The essentials and taboos of placing shoe cabinets
Shoes are a necessity in our lives. We wear them every day, but how to place them in the shoe cabinet when we get home is also a science. How to place the shoe cabinet and what are the Feng Shui taboos? Have you ever noticed it? An ordinary pair of shoes also has a magnetic field, which can also affect the feng shui of your home, so the way you place your shoes cannot be ignored. If placed well it will bring good luck to the family. If it is placed incorrectly, it will really cause "evil"!
What we are talking about here is the kind of shoe cabinet with doors, not the kind of shoe rack without doors. This is very important to remember.
The Feng Shui principle for placing shoe cabinets is basically to place them on the left and right sides of the entrance door. Whether it is on the left or right depends on the layout of your home. . Shoe cabinets can be placed horizontally or along the way, which is related to the layout of the door. The general principle is to place them against the wall. If there is an entire large living room after the entrance, it should be placed horizontally against the wall. If there is a small aisle after the entrance and then into the living room, the shoe cabinet should be placed along the wall.
The height of the shoe cabinet is required in Feng Shui. Generally, the height of the house is evenly divided into three parts. According to the ancient Chinese theory of three talents, the top is heaven, the middle is man, and the bottom is earth. What should be noted here is that the shoe cabinet is used to store shoes. When the shoes touch the ground while walking outside, they will get a lot of dirt and grime. Therefore, it is best for the height of the shoe cabinet not to exceed one-third of the height of the house, so that it belongs to the "ground" among the three talents, so that everything belongs to its own. Judging from the indoor height of current homes, shoe cabinets should not be higher than 1.2 meters.
Shoe cabinets are usually multi-layered in design. From a Feng Shui perspective, a five-story shoe cabinet is best because it represents the coexistence of the five elements. What should be noted here is that if the shoe cabinet has less than five floors, then three floors is the best. It is best not to choose shoes with more than five layers, because the five elements of shoes belong to earth and should be "down to earth". If the shoes are placed too high, it will affect the wearer. It is easy to sprain and fall when walking. Furthermore, shoes represent the "foundation". A solid foundation will help your career develop more ideally and stably.
The space in the shoe cabinet should not be too small. If it is too small, the men’s shoes in the family cannot be raised up, and they may not be fully inserted when placed horizontally. This will not only affect the partition Not to mention the observation, it is also not in line with the saying in home feng shui that shoes should be "hidden and not exposed". Do not use wooden boxes or cartons to replace shoe cabinets. This is not conducive to the maintenance of shoes and will make the entrance look nondescript.
Let’s talk about the feng shui principles of shoe placement. Nowadays, the economic conditions of the family are much better than before. Different styles of shoes are worn in different occasions and environments, so everyone has multiple pairs of shoes. However, in Feng Shui, shoes are only suitable to be placed near the door. The reason is that the shoes we wear on the street are contaminated with the qi of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth, and are usually messy. If you put the shoes around If left indiscriminately, the "bad energy" from outside will enter the house along with the shoes, directly affecting the fortune of the people in the house. Therefore, if you put all the shoes in the shoe cabinet, the bad magnetic field cannot be released casually.
We know that shoes come in pairs. Folk customs believe that placing pairs of shoes at the door is a symbol of family harmony. Therefore, shoes cannot be placed alone, but must be placed together in pairs. Avoid placing shoes in a mess, which will not only affect the appearance but also be bad for feng shui. For worn shoes, be sure to wash them in time to remove odor and create a healthy environment.
In Feng Shui, round shapes represent good luck and pointed shapes represent evil spirits. The characteristic of shoes is that the toes are pointed and the heels are round. What should be noted here is that if the toe is turned outwards and the toe of the toe is facing you, it is easy to become a fire evil, and pointed shoes should be placed inward. In addition, for the modern popular point-toed shoes, it is best to put the toes into the cabinet. Otherwise, every time you open the shoe cabinet to take out shoes, the toes of the shoes will face you, forming a fire evil, which will be harmful to your health over time.