Hey i just wanna say ive been having maaaajor anxiety since i moved to my current place. Basically when i was on my computer I had my back directly against the door. But since watching your content i switched stuff around so i at least have the door in my peripheral vision. Very noticable difference now. Thank you! I hope you continue to share these concepts and that it helps others too!
Great instructions just one thing I’d like to add: you should also avoid putting your bed underneath any built in air conditioning and ventilation systems in order to prevent Ninja attacks etc.
@@charmthewriter5047 It's true! Maybe not a sniper but drive by shootings. It could be a stray bullet that wasn't meant to target you. In 2002 there was a sniper (John Allen Muhammad) who went around shooting random people near where I live. He targeted them mostly in public areas though.
I would personally recommends 5:25 because you should put your bed away from the bathroom, you don't wanna hear the flush each time people use it when youre resting on your bed. You put your work desk near the window so it directs sunlight onto your desk this brings energy to you while youre working at the same time you can look out at the scenery outside when youre in stress. Your work desk is not supposed to face your bed that is very counter-productive, and easy to lose focus and constantly seeing your bed makes you procrastinate more. You shall fit in a book shelf against the bathroom wall this will help reduce the echo, at the same time, the whole working area is more conducive and helps you focus more easily.
But some say you shouldn't have your desk face the window either because the view and activities outside will be a constant distraction to whatever you're trying to accomplish at the desk, thus decrease the productivity.
I was thinking the same thing. Though I'm just paranoid so I need a straight view of my door and I cannot sleep if anyone can just walk past and see me sleeping.
A little tip from experience: If you have a pantry with a fridge and/or a freezer inside, do NOT place the head-part of your bed close to it. Those things make noises that you usually don't register during the day when its loud and busy, but at night, oh boy... The beeping and hissing drove me nuts! Now I have my headrest away from that wall and 2 meters away.
I've heard that if you want to position your study, make sure that the person in the seat doesn't have their back towards any opening. To reduce the unease of someone creeping up from the back. Be it from snipers or spies Now that I think of it, is feng shui about protecting from assassinations
Ok but the “snipers can’t shoot you while you’re not noticing” part really got me cause I used to have my bed in front of my window and I always got a vibe that that was going to happen 💀😂
glad i got recommended this channel tbh. I watched a few videos and realized how badly oriented some of my space was and followed the principles they teach and I've noticed an immediate dramatic improvement in not only the accessibility of my spaces but this tangible sense of energy. it feels clear, free of obstacles and already affecting my mood in a positive manner. previously I had an armchair and some storage blocking the living space from the doorway so I would have to walk 90* and 90* and 45* to access the living space which did not feel seperate from the open larder kitchen. Now my couch separates the living space from the kitchen, my desk is facing towards the open space and it feels at once protected yet spacious. When able I will definitely try to apply this to my bedroom as well.
Before this I hadn't considered how important it is to properly separate the workspace from the bed. My current setup has me brushing against my bed at the door to go to my desk to work. What a better setup to have it be the first accessible thing when I open the door! Going to have to switch around my room because of this thank you!
It's also important to not see your work when relaxing/ sleeping. Suggestions incl: a wall hanging that can be turned around easily. When working, you have schedule, post-it notes, stuff like that. Turn it over to reveal a calm poster that fits the frame well, as though it's not used for work on the other side. Screw in a wallpapered board to back of desk footwell (wallpaper shows on bedside). Place opened shelves on desk, velcro framed photo/art back-to-back with hanger protruding from top center & sandwiched btwn frames and suspend from bottom of shelf, shows both to desk and bed. If an opened space is in center of shelves, suspend a branch of driftwood, will calm for work and sleep. ( H H , where the H's are shelves & space btwn is for branch) Easy to make with 2"x3" boards, screws & white paint. Hardware store will cut boards for you when buying, so plan ahead.
This is the most thought threw video, that I have ever seen on doing Feng Shui in a house, while considering ALL possible options. Well done, Sir. I admire your great work!
its not done this way, the whole floor plan needs to be checked, how the room is positioned within the whole matters...so def not all options checked...
Really love the explication of this. I was told to think of Chi like running water. If you open your door and there’s say a window directly across that Chi rushes from the door out your window and if you put your bed or desk there your trying to do your work or sleep in a river of rapid moving chi. If you put a bed next to it and your head is too close you will always feel tired but if you put your feet close to it then less tired. I am not sure how true this is but it’s always worked for me in small rooms to imagine Chi like this.
The way you so non shalontly mentioned snipers cracked me up and also made me realize I'm not the only one with these obnoxious irrational thoughts. Anytime im in the kitchen with my back turned towards the window I feel like my neighbor is aiming a sniper at me and i feel an urge to move towards a different area. I think these are built-in survival instincts us humans have that dont necessarily translate to regular suburban life.
It’s not irrational. Some of us have military training and you would never be clearly exposed. To this day, I still would carefully examine the room prior to choose a table at a restaurant. Always with me facing the door and I always ask where the bathroom is located or kitchen is located, in case I need to make an urgent or sudden exit. I would never feel comfortable with my back to a door. I converted almost all our doors to sliding doors so there is no directional energy but all even. Plus sliding doors take less room.
This is amazing. I’ve always had a natural sense for Fengshui, but I never knew what it was that I was feeling. I have no enemies or reason to fear for my life, but if I’m near a window when sleeping or sitting directly in front of a door with my back to it (especially with headphones on), I feel vulnerable and think about the most extreme possibilities, such as being crept up on, assassinated, a school shooting (so I sit in tactical positions with good views and near exits), etc. Wow.
It's my belief that we all have these self preservation concerns embedded in our DNA, coming from a time when none of us slept in beds or even in houses. It's kind of analogous to having canine teeth, or the little part of our spine that is left over from when we all had tails. Because we still have these ancient instincts for self preservation, it's a good idea to honor them and make sure we feel protected and safe. When we do, our very real and current anxiety is lessened and life is better.. It's not magic, just understanding who we are on a much deeper level.
We also have to consider the position of radiators in rooms here in the UK. You can't block a radiator because otherwise you are just heating the bed but not the room around it! It's complex to work these things out sometimes.
