Flowers and feng shui make a great decorating team

November 16, 7:18 AMHome Design ExaminerJay Johnson

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Feng shui principles can help you select the right flowers, containers, and placement.

I drank the Kool-Aid on decorating with flowers long ago. My step dad used to be a bit of a muckety muck with FTD, the floral network, he was a florist, and flowers were part of our familial DNA. But lately I've been driven to a new layer of awareness: the right flowers in the right container in the right position in a room can create a more positive space.

Without turning this into a feng shui commercial, watch the video at the end of this entry and you'll get some very practical tips on how to use flowers to help you decorate key areas of your home. I love "conscious decorating," or actually rubbing two brain cells together to get an original and creative idea when you decorate your home, and this video will help you Think Before You Decorate. I promise that this experience won't hurt you a bit, and your interior design will be all the better for it.

I love the way feng shui divides any room in your living space into different zones, each with its own direction, meaning, colors, elements, and purpose. It's a great template to lay over your home when you're thinking of moving the furniture around, finding the best place to display your family photos, or adding the right flower arrangement to completely energize an area of your life that needs a boost.

While you're at it, there are two very good feng shui books I recommend when it comes to decorating. One is by my favorite feng shui design practitioner, DeAnna Radaj, a fabulous Wisconsinite who, if she could only sell her friggin' house, will one day soon relocate to New York City. Her book, Designing the Life of Your Dreams from the Outside In, is a great read. Also inspirational is Beverly Hills feng shui guru Jayme Barrett, the woman behind this "power of flowers" video. Her Feng Shui Your Life book is beautifully illustrated and packed with practical tips.