasted into an article about "feng shui." There is nothing inherently "feng shui" about the pictures used in this article; they could just as well have appeared in any number of articles. I have several books on feng shui interior design and one of the key points is the importance of geographic direction (north, south, east, west, etc) and the appropriate placement of design elements representing wood, metal, fire and water. Some feng shui schools of thought would go so far as determine the placement of objects according to an individual's natal chart. You don't simply decorate with metallic elements just because it's a "White Metal Tiger Year." Not even a novice feng shui consultant/interior designer would advocate something so simplistic as that. Whoever wrote this article needs to do more research on Chinese astrology and feng shui before presenting these decor ideas as compatible with Chinese astrology or feng shui concepts. These are just random pictures pasted into an article about "feng shui." There is nothing inherently "feng shui" about the pictures used in this article; they could just as well have appeared in any number of articles. I have several books on feng shui interior design and one of the key points is the importance of geographic direction (north, south, east, west, etc) and the appropriate placement of design elements representing wood, metal, fire and water. Some feng shui schools of thought would go so far as determine the placement of objects according to an individual's natal chart. You don't simply decorate with metallic elements just because it's a "White Metal Tiger Year." Not even a novice feng shui consultant/interior designer would advocate something so simplistic as that.

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