I'm looking up ideas because I may move into a 10sqm room. It's a square room, door is in the middle of the wall, opposite wall you have the window, in the middle and the radiator right under it.
That’s why I use a portable radiator instead of building one in. I can cover every wall and when I need the radiator I can pull it out into the middle of the room.
@@FineHupeline everything I can find online says they are extremely safe. They are one of the safest heating solutions. And if you own your own house then you can get any radiators removed that are in the way.
@@rachelcookie321 I don't know where you got this info from, but I strongly doubt this statement. With electric heaters, there are always serious accidents, some of them even fatal. In addition, these are not as powerful and relatively expensive due to the high power consumption. Where I live, most people rent. So no, this isn't an option. Besides, the heating starts up automatically when the temperature drops below zero.
1:40 In polynesian superstition I always remembered hearing , you dont face the bed towards the door like that or spirits can easily lift you out of bed straight through the door.
Option 1: add acoustic paneling to the bathroom wall and place the bed there. The panel will dampen the noise from the bathroom. Option 2: Place the bed facing south with it's back against the wall to the left of the door. Then remove the door from it's hinges and re-mount it on the other side of the door frame. (The landlord will never notice the difference).
As an ex landlord I would have noticed. However, if done properly, then I would have no issues or complaints. In fact, I'm quite bemused with the idea. Just imagining myself scratching my head confused thinking, I'm sure this door opened the other way and having no idea why the tenants had changed it 😂
Tbh If I was living in that hypothetical house I would have changed the orientation of the door and solved all the problems, this way you could have had the bed at the wall with no windows away from the bathroom. Great video btw. Great explanation!
Honestly, I'd probably swap the door to swing out instead of in. I feel like a lot of designers don't consider how a door interacts (or interferes) with living movement. I can see that beyond the room is an open looking hall or room and no adjacent doors, so for me, I would definitely make the door open put instead to give the room more space. (Of course, in smaller spaces like that, pocket doors are really the best, but they're severely under utilized in the US)
So true re: pocket doors. They are just more expensive to install. Last year, I converted all bedroom doors to sliding doors to gain more room area. Visually they are also very nice with the hardware. I intend to do pocket doors for the spare room in the basement and the pantry but that’s because we are doing full renovations and are able to build these in.
@@jennieg789 Pocket doors are definitely more expensive to install retroactively, but in new builds they are only slightly more expensive to put in. But they really would help so many small spaces.
I thought of changing the door too, but to switch the the hinge side so it opens inward on the other side. From the other side it might be a little strange to have the doorknob in the corner of the room, but it would solve most of the problems inside the bedroom.
In college I had a 10x12 dorm with a roommate and two full size beds and desks. We each elevated our beds (like bunk beds ) and put the desks under. It worked well and as an added bonus I never got snippered.
Seriously that helped so much I can't tell you how many videos I have watched over the last 4 years that just left me with more questions then answers🤦 your video is what I've been looking for!!!! Thank you so much I can't wait to watch the rest of your videos now 🥳🤩😃😄
If i move a chair in my room, my mom shouts at me haha, but ur idea of changing door hinge is quite practical and useful. U are good problem solver, you must be doing great in your work field, looks like haha.
It's also important to not see your work when relaxing/ sleeping. Suggestions incl: a wall hanging that can be turned around easily. When working, you have schedule, post-it notes, stuff like that. Turn it over to reveal a calm poster that fits the frame well, as though it's not used for work on the other side. Screw in a wallpapered board to back of desk footwell (wallpaper shows on bedside). Place opened shelves on desk, velcro framed photo/art back-to-back with hanger protruding from top center & sandwiched btwn frames and suspend from bottom of shelf, shows both to desk and bed. If and opened space in center of shelves, suspend a branch of driftwood, will calm for work and sleep. ( H H , where the H's are shelves & space btwn is for branch) Easy to make with 2"x3" boards, screws & white paint. Hardware store will cut boards for you when buying, so plan ahead.
My old room had my bed by the window and a high rise building just next door, and I promise you- I was always so disturbed by the possibility of a sniper shooting me while I slept. So glad it's not just me thinking that way
Your difficult version of a room is exactly what my room looks like. Set it up like you suggested at the end minus the study desk. I don't like to work in where I sleep. Great video
If the room is big enough, you could install a track on the ceiling and then hang some curtains or curtain panels to divide the room space. This way you keep your rest bedroom space separate. My sons have smallish bedrooms and we are not interested to buy a bigger house just for that. Instead we are looking into Murphy beds. There are really well made ones. During the day the beds will be propped up and the room will function mostly as their studying or lounge space. At night, they pull the bed down and sleep. A good compromise for space.
mine is basically like that but instead of the window to the right ITS ANOTHER DOOR 😭 (to the Jack and Jill bathroom. and then the other door is the entrance)
You could also hang the door on the other side, so it opens to the right instead of to the left. The best wall becomes the one with no window nor door, the study can then be placed below the small window.
@@jennieg789 Sliding doors can be tricky to install, especially in existing building. The electricity outlets can be in the way, even for a barn door type. If a door can swing to the left, it can swing to the right with minimal adaptation. But if there's no misplaced electric outlet, sliding door is a solution. Even getting rid of the door altogether can be an option. XD
I’m wondering how Feng Shui feels about closet doors - for me, I always keep in mind the windows and doors (main bedroom door being the most important, but closet doors also) when I try to plan out where to put things in a bedroom
Your example of the most difficult situation is almost exactly the layout of my master bedroom. Mine is actually worse, because the wall in your drawing that does not have windows, and is not up against the bathroom, has my closet. I also have a Dutch colonial home, so the roof is angled, causing the walls upstairs (where my bedroom is) to have a slant in the corner diagonally to the back left when entering the room through the doorway. Right now, I have my bed set up with the headboard against the window on the left wall (viewing from the entryway/door), but I have never been comfortable having my bed blocking the window behind it. Not figuring snipers into the equation lol, I just don’t like how it looks. This leaves me with the only other option of my headboard against the wall that the bathroom is behind, just like your placement in this drawing. I am going to shift my bed to that new placement, and see if it feels better. I know it is not auspicious to have the headboard of the bed against the wall abutting the bathroom, but I do think that as long as I continue to keep my bathroom very clean,(and as long as my husband continues to keep the toilet seat closed) it will be better for me than having the (not solid) headboard blocking the window the way I have it set up right now. It won’t hurt to try. Thank you for your very clear instructions; I love your videos!
