Analysis: What is entrance feng shui?

In ancient times, large houses must have entrance halls. It can be seen that in ancient times, people paid certain attention to the entrance hall. The entrance is the first place that catches the eye when you open the door. It can be said to be the first impression of the house for those who come in, and the importance of the first impression is self-evident. Therefore, the importance of the entrance cannot be underestimated.

Entrance Feng Shui is one of the less concerned aspects of residential Feng Shui. However, don’t look at it first. It is the first step in bringing good fortune and wealth into the house and turning evil spirits away. pass.

Next, let’s take a closer look at what Feng Shui is at the entrance.

Give you a comprehensive understanding of porch feng shui

1. What is porch?

According to the explanation in "Cihai", porch refers to The door to Taoism in Buddhism later evolved to generally refer to the outer door of the hall. Now, after a long-term convention, the entrance refers to an area at the entrance of a house.

China’s traditional large houses all have large entrance halls at the entrance, but modern urban residences are generally narrow in area. If a traditional large entrance hall is installed, the space will obviously feel cramped and difficult to move around. Therefore, a compromise is to use glass screens as partitions. This can prevent outside air from rushing into the living room from the door, and at the same time, it can also make the narrow entrance not look too cramped.

The entrance is one of the most important components of the core of the house. It can be said to be the throat area of ​​the house. The feeling it gives to the entrants is equivalent to the first impression between people. According to psychological analysis, the first impression is usually made in the first seven seconds, which is basically the same time as entering the house to look at the entrance and adjust your breath. In the West, the entrance hall represents the family's financial fortune and has a decisive influence on the fortune of the house.

The entrance is a buffer area from the door into the living room, allowing moving entrants to calm down and concentrate. It is also the only way to introduce air into the house, so its layout can directly affect the quality of the house. Feng Shui.

2. Why should a porch be set up?

The purpose of setting up a porch is to increase the privacy of the owner. In order to prevent guests from having an unobstructed view of the entire interior as soon as they enter, use wooden or glass as a partition at the entrance to mark an area to visually block it. The second is for decoration. When you open the door, the first thing you see is the entrance hall. This is the first feeling for guests entering this home from the complicated outside world. It can be said that the entrance hall design is the concentration of the designer's overall design thinking. It plays the finishing touch in the room decoration and can make the guests' eyes light up as soon as they enter the door. Third, it is convenient for guests to take off their clothes, change shoes and hang hats. It is best to install shoe cabinets, coat racks, coat mirrors, etc. in the entrance hall. The shoe cabinets can be made concealed. The shape of the coat racks and coat mirrors should be beautiful and elegant, and coordinate with the entire entrance style.

3. Porch decoration for modern people

Before decorating, you must have an understanding of the design and form of the porch. From the relationship between the porch and the house, the porch decoration can be divided into the following types: :

1. Independent style: Generally, the entrance hall is long and narrow, and the entrance hall is the only way to enter the hall and lead to the hall. There are a variety of decorating options to choose from.

2. Adjacent type: connected to the hall, with no obvious independent area. Make it unique or blend in with the rest of the room.

3. Inclusive style: The entrance hall is included in the entrance hall. With a little modification, it will become the highlight of the entire hall, which can not only play a separating role, but also increase the decorative effect of the space. It can be seen that the design of the entrance hall should be based on the different room types and forms. It can be arc-shaped or right-angled. The entrance of some room types can also be designed as a porch corridor. Styles include wooden, glass, screen, hollow, etc.

Generally speaking, since the entrance area is generally not large, the cost is not too high. Therefore, the owner can spend more time decorating the entrance hall, which can achieve the ideal effect of not spending much money and getting twice the result with half the effort.

IV. Houses that are not suitable for entrance halls

1. For small units, setting up entrance halls will only reduce the residential space and make it appear more crowded. In terms of residential Feng Shui, the space inside the house will be too large. If it is small, it will be bad for the family's luck.

2. The distance between the door and the wall is too small. Due to the placement of the entrance hall, it affects the airflow, which directly affects the flow of wealth into the home.

3. The door of the home is on the "ghost door line", so it is not suitable to set up an entrance hall in the southwest.

4. You cannot set up a porch in the direction of your birth star.