9 principles of feng shui stairs to remember to avoid ‘failure’

In housing design, stair considered the center of the house. This is the bridge between the spaces, from the lowest floor to the highest floor.

Stairs are also the place to attract all natural elements as well as feng shui for the house. In addition to the circulation function, the stairs also guide the air and light of the house. Therefore, if the stairs are placed in the wrong position, the homeowner may be affected in terms of health and fortune.

Do not make stairs in the middle of the house

In house feng shui, the worst place is to put the stairs in the middle of the house. Because the area in the middle of the house is the most important place, if you put the stairs here it is like dividing the house in half, losing the complete look.

Placing the stairs in the middle of the house will cause most of the energy concentrated in the center of the house to be sucked into the stairs leading to a lack of energy in other important spaces.

From the perspective of the Five Elements, the stairs belong to the Wood element, which is in contrast to the Earth element. Meanwhile, a house will be divided into 9 signs, the middle part of the house is the middle palace, belonging to the Earth element. This is the reason why it is taboo to put the stairs in the middle, dividing the house in half.

The stairs should not be aligned with the door

In terms of function, the stairs placed in line with the door will be extremely inconvenient. People outside or sitting in the living room tend to look when someone comes down the stairs.

If behind the stairs is a kitchen or a living room, people in the house who want to move upstairs must go around to the front, causing inconvenience to both family members and guests.

In terms of air circulation, the stairs placed in line with the door of the house will also disperse the prosperity from the outside. Air circulates into the house through the door, if this air just enters the door and meets the stairs, it immediately leads up to the upper floors, not dispersed to other spaces on the ground floor.

Avoid making stairs at the end of the house

For houses with small area, the arrangement of stairs at the end of the house has many advantages, such as: Saving space; can reduce the area of ​​stairs for tube houses; reserve the front area for business; neat when arranging other functional spaces…

However, the disadvantage of arranging the stairs at the end of the house is that the spaces on the upper floors are limited in air circulation.

Because the air in the house goes from the outside in and exits at the back. If the stairs are located at the end of the house, the upper floors will in turn suffer from gas failure. This will reduce the health and fortune of the people in the house.

Avoid building spiral stairs

Like the stairs at the end of the house, the spiral staircase has the advantage of saving space, suitable for small houses. In addition, this type of stairs is very easy to install and disassemble, especially stairs made of wood, stainless steel or assembled glass.

The disadvantage of making spiral stairs is that the slope of the stairs will be uncomfortable to use, especially for the elderly and young children. The circular design of this type of stairs can also make users dizzy and dizzy.

In feng shui, spiral stairs bring bad luck because the air in the house will be twisted around the stairs and go straight up. Wealth in the house is also twisted, which is not good for homeowners and men in the house.

Don’t use open stairs

With today’s modern interior decoration trends, the design of open stairs is not too strange. The advantage of this type of stairs is high aesthetics, helping the space under the stairs to be airy and light.

In feng shui, the stairs must ensure the ability to contain and conduct air, not to let the air escape, and the two sides of the stairs must have shielding walls. Therefore, the type of stairs with open steps will not be good for the house because all the air has been released.

Avoid building toilets under the stairs

In terms of functionality, toilet arranged under the stairs will help save space for the house and be convenient for users. This design is suitable for houses with a small area.

However, according to feng shui, the toilet is a place that contains a lot of bad air. Meanwhile, the stairs are the place to attract the flow of prosperity and disperse it to the spaces on the upper floor. Therefore, if you build a toilet under the stairs, it will make the ability to absorb and disperse the prosperity of the stairs limited.

Calculate standard feng shui stairs

Designing a beautiful staircase is still not enough, homeowners need to calculate the number of stairs to match feng shui to avoid affecting the energy flow in the house and bad luck.

According to Eastern philosophy, the circle of life is considered the law of human survival. Everyone’s life must go through 12 stages, including: Longevity, Moc Duc, Quan Doi, Lam Quan, De Prosper, Depression, Sickness, Death, Grave, Tuyet, Thai and Duong.

To calculate the number of stairs according to feng shui based on the circle of longevity, the homeowner must determine which of the five elements the architecture of his house belongs to.

The house is in the shape of water (like water, the house is shaped like water does not follow a certain design, the architecture is uneven and decorated with many elements related to water such as southern islands, waterfalls). The level of longevity of the house in the shape of Water is the 1st level.