I placed my bed absolutely perfectly then! I have a door to my right, a large window to my left, and a window towards my feet (in front of me). bed is against the only solid wall. Nice!
For the last design for a single you can put you bed in the corner of both windows. with heavy curtains narrowing the window behind you, and the energy of the smaller window just goes above and past your bed because your right against the wall. For a couple, your placement is better although I would simply just move the hinges of the door to the other side.
Yes but in my case they are external walls in a 4th flopr apartment and It Is very cold in Winter..i have a wardrobe in the Corner and clothes are frozen😅
very interesting video! i learned a lot. and apparently i placed my bed following feng shui ideas without knowing! just the most comfortable and accessible, logical placement! 🥰
I'm beyond proud of myself for accidentally arranging our room using fengshui principles! This also explains why I disliked my room so much growing up.
The challenging one is exactly how all my problems are! Right now my bed is up against the bathroom wall but I only came there after hating all the other options and from what this video explains it's the least worst space SMH
I don't know how youtube knows that just today I was trying to figure out where to place my bed in my next houses bedroom. I didn't search for this, or talk about it out loud, I only thought about it while looking at the bedroom.. Then I come home to my current house, sit down for the evening, turn on youtube, and the first video it is suggesting is this one... GET OUT OF MY MIND UA-cam but also thanks for the information in this video!
you make me chuckle man "you need a solid structure behind you so snipers can't shoot you while you're not noticing" the accent just tops it off for me , great vid and tips
Crazy thing is my current bedroom is like the last example, but the restroom is on the opposite side of the door where it swings open at. I was really confused on how to put in my bed. I did finally put it on the first wall, but can't wait to change it to the other side tonight. Thanks for the input!!
honestly when he said it matters about you feeling good - it really clicked in my head. I’m typically manic when i clean/rearrange my room, and it’s always almost the start of something new, and i’ll just go and go and go without a second thought and then like around 6:30- 6:49 i’ll have to stop and just really feel out how the rest of the stuff should be. interesting to think about.
I appreciate your very difficult bedroom- it's very similar to mine. Door wall opposite a big window, with one of the side walls unusable (in my case due to a closet door). My compromise was a high headboard and heavy curtains to put the bed under part of the big window.
I have the first bedroom, with an added closet behind the door, and windows to the right. I placed my bed to the left and it feels great! The windows face south, so I have a lovely view, and the position of the door allows me to see who comes in without them seeing me. I have a chair in the bottom right corner, so the chi flows around the bed to the chair nicely. I feel really great in my room.
when I was younger we always worried about snipers, it was pretty common where I lived, but now that I live in a safe place it sounds funny and sad at the same time
If i were to make compromises I'd change the way the door opens. Simple yet effective way where i can still put the bed in the original position where its best, then have a well balanced working area, and maybe just damp it down with a good curtain since the desk is in front of the single window
I would change the opening direction of the door - easy and cheap to do. Then the bed can be in the most desirable location, no compromise needed :) Love these videos!
griffswa In Norway, a bedroom must have a window of a certain minimum size, and either it or a door must be able to open enough to allow a person to use it as an egress.
I feel like there are some good options if room dividers are considered. For example, place the bed in the left part of the room but put a divider to separate it from the door. This way the room will be split into a cozy bedtime corner and the workplace main part with windows and the desk. The only downside is that it may feel a bit claustrophobic in there and there is no space for bedside tables, but this is what I would personally do ☺️
Emotionally, you don't want your bed to be against the wall of a bathroom, because any time somebody uses the bathroom while you're in bed you'll hear them flush and be reminded that your bed is literally adjacent to a place where people poop, which is (at least subconsciously) rather unpleasant. That's the water element.
Very interesting, we've just done a house renovation and without researching fenshui, we have coincidentally achieved fenshui in all bedrooms. 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
May I also suggest instead of a king or a queen bed, just opt for a twin? It opens up more walking around space (and here's a secret that furniture salespeople don't want you to know about: A bed is just a shelf you put your body on when you're not using it!)
I'd do the same with that last room, Cliff. 👍 Add a sturdy headboard, and either blackout curtains behind, or a fabric-covered foam block to snuggly fit in the window to keep drafts off my neck. There will be plenty of natural light from the adjacent wall of windows, and that source of side lighting is much more comfortable for me than looking straight into a window from the study area (direct light on my face for more than a few minutes gives me migraines).
same here and idk how to explain it honestly. right now my bed is against a solid wall, not the bathroom, study and couches not against wall, bed not blocking them. bed isn’t in front of the door directly either. so strange.
@@herusaleron6793 its safety instincts mostly i think, furthest away from the places a possible intruder would come in from, gives you most time to react
Love your thoughts and reasonings. I would recommend to change the door to a sliding one, so you don't have to close the door to go to the left side of the bed.
Thank you so much for this. Having drawings and tiny beds made things easier to understand. I will use information from this once I move in a studio type apartment.
Thanks for the video. I'm always interested in feng shue. People may say it's a myth, but just like ancient philosophy in my local area (javanese) It's a result of lifelongs observation by our ancestors. There is a reasoning behind every rule.
Oh damn I didn’t know you had a UA-cam Channel! Your Instagram videos have got me into thinking more about the best ways to arrange my room as well as cringe at some fails I see every now and then haha!
thank you Mr. Modern, by positioning my bed correctly i have defended myself against 34 Assassins, 2 Snipers, 4 SWAT Teams, 2 SAS Teams, 56 Infantry Units and my sleep paralysis demon!
Hello, do you take commissions? Or room layout ideas for video? I need help with organizing my room. I dont mind paying for the advices, depending on the price. Thank you in advance! Love your vids btw
Having it at an angle facing the door between the windows would be better because you can fill the empty space behind with something that would add to your Chi. This may not be ideal for most people but it brings the most balance to the room. I notice you did not mention about having closets in the bedroom. Here in the United States, most bedrooms have closets now.
