Layout of Main Door facing, kitchen & bed position

[myfs_149642]

Hi,
I have recently bought a resale 5I flat at 455 Sin Ming Ave.
I have some questions regarding the layout of the flat especially the main door facing balcony, kitchen stove layout and bed positioning.
Main Door Facing Balcony
There's a distance between my main door facing balcony.
I intend to do a bi-fold door at my balcony area but no windows as will be open concept.
I heard that it's not good to have main door facing windows, bedroom doors and toilet. In this case, should I do an L-Shape shoe cabinet at the main door to prevent the 'chi' from flowing out to the balcony or can the bi-fold door prevent the chi from flowing away?
If I have the L-Shape shoe cabinet at the main door, the entrance will look kinda block and need lights to brightent that area.
Hope you can kindly advise me on this.
Kitchen
Am planning to do an island in the centre of the kitchen but I heard stove cannot be placed in the middle of the kitchen. So the only way I see is to place it along the wall but I will have my back facing the kitchen entrance which is no good according to fengshui. Unless I have a mirror ontop of the stove? Is this correct?
Master Bedroom Bed Position
Thinking of placing the bed either facing the window or next to toilet door. Can you please advise me?
I will post the layout plan in my next post.
Thanks so much!

[Cecil Lee]

You wrote:
Kitchen
Am planning to do an island in the centre of the kitchen but I heard stove cannot be placed in the middle of the kitchen. So the only way I see is to place it along the wall but I will have my back facing the kitchen entrance which is no good according to fengshui. Unless I have a mirror ontop of the stove? Is this correct?
1. Stove placed in the middle of the kitchen has to do with Commonsense.

2. Just imagine, if it is not against a solid wall; wind often blows from different directions; and if the stove especially those with gas stove; the fire can easily be extinguished.. and gas built up and/or the fire may come towards one's clothing or against a child's head/eyes should they walk towards the kitchen.
3. The mirror is another issue altogether. Often, it is best not to place a mirror facing the stove as under symbolism in Feng Shui; it may mean two stoves in a home. Here, this implies that for a married couple; there may be a possibility of the husband having roving eyes. As the home now has "two stoves" i.e. one wife and a mistress = 2 stoves = 2 female companions..

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On 4/15/2011 10:47:08 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Hi, I have recently bought a
resale 5I flat at 455 Sin Ming
Ave. I have some questions
regarding the layout of the
flat especially the main door
facing balcony, kitchen stove
layout and bed positioning.
Main Door Facing
BalconyThere's a distance
between my main door facing
balcony. I intend to do a
bi-fold door at my balcony
area but no windows as will be
open concept. I heard that
it's not good to have main
door facing windows, bedroom
doors and toilet. In this
case, should I do an L-Shape
shoe cabinet at the main door
to prevent the 'chi' from
flowing out to the balcony or
can the bi-fold door prevent
the chi from flowing away? If
I have the L-Shape shoe
cabinet at the main door, the
entrance will look kinda block
and need lights to brightent
that area. Hope you can kindly
advise me on this. KitchenAm
planning to do an island in
the centre of the kitchen but
I heard stove cannot be placed
in the middle of the kitchen.
So the only way I see is to
place it along the wall but I
will have my back facing the
kitchen entrance which is no
good according to fengshui.
Unless I have a mirror ontop
of the stove? Is this correct?
Master Bedroom Bed
PositionThinking of placing
the bed either facing the
window or next to toilet door.
Can you please advise me? I
will post the layout plan in
my next post.Thanks so much!

[Cecil Lee]

You wrote:
Main Door Facing Balcony
There's a distance between my main door facing balcony.
I intend to do a bi-fold door at my balcony area but no windows as will be open concept.
I heard that it's not good to have main door facing windows, bedroom doors and toilet. In this case, should I do an L-Shape shoe cabinet at the main door to prevent the 'chi' from flowing out to the balcony or can the bi-fold door prevent the chi from flowing away?
If I have the L-Shape shoe cabinet at the main door, the entrance will look kinda block and need lights to brightent that area.
Hope you can kindly advise me on this.

These are some considerations:
1. So long as there is no direct path between the main door and the balcony is fine or OK. Sometimes, the french door or bi-fold door is "permanently" closed; such that there is no longer a direct path between the main door and an "opening".
2. If a partition is needed; best to go with an appropriate length e.g. if the main door swings directly towards a wall; then usually the partition is approximately 42 inches ; often this would cover all the main door (less the small panel - for doors with one large and smaller door). However, if the main door is in the "middle" then 42 inches may not be enough to cover the length of the door.
3. The partition need not be air-tight. Nor up to ceiling. Often for asthetic reasons it can cover up to the frame of the door or slightly lower than that. This would allow some light to come towards the door area.
4. Best not to have shinny surface facing the main door.
5. Best that it (the partition) does not have any circular designs.
6. Best that the shoe cabinet not face the main entrance door directly. It can be built on the side of the partition.

[myfs_149642]

Dear Master Lee,
Thanks very much for your advice. Really appreciate very much. I now get a clearer picture of the dos and don'ts for my new place.
I have one last question, regarding my bed positioning in my master bedroom, is it ok to face the window or next to the toilet door? And if I have a baby cot, where should I placed it next to my bed?
Thanks much again.