Houses in the shape of Wood (cylindrical roofs, columns, Wood-shaped houses are usually green, usually buildings, offices or hotels). The level of longevity of the Wood-shaped house is the third level.

The house is in the shape of Earth (the roof is straight, long, and low). The level of longevity of the Earth-shaped house is the 5th level.

The house is in the shape of Fire (pointed roof, pyramid shape). The level of longevity of the Fire house is the 7th level.

If the house belongs to the needle shape (round, arched and curved roof). The level of longevity of the Kim shaped house is level 9.

From the level of longevity according to the Five Elements of the house, the owner counts each step as the next 1 star in the round of longevity, after 12 stars will continue to count a new round. According to feng shui, the palaces of Longevity, Lam Quan, Emperor Prosperity, Tomb, and Thai are good signs.

So when calculating the number of stairs based on the stars falling into the palaces of Longevity, Lam Quan, De Vuong, Tomb, and Thai, take them, if they fall in the remaining signs, discard them.

The specific results are calculated as follows:

If the house has a picture of Water corresponding to good signs, the number of stairs should be: 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23…

For houses with Wood figure corresponding to good signs, the number of stairs should be: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 23, 25…

The house with the image of Earth corresponding to the arcs should have the number of stairs: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 25, 27…

If the house has a Fire image corresponding to the good signs, the number of stairs should be: 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 27…

With a Kim-shaped house corresponding to the arcs, the number of stairs should be 1, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25…

In addition to the calculation according to the above life cycle, homeowners can also apply the law of Birth – Aging – Sickness – Death to calculate the stairs. Birth – Aging – Sickness – Death is considered the inevitable life cycle of every person.

“Birth” is considered the beginning of a new life with the meaning of full of energy, youth and vitality for all things in the world. “Old” is considered a symbol of old age, bringing wither and energy beginning to run out. “Sick” means sickness, disease, this is considered bad luck. “Death” is considered death and the end of a life.

When calculating the stairs, step 1 will be the Birth level, the 2nd level is the old age, the 3rd is the Sick level, the 4th step is the Death level, and the 5th step goes back to the Birth level and so on for the rest of the steps.

If the stairs fall into the birth sign, it is considered lucky, bringing many good things and advantages for the owner. Falling into the signs of Disease and Death is considered bad luck and bad luck.

Choose the stairs material that suits the owner

One of the principles in feng shui is “yin follows yang”, that is, there must be a balance of yin – yang in all matters.

In housing design, the owner represents par yang. Other factors need to be balanced, in accordance with par yang. When choosing the stairs material, too, homeowners need to pay attention to the harmony with their destiny.

The householder par Kim: According to the Five Elements, the element Kim is born with the element of Water, is in contrast with the element of Wood, and reciprocates with the element of Kim. Therefore, when choosing materials for stairs, homeowners of the Kim family should avoid choosing materials that represent the elements of Water and Wood such as wood. Choose a metal like iron or light colored stone.

Homeowners par Moc: Considering the correlation of the Five Elements, the wood material is very suitable for homeowners of the Moc par. There is a choice of wood paneling on the stairs or stone steps and all-wood handrails.

Homeowners par Thuy: Glass is the material that represents Thuy. But if using glass to make stairs, it will be unsafe, causing fear for users. It is best to use glass as a stair railing for the owner of the Thuy family.

Household of the Fire element: Materials representing the element of Fire are usually those created by the process of melting and generating heat. People of Fire parity when choosing stair materials can only supplement by decorating with colors that favor the element of Fire such as red, orange, purple…

Homeowners par Tho: Materials representing the element Tho are often of natural origin, common such as bricks, ceramics, porcelain, paving stones…

Calculating the size of the stairs

In any building, stairs are the means of transportation up and down between floors. Therefore, the size of the stair width will fluctuate with the length of the ladder.

The height of the stairs depends a lot on the clearance height of the house. For a normal house, the height of the ladder is about 3.6m and the number of steps is 24. The width of the ladder body ranges from 0.9m to 1.2m.

The height of a ladder is from 15cm to 18cm. The width of a ladder is from 24cm to 30cm.

Homeowners should also note that the number of stairs must not be more than 18 consecutive steps and must not be less than 3 steps on a ladder. The landing is usually on the middle step of the stairs. The minimum width of a landing is 90cm.

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