By definition from a real estate selling pov, a room without a closet cannot be considered a bedroom. All bedrooms need to have a closet. Good point about the closets, this will further restrict how to place the bed.
I have a difficult room very similar to the one you made. I decided to put my bed against the window because there is dense forest right outside that window, so it doesn’t feel very vulnerable.
just got real when he said snipers could get you through the windows lol this is nOt your ordinary design video, this is Children Of The Apocalypse bedroom design
My bedroom has 3 closets along one wall, and the wall next to that one has two doors (leading to hallway and bathroom) with only about 4 feet separating them. The other two walls each have windows. How's that for a challenge? It's actually a pretty clear choice though, because one of the windows is high on the wall and the width of a bed - clearly designed to be the bed wall. The window above the bed doesn't open. The lower window on the fourth wall does open - required by code for emergency egress.
This helos explain why my bed feels a little funny where it is. I might change it back to where it is, but currently it's creating a dark corner that is unpleasant. I can see how it's cutting off energy to that part of the room based off of how you explained stuff. So, thanks!
Watched this because I feel like the energy in my bedroom is stagnant and wanted to shuffle my furniture around, discovered my bed is already in the optimal position so I'll have to find another way to get the energy flowing properly again haha
My bedroom is set up like the first version you showed. However, there is one additional concern that you didn't address. The main electrical panel, in my house is on the basement wall on the floor right below my bedroom, so I don't want to put the bed in the most logical location in the room (right above the electrical panel) given that electrical panels give off a certain amount of stray voltage.
Can confirm. My old house has the main panel in the one bedroom, and at first I made the mistake of sticking my bed in that corner, the only one without windows. Ears ringing and headaches, terrible insomnia were the result, and it took me a few months to realize it was because of sleeping too close to the panel.
wow with this advice there is literally only one spot for my bed, which is where I was about to put it :) I didnt realise the headboard against the bathroom/toilet wall was not desirable - the shower/bath are right on the wall my bed would need to go against so I will need to do something about that. Thanks for this video very useful with the diagrams.
What if you have no choice but to put your bed in the ‘wrong’ place ? What are fixes ? Love this channel. My bed is against a solid wall but close to the doorway ( not a door) it is against a half wall which divides the room. Hard with out drawing it.
WOW! I rearranged my room this last winter and Ive been fucking DESPISING it since despite it being a "better use of space". This video helped me make sense of why it feels awful! Thank you SO MUCH!
This video just validated my concerns about not being able to find a right spot for my bed. The difficult room at the end was almost like mine but if there was a door on the blank wall.
After spending the last 3 nights dodging sniper fire, I'm so glad I found this video. Now I can sleep peacefully. Thank you. 💗
Safe and sound!:)
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what, just build some 90s and pull out the golden pump
You must really suck in the boonies!!! Took you 4 days to get away from a "sniper"! UNSAT.! ⚓🇺🇸👎
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Hey i just wanna say ive been having maaaajor anxiety since i moved to my current place. Basically when i was on my computer I had my back directly against the door. But since watching your content i switched stuff around so i at least have the door in my peripheral vision. Very noticable difference now. Thank you! I hope you continue to share these concepts and that it helps others too!
True. When I'm on the PC, I don't feel comfortable not seeing the door even when I know I'm home alone.
@@fluttzkrieg4392 stop beating off and you won't have to worry
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Great instructions just one thing I’d like to add: you should also avoid putting your bed underneath any built in air conditioning and ventilation systems in order to prevent Ninja attacks etc.
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“So that snipers can’t shoot while you’re not noticing” OMG THANK U FINALLY SOMEONE WHO ADDRESSES MY GREATEST FEAR ☺️
finally, a design video that considers the fact that snipers can come around (lol)
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"This is a difficult room and compromises must be made."
Excellent life advice. Thank you sir.
FINALLY a solution to my sniper problem! I'm so damn tired of them shooting at me every freakin' night!
@MarleyMoo Yeah, 5 outta 7 and on his nights off his backup takes over. It's all very exhausting. 😁
I know right!!!
Y’all are so dumb, obviously this is a real thing Someone has to consider in other countries.
Me: laughs in the multiple shootings on my street every week 🥲
@@mebeingbryce587 don't get your panties in a bunch it's just a joke.
Dislikes are from Snipers
All that fengshui ruining their vibe! 😂
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lmao at the sniper. he said that so nonchalantly
He's the chief architect for Yakuza.
Like he mean it 😅
Feng shui is based off of real life irrational fears. Lol
Lol Exactly! My initial thought was 🤷🏻♀️WHY 🤷🏻♀️are snipers shooting at me?
@@charmthewriter5047 It's true! Maybe not a sniper but drive by shootings. It could be a stray bullet that wasn't meant to target you. In 2002 there was a sniper (John Allen Muhammad) who went around shooting random people near where I live. He targeted them mostly in public areas though.
I would personally recommends 5:25 because you should put your bed away from the bathroom, you don't wanna hear the flush each time people use it when youre resting on your bed. You put your work desk near the window so it directs sunlight onto your desk this brings energy to you while youre working at the same time you can look out at the scenery outside when youre in stress. Your work desk is not supposed to face your bed that is very counter-productive, and easy to lose focus and constantly seeing your bed makes you procrastinate more. You shall fit in a book shelf against the bathroom wall this will help reduce the echo, at the same time, the whole working area is more conducive and helps you focus more easily.
But some say you shouldn't have your desk face the window either because the view and activities outside will be a constant distraction to whatever you're trying to accomplish at the desk, thus decrease the productivity.
@@bochenggu1439 as a serial hyperfocuser, facing the window reminds me to take breaks :)
Lol my bed is currently facing the bed
If you live alone hearing the toilet flush shouldn't be a problem
Never been an iusse for me lol but noted
I’ve always kind of had a vague understanding of Feng shui, purely on what felt right, glad to see I set my room up well.
Yes! It's alot about feeling, I hope to make things clearer with the explanations:)
I was thinking the same thing. Though I'm just paranoid so I need a straight view of my door and I cannot sleep if anyone can just walk past and see me sleeping.