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On 4/16/2011 12:23:35 PM, Anonymous wrote:
You wrote:Main Door Facing
BalconyThere's a distance between my
main door facing balcony. I intend to do
a bi-fold door at my balcony area but no
windows as will be open concept. I heard
that it's not good to have main door
facing windows, bedroom doors and
toilet. In this case, should I do an
L-Shape shoe cabinet at the main door to
prevent the 'chi' from flowing out to
the balcony or can the bi-fold door
prevent the chi from flowing away? If I
have the L-Shape shoe cabinet at the
main door, the entrance will look kinda
block and need lights to brightent that
area. Hope you can kindly advise me on
this. These are some considerations:1.
So long as there is no direct path
between the main door and the balcony is
fine or OK. Sometimes, the french door
or bi-fold door is "permanently" closed;
such that there is no longer a direct
path between the main door and an
"opening".2. If a partition is needed;
best to go with an appropriate length
e.g. if the main door swings directly
towards a wall; then usually the
partition is approximately 42 inches ;
often this would cover all the main door
(less the small panel - for doors with
one large and smaller door).
However, if the main door is in the
"middle" then 42 inches may not be
enough to cover the length of the
door.3. The partition need not be
air-tight. Nor up to ceiling. Often for
asthetic reasons it can cover up to the
frame of the door or slightly lower than
that. This would allow some light to
come towards the door area.4. Best not
to have shinny surface facing the main
door. 5. Best that it (the partition)
does not have any circular
designs.6. Best that the shoe cabinet
not face the main entrance door
directly. It can be built on the side of
the partition.

[Cecil Lee]

You wrote: "I have one last question, regarding my bed positioning in my master bedroom, is it ok to face the window or next to the toilet door? "
It depends! Nowadays, some windows extend to below the actual window. There instead of a wall; the entire frame has a upper: window area and below the waist area; there is the windows.
This is commonsense. If the entire area is made up of windows; under Shapes and Forms, if one's legs face the lower window area; this is also considered like the 'coffin" position. Where legs face an "opening".
From a commonsense approach; just imagine having an opened window area with clear glass; if one is on say the 2nd storey, someone may peer into our "body" on the bed. And if we were to wear undies only then ... some may look at it.

Many apartments now have an attached bathroom; if one feels uncomfortable; then close the bedroom door when not in use. Please check out past forum messages where I stated about some information of the difference of having the toilet seat "closed" or opened.. and micro-droplets... etc....
Thus, you are not alone. Many master bedrooms of condominiums have toilets next to the bed. Furthermore, under Shapes and Forms, if one feels uncomfortable; can place a pedestal with a table lamp to symbolise a "partition" IF ONE wants to do so - optional.

And if I have a baby cot, where should I placed it next to my bed?
Definitely away from direct air-con (IF possible). Most likely when we look at how our master bed has been placed; the amount of walkway; the fixed wardrope; windows; instictively; many use commonsense to place it. Also away from "direct" sunlight of certain windows etc...
99.99 percent of the time; as mentioned; insticts will guide us in the placement: with or without Feng Shui help.

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On 4/19/2011 9:33:39 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Master Lee, Thanks very much for
your advice. Really appreciate very
much. I now get a clearer picture of the
dos and don'ts for my new place. I have
one last question, regarding my bed
positioning in my master bedroom, is it
ok to face the window or next to the
toilet door? And if I have a baby cot,
where should I placed it next to my bed?
Thanks much again. On 4/16/2011
12:23:35 PM, Cecil Lee wrote:
You
wrote:Main Door Facing
BalconyThere's a distance between my
main door facing balcony. I intend
to do
a bi-fold door at my balcony
area but no
windows as will be open
concept. I heard
that it's not good
to have main door
facing windows,
bedroom doors and
toilet. In this
case, should I do an
L-Shape shoe
cabinet at the main door to
prevent
the 'chi' from flowing out to
the
balcony or can the bi-fold door
prevent the chi from flowing away?
If I
have the L-Shape shoe cabinet
at the
main door, the entrance will
look kinda
block and need lights to
brightent that
area. Hope you can
kindly advise me on
this. These are
some considerations:1.
So long as
there is no direct path
between the
main door and the balcony is
fine or
OK. Sometimes, the french door
or
bi-fold door is "permanently" closed;
such that there is no longer a
direct
path between the main door
and an
"opening".2. If a partition
is needed;
best to go with an
appropriate length
e.g. if the main
door swings directly
towards a wall;
then usually the
partition is
approximately 42 inches ;
often this
would cover all the main door
(less
the small panel - for doors with
one
large and smaller door).
However, if the main door is in the
"middle" then 42 inches may not be
enough to cover the length of the
door.3. The partition need not be
air-tight. Nor up to ceiling. Often
for
asthetic reasons it can cover up
to the
frame of the door or slightly
lower than
that. This would allow
some light to
come towards the door
area.4. Best not
to have shinny
surface facing the main
door. 5.
Best that it (the partition)
does not have any circular
designs.6. Best that the shoe
cabinet
not face the main entrance
door
directly. It can be built on
the side of
the partition.

[myfs_149642]

Dear Master Lee,
Thanks very much for your reply. Really appreciate it.

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On 4/19/2011 10:40:13 AM, Anonymous wrote: