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Color is one of the most effective ways to enhance the energy and qi (life force energy) in our environments. When inviting a baby into your home, parents are especially mindful of how to create the most nurturing room for their new addition.
When choosing the paint color for your baby’s room, there are different feng shui approaches.
One way is to paint the room with an elemental color that you are most attracted to. This means a visual color you're attracted to and/or a color with attributes that you feel most connected to.
Another way you can incorporate feng shui is to support your baby’s element. First determine the baby’s numerology using the Nine Star Ki and next, figure out their primary birth element. Then, check out our best feng shui paint colors below to select the paint colors that nourish your baby’s birth element.
Here are the best elements based on your baby's Nine Star Ki:
- 1 Water: Metal and Water
- 2 Earth: Earth and Fire
- 3 Wood: Earth, Water and Wood
- 4 Wood: Earth, Water and Wood
- 5 Earth: Earth and Fire
- 6 Metal: Earth and Metal
- 7 Metal: Earth and Metal
- 8 Earth: Earth and Fire
- 9 Fire: Metal, Wood and Fire
Remember, be sure to paint a color that connects with you and your baby. You don’t have to necessarily stick with their birth element.
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Metallic Pearlescent Glaze: Metal element
Supports: 1 Water, 6 Metal, 7 Metal
There are unique paint options for pearlescent glazes that bring elegance, or even a little bling to your baby’s room. These metallic paints can invite beauty and joy.
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Clean Simple White: Metal element
Supports: 1 Water, 6 Metal, 7 Metal
A clean and simple white provides a wonderful canvas to include other elements through accessories. White and metal element supports and is connected to the Dui area of the feng shui bagua map which is all about enhancing your children!
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Chalkboard Paint for Inspiration: Water element
Supports: 1 Water, 3 Wood, 4 Wood
The water element is connected to deep wisdom. A deep charcoal colored chalkboard paint is a delightful way to activate the water element with playfulness.
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Spicy Warm Orange-Red: Fire element
Supports: 2 Earth, 5 Earth, 8 Earth, 9 Fire
Fire element colors are... well fiery! A little goes a long way. It’s helpful to use them sparingly as paint colors so perhaps an accent wall or the door and mouldings. Spicy orange-red colors can warm and invigorate. Red is also the luckiest color in feng shui. However, don’t use too much red if you are looking for a more mellow vibe.
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Bright Fruity Orange: Fire element
Supports: 2 Earth, 5 Earth, 8 Earth, 9 Fire
Fire element is bright and can liven up a baby’s room. This color invokes a sweet and happy feeling, like the orange fruit. Radiant orange colors help to activate and cheer up a space. Similar with red colors, use bright orange sparingly and avoid if your baby would do better with a calmer energy.