I watch Feng Shui video for designing The Sims house lmao
@@andyzhang9110 you kinda have to 😂😂😭
its so stupid how superstitious people are
A little tip from experience: If you have a pantry with a fridge and/or a freezer inside, do NOT place the head-part of your bed close to it. Those things make noises that you usually don't register during the day when its loud and busy, but at night, oh boy...
The beeping and hissing drove me nuts! Now I have my headrest away from that wall and 2 meters away.
I've heard that if you want to position your study, make sure that the person in the seat doesn't have their back towards any opening. To reduce the unease of someone creeping up from the back. Be it from snipers or spies
Now that I think of it, is feng shui about protecting from assassinations
Low key
If you think about it... it's for general protection. Either from bad people or bad spirits.
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@@Samuel-dl2so bad spirits is so stupid
Ok but the “snipers can’t shoot you while you’re not noticing” part really got me cause I used to have my bed in front of my window and I always got a vibe that that was going to happen 💀😂
"so that snipers cant shoot you"
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shit just got serious.
But u never know what can happen when
I had the same reaction and never thought of that
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*new fear unlocked*
That's nothing, once he suggested to jump out the window
Bruh I did not expect that 💀💀💀
glad i got recommended this channel tbh. I watched a few videos and realized how badly oriented some of my space was and followed the principles they teach and I've noticed an immediate dramatic improvement in not only the accessibility of my spaces but this tangible sense of energy. it feels clear, free of obstacles and already affecting my mood in a positive manner.
previously I had an armchair and some storage blocking the living space from the doorway so I would have to walk 90* and 90* and 45* to access the living space which did not feel seperate from the open larder kitchen.
Now my couch separates the living space from the kitchen, my desk is facing towards the open space and it feels at once protected yet spacious.
When able I will definitely try to apply this to my bedroom as well.
Before this I hadn't considered how important it is to properly separate the workspace from the bed. My current setup has me brushing against my bed at the door to go to my desk to work. What a better setup to have it be the first accessible thing when I open the door! Going to have to switch around my room because of this thank you!
Same lmao
It's also important to not see your work when relaxing/ sleeping. Suggestions incl: a wall hanging that can be turned around easily. When working, you have schedule, post-it notes, stuff like that. Turn it over to reveal a calm poster that fits the frame well, as though it's not used for work on the other side. Screw in a wallpapered board to back of desk footwell (wallpaper shows on bedside). Place opened shelves on desk, velcro framed photo/art back-to-back with hanger protruding from top center & sandwiched btwn frames and suspend from bottom of shelf, shows both to desk and bed. If an opened space is in center of shelves, suspend a branch of driftwood, will calm for work and sleep. ( H H , where the H's are shelves & space btwn is for branch) Easy to make with 2"x3" boards, screws & white paint. Hardware store will cut boards for you when buying, so plan ahead.
This is the most thought threw video, that I have ever seen on doing Feng Shui in a house, while considering ALL possible options.
Well done, Sir. I admire your great work!
its not done this way, the whole floor plan needs to be checked, how the room is positioned within the whole matters...so def not all options checked...
Really love the explication of this. I was told to think of Chi like running water. If you open your door and there’s say a window directly across that Chi rushes from the door out your window and if you put your bed or desk there your trying to do your work or sleep in a river of rapid moving chi. If you put a bed next to it and your head is too close you will always feel tired but if you put your feet close to it then less tired. I am not sure how true this is but it’s always worked for me in small rooms to imagine Chi like this.
The shui in Fengshui literally means water in Mandarin haha!
The way you so non shalontly mentioned snipers cracked me up and also made me realize I'm not the only one with these obnoxious irrational thoughts. Anytime im in the kitchen with my back turned towards the window I feel like my neighbor is aiming a sniper at me and i feel an urge to move towards a different area. I think these are built-in survival instincts us humans have that dont necessarily translate to regular suburban life.
It’s not irrational. Some of us have military training and you would never be clearly exposed. To this day, I still would carefully examine the room prior to choose a table at a restaurant. Always with me facing the door and I always ask where the bathroom is located or kitchen is located, in case I need to make an urgent or sudden exit. I would never feel comfortable with my back to a door. I converted almost all our doors to sliding doors so there is no directional energy but all even. Plus sliding doors take less room.
@@jennieg789 that sounds like trauma, are you alright? You should be able to enjoy peaceful civilian life :/
@@tenor1190 LOL 😂 It’s called being prepared and vigilant.
@@jennieg789 No, it's literal OCD levels of preparedness. Seriously consider talking to a mental health professional.
@@mr.goldfish1530 LOL No worries. I’ll be alright.
love the sniper comment because anything can happen 🤣
More likely issue is annoying noisy-ass people outside at 2 in the morning
This is amazing. I’ve always had a natural sense for Fengshui, but I never knew what it was that I was feeling. I have no enemies or reason to fear for my life, but if I’m near a window when sleeping or sitting directly in front of a door with my back to it (especially with headphones on), I feel vulnerable and think about the most extreme possibilities, such as being crept up on, assassinated, a school shooting (so I sit in tactical positions with good views and near exits), etc. Wow.
It's my belief that we all have these self preservation concerns embedded in our DNA, coming from a time when none of us slept in beds or even in houses. It's kind of analogous to having canine teeth, or the little part of our spine that is left over from when we all had tails. Because we still have these ancient instincts for self preservation, it's a good idea to honor them and make sure we feel protected and safe. When we do, our very real and current anxiety is lessened and life is better.. It's not magic, just understanding who we are on a much deeper level.
@@dottiebaker6623feng shui: how to find the best spot in the cave 😅
these small beds and chairs are so cute!
We also have to consider the position of radiators in rooms here in the UK. You can't block a radiator because otherwise you are just heating the bed but not the room around it! It's complex to work these things out sometimes.
I'm looking up ideas because I may move into a 10sqm room. It's a square room, door is in the middle of the wall, opposite wall you have the window, in the middle and the radiator right under it.
That’s why I use a portable radiator instead of building one in. I can cover every wall and when I need the radiator I can pull it out into the middle of the room.
