oh YES!! Cliff I've followed you for almost a year now and just so happened to find this...the EXACT layout of my new apartment's bedroom - the closet aligns, so does the window and door, with a queen size bed, even - and now I'm going to save this video so it won't get lost. Soooo happy to find this!
The trouble is, builders don't build with fung shui in mind. My bedroom has windows on 2 walls, and two closet doors on one wall, and the entrance door on the other. And only 11.5 feet square. So my bed has to go on the wall with the entrance door. But I feel safe because of my pitbull and rottweiler.
TOTALLY agree!!! I heard in another one of their videos it’s important to take into account the different amount of energy coming in through either the door or the windows, so maybe if you can take that into account and put your bed with the least energy coming at you (like maybe because of your dogs you feel less energy coming from the door than the windows?)… I’m not sure this is right but that’s how I’m thinking about it since I can’t add walls or change things too drastically in my apartment! ❤️❤️❤️
Agree!! My friend had similar issue with her apartment. She's so uncomfortable with the bed directly facing the entrance door (Cliff's biggest no no XD), but the room is so small that the other only possible place to move it is accros the closet which has mirrors for doors 😕 In the end, she put the bed there, but also has a table between the closet and bed to cover the mirrors a bit. Oh and also, I don't mean to be rude, but it's spelled feng shui - feng from the word wind, and shui from water. Just so you know ❤
I'm no spiritual person either, i just take energy to mean airflow and the flow of movement. I definitely feel unrestful and nervous when I have to sit/sleep in the path the air or people walking by take and these feng shui videos explain very well, why I've felt these issues in the past. It may sound superstitious or made up, but what it describes is very real and I for one don't care about what words you use to describe your concept as long as it's true.
Feng Shui actually takes the human psyche into account. If your bed is close or in direct line with the door, you feel subconsciously nervous and restless since any potential "threat" coming through the most likely entrance could see or reach you immediately while you're at your most defenseless. Instinct from WAY back in our history. You place the head end of the bed against a solid wall for the same reason. Eliminating a direction to look out for for threats
I love this channel and have been chugging along for the last year trying to get right. It's been like a kaizen type thing where I don't grt discouraged and try to make many small changes consistently. My house is like 90 years old and has horrible flow infrastructure, you would love it 😆 One night like a year ago I had a weird mental distress/breakthrough seriously randomly as I was laying on the couch watching TV super late and I just felt that the answer was Feng shui, I learned how diverse it was for the Chinese distinguishing multiple types and it just resonated with me. There was too much Sha chi around here that festered and got worse from the seed of the poor building Feng shui. Found your channel maybe a month ago and while for me Feng shui understanding has always been natural, you can FEEL when something is "off", it's one thing to notice something it's another to actively change it. Your videos encourage and empower me to keep going, and know that this isn't some weird mentally challenged OCD thing but actually my soul perceiving and reacting to the flow around me being affected by all the "stuff" we keep around us. Love you man!
I want the door near me because instinctively I want to be able to leave my room quickly in the case my children need me. The 'energy' that connects me to my children is calming.
This is literally the shape of my room and I've been looking for ways to make it feel better. I will have to try to remodel my room like this when I get a chance!
I'm not into fengshui, but I watched a lot of your videos and did a quick search for living rooms. I have a long living room and my family and I love books! I also found a free room design program and played around with different furniture arrangements based off of what I already have. My kids and husband spend more time in the living room now and it's fengshui proof (minus an area rug for the sitting area)! I even created a music corner that still somehow flows with the room! Thank you for your videos that show us real situations!
This is my exact bedroom and this is my first time seeing your videos, never heard of any of this but I actually have my bedroom set up almost exactly like this!!! Thanks!!!
I love how you set all this up, for any other person this would be perfect... I sadly have a brutalisk obsession, love industrial and cluttered looks for furniture but not the things on the furniture
I sleep with a direct view of the door to my right, and I actually like it more than the idea of it being at the other end of the room. Maybe it's just because I've always had it this way, but I also like to be able to see it at all times.
Also can we just talk about how he aims a light at these little models out of screen?? Sometimes, it very clearly comes into play because that's where the windows would be, and he puts stuff near it to show that it will block the natural light. Even here, you can kinda see how the bed on the other side feels nicer with how the light comes in. So cool 💕 love this channel
I changed my bedroom layout today because I was feeling anxious with the bed directly in front of the door. This is exactly how I rearranged it! Even the door, window and closet are in the exact same spots. I feel good now lol
I'm getting into the habit of pausing at the beginning and trying to figure out where he'll put everything. I'm happy to say I got this one mostly right. (I'd have kept the tall shelving and put either a vanity or a full height mirror in between them.
All of your videos are so helpful and easy to understand, I just wish I could hire you to help me do my whole apartment!! After I see the end results I’m always in awe of how much better the space feels but I am still not confident in my own skills to know what would make my own personal spaces feel better. But I’m learning!! ❤️❤️❤️ thank you for sharing!! It’s truly appreciated :)
I like my tall bookshelf next to my bed. However it's a mix of thin metal rails with wood shelves. There is a lot of open space and I have a lamp on it as well.
As much as I agree with the changes, I will argue the original layout feels very secure and private, but if that isn't what you're going for obviously it's not ideal, but I've had my bedroom set up more or less the same and didn't feel it was a bad layout
When I set up my bedroom I bought two short bookcases. Some time passed and the shelves were getting full and I contemplated changing them to tall bookshelves, but then I remembered this video and the oppressiveness tall bookshelves represent (especially since the room isn’t big). Thank you
One thing I never see covered is the split stairway as soon as you walk in the door. Very common setup in late 70s early 80s homes. You walk through the front door & there’s stairs going to the basement & stairs going to the living area. I’ve heard this is bad, but it’s what I liber with.
I live alone and so it's actually more peaceful to sleep next to the door because my neighbor has to walk pretty much right by my window very easy to hear if she's talking to someone.
My room is very similar to the first one you showed, a big room with bed to the side (although there is a closet in mine) and a lot of furniture to the other side. And tall shelfs near me and bed in the path of the door. Last week I finally bought matching nightstands and I’m rearranging my room with your advice to see how it goes!
But but but, vertical bookshelves make more sense to me! You put the stuff you use the least often at the very top, the most often in the middle, and the rest at the bottom, so you don't need to bend down or get on your tippy toes every time you need to get something. It's also much more easier to clean and maintain.
I had my bed the way you suggest but I have a window on that wall. So I turned the bed to the opposite wall. Waking up in the morning is much nicer now.
Hmm I prefer the tall shelves personally. Less empty wall space, I can put pictures, art, books, clothes and other random knickknacks that make the room feel more decorated and personal.
My bedroom is setup almost exactly like he recommends here. The problem is that if the door isn't fully closed, I can see into the hallway while laying in bed
This is how we have our master set up. And I didn't even know that this was the best option! We're just missing our night stands right now due to the fact we're moving 🤣🤣
How can I get you to remodel my room? (We’ll help me bc I’m gonna be doing it I just need someone else’s view) you’re absolutely great at this!! Someone help me get in contact or how I can’t contact this guy? I don’t have tiktok and I’m not gonna post my room online bc people will criticize me.
Love these design X ancient knowledge tips! Our room is similar to this. Is this layout still ok if the windows are behind the bed? And we have tall wardrobes instead of the bookshelves? And we have a sloping ceiling above the window and bed?
