To transform your bedroom into a true haven of peace, you must not only choose a headboard that reflects you and is adapted to your needs, but also integrate it as best as possible into the room, according to the precepts of Feng Shui. We explain what this involves in this article.

What is Feng Shui?

Feng Shui is a Chinese art that aims to bring maximum harmony and prosperity into a home.

Concretely, Feng Shui is based on several pillars :

• The good circulation of Qi (Chi), that is to say the energy present inside the house;
• Yin and yang, and in particular the distribution and orientation of resting areas (yin), such as a bedroom for example, and living areas (yang), such as the kitchen in particular;
• The arrangement of furniture and decoration in each room of the house;
• Respect for the 5 elements of Chinese medicine: water, wood, earth, fire and metal.

Carole Imbert, Feng Shui practitioner, sophrologist and sophro-analyst explains to us that:

"The circulation of energy in a habitat is fundamental. [..] You breathe this energy, it is what will define your quality of life inside. But if, when you live it, when you breathe it, it has gone to rot behind lots of furniture, lots of carpets, behind curtains that are never cleaned, this vital energy is transformed into end-of-life energy."

In summary, Feng Shui allows you to channel and better direct the energy within your home , in particular by arranging your furniture in a certain way.

Why is it so important to position your headboard correctly?

Feng Shui allows you to think about the layout of your bedroom to promote harmonious energy circulation and give you a real feeling of well-being.

The furniture and interior decoration of your room therefore have an essential role to play in the energy balance of your bedroom.

This is also the case with your headboard.

In terms of well-being, a headboard placed between your bed base/mattress and your wall allows you, for example, to not feel the "cold wall" effect, especially at the level of your head. This then brings you real thermal comfort.

Likewise, installing a headboard allows you to create a cocoon around your sleeping area and gives you a feeling of security, for a more peaceful sleep.

In summary, if well placed, your headboard will have a direct impact on the quality of your sleep , and therefore, your health and well-being in general.

How to correctly position your headboard according to the precepts of Feng Shui?

According to the art of Feng Shui , it is essential to think carefully about the layout of your bedroom, and more particularly your bed and your headboard, in order to promote the good circulation of energy in the room.

This involves respecting certain principles, such as:

• Avoid placing your bed, and by extension your headboard, between two opposite openings (between the door and a window for example). This could cause disruptions in the energy flow;
• Also, do not place your headboard directly under a window; again, it is through doors and windows that energy circulates;
• Preferably position your headboard against a wall to allow you to feel both supported and protected and thus benefit from a truly restful sleep;
• Also, do not place one side of your bed directly against a wall. This would prevent energy from circulating all around your bed;
• The ideal is also to install your headboard, and therefore your bed, so as to have a clear view of the bedroom entrance door. This provides a real feeling of security.

Finally, orientation is also an important criterion to consider. There are generally two options:

• Orient your headboard to the North , that is to say, the top of your skull towards the North;
• Orient your headboard to the East , that is, the top of your skull facing East.

According to the precepts of Feng Shui , the orientation that suits you best depends mainly on your Kua number, determined according to your year of birth.

Of course, depending on your bedroom setup, you may not be able to do all of these best practices. And that's okay. The key is to find a layout that works for you and makes you feel good when you drift off to sleep.

Good to know

At Letti Letti, all our headboards are customizable. This way, you can create the atmosphere you want in your bedroom. Our headboards are also removable, which allows you to change the color of the fabric and piping according to your desires, to feel good over time.