@@rachelcookie321These things are a lot more dangerous than usual built in radiators. Besides, you usually don't have a choice.
@@FineHupeline everything I can find online says they are extremely safe. They are one of the safest heating solutions. And if you own your own house then you can get any radiators removed that are in the way.
@@rachelcookie321 I don't know where you got this info from, but I strongly doubt this statement. With electric heaters, there are always serious accidents, some of them even fatal. In addition, these are not as powerful and relatively expensive due to the high power consumption. Where I live, most people rent. So no, this isn't an option. Besides, the heating starts up automatically when the temperature drops below zero.
1:40 In polynesian superstition I always remembered hearing , you dont face the bed towards the door like that or spirits can easily lift you out of bed straight through the door.
that sounds terrifying 😂
My mom is Filipino and we were always told it is bad luck to have your head toward a window or your feet towards a door. It’s a NO-NO!
@@reesells1617 I was told feet towards the door is a big no because that's how your body is taking after death. So similar to other stories. 🤔🤔
I was JUST about to comment this 😩 I’m Filipino and my mom told me the SAME thing!!
My filipino Mom is just Hayss 😒
Option 1: add acoustic paneling to the bathroom wall and place the bed there. The panel will dampen the noise from the bathroom.
Option 2: Place the bed facing south with it's back against the wall to the left of the door. Then remove the door from it's hinges and re-mount it on the other side of the door frame. (The landlord will never notice the difference).
"remount the door" this is the answer I was looking for lol
As a land lord I would notice but as a drafter I also would have already rehung the door, in that instance preferably opening out of the bedroom. 🤣🤣
As an ex landlord I would have noticed. However, if done properly, then I would have no issues or complaints.
In fact, I'm quite bemused with the idea. Just imagining myself scratching my head confused thinking, I'm sure this door opened the other way and having no idea why the tenants had changed it 😂
Tbh If I was living in that hypothetical house I would have changed the orientation of the door and solved all the problems, this way you could have had the bed at the wall with no windows away from the bathroom.
Great video btw. Great explanation!
Honestly, I'd probably swap the door to swing out instead of in. I feel like a lot of designers don't consider how a door interacts (or interferes) with living movement. I can see that beyond the room is an open looking hall or room and no adjacent doors, so for me, I would definitely make the door open put instead to give the room more space. (Of course, in smaller spaces like that, pocket doors are really the best, but they're severely under utilized in the US)
So true re: pocket doors. They are just more expensive to install. Last year, I converted all bedroom doors to sliding doors to gain more room area. Visually they are also very nice with the hardware. I intend to do pocket doors for the spare room in the basement and the pantry but that’s because we are doing full renovations and are able to build these in.
@@jennieg789 Pocket doors are definitely more expensive to install retroactively, but in new builds they are only slightly more expensive to put in. But they really would help so many small spaces.
@@Radhaun Makes sense. I like them for their aesthetic look too.
I thought of changing the door too, but to switch the the hinge side so it opens inward on the other side. From the other side it might be a little strange to have the doorknob in the corner of the room, but it would solve most of the problems inside the bedroom.
That's my first thought as well when I see this problem. Change the door to swing out, it's not 'bothering' anything.. since it just hits the wall.
this was by far the best and logical explanation on many many videos I've watched - thank you so much!
In college I had a 10x12 dorm with a roommate and two full size beds and desks. We each elevated our beds (like bunk beds ) and put the desks under. It worked well and as an added bonus I never got snippered.
Seriously that helped so much I can't tell you how many videos I have watched over the last 4 years that just left me with more questions then answers🤦 your video is what I've been looking for!!!! Thank you so much I can't wait to watch the rest of your videos now 🥳🤩😃😄
Aw you made me excited to make more!:)
I was confused about the energy thing the first seconds but completely understood when he talked about the bed being in front of the door
I would reinstall the door so it is fringed on the opposite way.Then keep the bed on the left and desk on the right corner of the room
If i move a chair in my room, my mom shouts at me haha, but ur idea of changing door hinge is quite practical and useful. U are good problem solver, you must be doing great in your work field, looks like haha.
Ah I see you are a man of culture as well
Exactly...I would do it like that also. In any case you would want the desk by the window. 👍I like when the bed is outside the wall 🤣
That’s what I was thinking… there’s always something you can do to change the situation
"Hinged" :)
It's also important to not see your work when relaxing/ sleeping. Suggestions incl: a wall hanging that can be turned around easily. When working, you have schedule, post-it notes, stuff like that. Turn it over to reveal a calm poster that fits the frame well, as though it's not used for work on the other side. Screw in a wallpapered board to back of desk footwell (wallpaper shows on bedside). Place opened shelves on desk, velcro framed photo/art back-to-back with hanger protruding from top center & sandwiched btwn frames and suspend from bottom of shelf, shows both to desk and bed. If and opened space in center of shelves, suspend a branch of driftwood, will calm for work and sleep. ( H H , where the H's are shelves & space btwn is for branch) Easy to make with 2"x3" boards, screws & white paint. Hardware store will cut boards for you when buying, so plan ahead.
My old room had my bed by the window and a high rise building just next door, and I promise you- I was always so disturbed by the possibility of a sniper shooting me while I slept. So glad it's not just me thinking that way
Your difficult version of a room is exactly what my room looks like. Set it up like you suggested at the end minus the study desk. I don't like to work in where I sleep. Great video
If the room is big enough, you could install a track on the ceiling and then hang some curtains or curtain panels to divide the room space. This way you keep your rest bedroom space separate. My sons have smallish bedrooms and we are not interested to buy a bigger house just for that. Instead we are looking into Murphy beds. There are really well made ones. During the day the beds will be propped up and the room will function mostly as their studying or lounge space. At night, they pull the bed down and sleep. A good compromise for space.
mine is basically like that but instead of the window to the right ITS ANOTHER DOOR 😭 (to the Jack and Jill bathroom. and then the other door is the entrance)
👁👁snipers!!🤣
Great content here.
Your pfp goes well with your comment
Edit: He changed it
@@sandysan4191 he became the sniper himself
I have a HUGE problem with snipers so this was super helpful thank you!!!
I lost it at "so snipers can't shoot you when your are sleeping". LMFAO.
You could also hang the door on the other side, so it opens to the right instead of to the left. The best wall becomes the one with no window nor door, the study can then be placed below the small window.
Or install a sliding door so the energy flow is even inside the room. Not directional.
@@jennieg789 Sliding doors can be tricky to install, especially in existing building. The electricity outlets can be in the way, even for a barn door type. If a door can swing to the left, it can swing to the right with minimal adaptation. But if there's no misplaced electric outlet, sliding door is a solution. Even getting rid of the door altogether can be an option. XD
I’m wondering how Feng Shui feels about closet doors - for me, I always keep in mind the windows and doors (main bedroom door being the most important, but closet doors also) when I try to plan out where to put things in a bedroom
Your example of the most difficult situation is almost exactly the layout of my master bedroom. Mine is actually worse, because the wall in your drawing that does not have windows, and is not up against the bathroom, has my closet. I also have a Dutch colonial home, so the roof is angled, causing the walls upstairs (where my bedroom is) to have a slant in the corner diagonally to the back left when entering the room through the doorway. Right now, I have my bed set up with the headboard against the window on the left wall (viewing from the entryway/door), but I have never been comfortable having my bed blocking the window behind it. Not figuring snipers into the equation lol, I just don’t like how it looks. This leaves me with the only other option of my headboard against the wall that the bathroom is behind, just like your placement in this drawing. I am going to shift my bed to that new placement, and see if it feels better. I know it is not auspicious to have the headboard of the bed against the wall abutting the bathroom, but I do think that as long as I continue to keep my bathroom very clean,(and as long as my husband continues to keep the toilet seat closed) it will be better for me than having the (not solid) headboard blocking the window the way I have it set up right now. It won’t hurt to try. Thank you for your very clear instructions; I love your videos!
I placed my bed absolutely perfectly then! I have a door to my right, a large window to my left, and a window towards my feet (in front of me). bed is against the only solid wall. Nice!
For the last design for a single you can put you bed in the corner of both windows. with heavy curtains narrowing the window behind you, and the energy of the smaller window just goes above and past your bed because your right against the wall. For a couple, your placement is better although I would simply just move the hinges of the door to the other side.
Yes but in my case they are external walls in a 4th flopr apartment and It Is very cold in Winter..i have a wardrobe in the Corner and clothes are frozen😅
very interesting video! i learned a lot. and apparently i placed my bed following feng shui ideas without knowing! just the most comfortable and accessible, logical placement! 🥰
This guy has come so far. Personality is out and doesn't trip over words as much.
I'm beyond proud of myself for accidentally arranging our room using fengshui principles! This also explains why I disliked my room so much growing up.
I've always been worried about the sniper susceptibility of my bed placement, thank you for your guidance!
The challenging one is exactly how all my problems are! Right now my bed is up against the bathroom wall but I only came there after hating all the other options and from what this video explains it's the least worst space SMH
I don't know how youtube knows that just today I was trying to figure out where to place my bed in my next houses bedroom. I didn't search for this, or talk about it out loud, I only thought about it while looking at the bedroom.. Then I come home to my current house, sit down for the evening, turn on youtube, and the first video it is suggesting is this one... GET OUT OF MY MIND UA-cam but also thanks for the information in this video!
This helped me position my bed in my room properly. Tysm 😁
you make me chuckle man "you need a solid structure behind you so snipers can't shoot you while you're not noticing" the accent just tops it off for me , great vid and tips
Crazy thing is my current bedroom is like the last example, but the restroom is on the opposite side of the door where it swings open at. I was really confused on how to put in my bed. I did finally put it on the first wall, but can't wait to change it to the other side tonight. Thanks for the input!!
honestly when he said it matters about you feeling good - it really clicked in my head. I’m typically manic when i clean/rearrange my room, and it’s always almost the start of something new, and i’ll just go and go and go without a second thought and then like around 6:30- 6:49 i’ll have to stop and just really feel out how the rest of the stuff should be. interesting to think about.
I appreciate your very difficult bedroom- it's very similar to mine. Door wall opposite a big window, with one of the side walls unusable (in my case due to a closet door). My compromise was a high headboard and heavy curtains to put the bed under part of the big window.
Or another solution could be to have a sliding door instead of normal door?
@@lisaa2104 I wish! Unfortunately I'm renting, and can't change the doors. Sliding doors would make the room way better.
And my therapist said I had paranoid tendencies bc I always think „what if there was a sniper here“… someone finally gets me 😌
I was wondering about those damn snipers! Never know when they might shoot. Thanks for the advice!
I have the first bedroom, with an added closet behind the door, and windows to the right.
I placed my bed to the left and it feels great! The windows face south, so I have a lovely view, and the position of the door allows me to see who comes in without them seeing me.
I have a chair in the bottom right corner, so the chi flows around the bed to the chair nicely.
I feel really great in my room.
However, I have a unit below me, and the kitchen layout is a total mess. I wish I could afford a consultation! Maybe one day! 🙏
when I was younger we always worried about snipers, it was pretty common where I lived, but now that I live in a safe place it sounds funny and sad at the same time
this is so interesting. for me this comes naturally but apparently theres a whole science behind it. and the science makes perfect sense. lol
So that snipers cannot shoot you😂🔥
If i were to make compromises I'd change the way the door opens. Simple yet effective way where i can still put the bed in the original position where its best, then have a well balanced working area, and maybe just damp it down with a good curtain since the desk is in front of the single window
The furniture looks 3D printed, very cool
I would change the opening direction of the door - easy and cheap to do. Then the bed can be in the most desirable location, no compromise needed :)
Love these videos!
If there’s no window, is it even a bedroom?
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In Norway, a bedroom must have a window of a certain minimum size, and either it or a door must be able to open enough to allow a person to use it as an egress.
I feel like there are some good options if room dividers are considered. For example, place the bed in the left part of the room but put a divider to separate it from the door. This way the room will be split into a cozy bedtime corner and the workplace main part with windows and the desk. The only downside is that it may feel a bit claustrophobic in there and there is no space for bedside tables, but this is what I would personally do ☺️
Emotionally, you don't want your bed to be against the wall of a bathroom, because any time somebody uses the bathroom while you're in bed you'll hear them flush and be reminded that your bed is literally adjacent to a place where people poop, which is (at least subconsciously) rather unpleasant. That's the water element.
Very interesting, we've just done a house renovation and without researching fenshui, we have coincidentally achieved fenshui in all bedrooms. 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
May I also suggest instead of a king or a queen bed, just opt for a twin? It opens up more walking around space (and here's a secret that furniture salespeople don't want you to know about: A bed is just a shelf you put your body on when you're not using it!)
I'd do the same with that last room, Cliff. 👍 Add a sturdy headboard, and either blackout curtains behind, or a fabric-covered foam block to snuggly fit in the window to keep drafts off my neck. There will be plenty of natural light from the adjacent wall of windows, and that source of side lighting is much more comfortable for me than looking straight into a window from the study area (direct light on my face for more than a few minutes gives me migraines).
“..so that snipers can’t shoot you” well I can’t argue with that logic lol. *moves bed immediately *
THANK YOU 🙏 FINALLY a good example for someone with a window on on the wall in the command position..omg you saved me
I have been doing this instinctively ever since I was young, weird
same here and idk how to explain it honestly. right now my bed is against a solid wall, not the bathroom, study and couches not against wall, bed not blocking them. bed isn’t in front of the door directly either. so strange.
@@herusaleron6793 its safety instincts mostly i think, furthest away from the places a possible intruder would come in from, gives you most time to react
me too
My room looks and feels 1,000 x better now because of all your advice!!! Thank you😊
“so that snipers cant shoot you..” lmaooooooo
Love your thoughts and reasonings. I would recommend to change the door to a sliding one, so you don't have to close the door to go to the left side of the bed.
Thank you so much for this. Having drawings and tiny beds made things easier to understand. I will use information from this once I move in a studio type apartment.
Thanks for the video. I'm always interested in feng shue. People may say it's a myth, but just like ancient philosophy in my local area (javanese) It's a result of lifelongs observation by our ancestors. There is a reasoning behind every rule.
Oh damn I didn’t know you had a UA-cam Channel! Your Instagram videos have got me into thinking more about the best ways to arrange my room as well as cringe at some fails I see every now and then haha!
thank you Mr. Modern, by positioning my bed correctly i have defended myself against 34 Assassins, 2 Snipers, 4 SWAT Teams, 2 SAS Teams, 56 Infantry Units and my sleep paralysis demon!
Hello, do you take commissions? Or room layout ideas for video? I need help with organizing my room. I dont mind paying for the advices, depending on the price. Thank you in advance! Love your vids btw
I do - I am an interior designer
I do - i am a highschooler
im just impressed i followed feng shui principles when i arranged my room without even realizing😭
Having it at an angle facing the door between the windows would be better because you can fill the empty space behind with something that would add to your Chi. This may not be ideal for most people but it brings the most balance to the room. I notice you did not mention about having closets in the bedroom. Here in the United States, most bedrooms have closets now.
By definition from a real estate selling pov, a room without a closet cannot be considered a bedroom. All bedrooms need to have a closet. Good point about the closets, this will further restrict how to place the bed.
ive been dodging sniper fire in my sleep for the last 5 years and i didnt know why! thank you!
This video was done Exceptionally well! Thank you for taking your time in thoroughly and manually going thru this process!
Thank you!
I have a difficult room very similar to the one you made. I decided to put my bed against the window because there is dense forest right outside that window, so it doesn’t feel very vulnerable.
tbh I would be afraid that some forest monsters or something stupid would come for me through the window lmaooo
just got real when he said snipers could get you through the windows lol this is nOt your ordinary design video, this is Children Of The Apocalypse bedroom design
My bedroom has 3 closets along one wall, and the wall next to that one has two doors (leading to hallway and bathroom) with only about 4 feet separating them. The other two walls each have windows. How's that for a challenge?
It's actually a pretty clear choice though, because one of the windows is high on the wall and the width of a bed - clearly designed to be the bed wall. The window above the bed doesn't open. The lower window on the fourth wall does open - required by code for emergency egress.
This helos explain why my bed feels a little funny where it is. I might change it back to where it is, but currently it's creating a dark corner that is unpleasant. I can see how it's cutting off energy to that part of the room based off of how you explained stuff.
So, thanks!
In my house, shoes on a foot race
In this house, we got feng shui
Get the door to blow you away
Flamethrower, you're a switchblade
This guy genuinely made my day so fun to see
I love these videos thank you!
Watched this because I feel like the energy in my bedroom is stagnant and wanted to shuffle my furniture around, discovered my bed is already in the optimal position so I'll have to find another way to get the energy flowing properly again haha
My bedroom is set up like the first version you showed. However, there is one additional concern that you didn't address. The main electrical panel, in my house is on the basement wall on the floor right below my bedroom, so I don't want to put the bed in the most logical location in the room (right above the electrical panel) given that electrical panels give off a certain amount of stray voltage.
Can confirm. My old house has the main panel in the one bedroom, and at first I made the mistake of sticking my bed in that corner, the only one without windows. Ears ringing and headaches, terrible insomnia were the result, and it took me a few months to realize it was because of sleeping too close to the panel.
wow with this advice there is literally only one spot for my bed, which is where I was about to put it :) I didnt realise the headboard against the bathroom/toilet wall was not desirable - the shower/bath are right on the wall my bed would need to go against so I will need to do something about that. Thanks for this video very useful with the diagrams.
What if you have no choice but to put your bed in the ‘wrong’ place ? What are fixes ? Love this channel. My bed is against a solid wall but close to the doorway ( not a door) it is against a half wall which divides the room. Hard with out drawing it.
It might not be perfect, but there is always a best way to do a room!:)
WOW! I rearranged my room this last winter and Ive been fucking DESPISING it since despite it being a "better use of space". This video helped me make sense of why it feels awful! Thank you SO MUCH!
In your final drawing, what if the door opens on the opposite side, what is the best position for the bed?
on the left side, up to the wall with no windows.
This video just validated my concerns about not being able to find a right spot for my bed. The difficult room at the end was almost like mine but if there was a door on the blank wall.