Feng Shui For Apartment and Condo

Recently my friend and I are looking for an apartment. After reading some feng shui tips, i think it is great to share them here :)

1. Where are the sitting and facing direction for your apartment?

What to look for in the Sitting or Yin direction? Here are some tips:
-Kitchen.
-Bathrooms.
-Utility or wash rooms
-Plumbing fixtures.
-Solid baseline on the floor plan.
-Structural elements such as the foundational supports for the floor, walls and heavy
equipment.

Some of the general characteristics of the Facing or Yang direction are:
-Larger, brighter rooms and areas.
-The view is more beautiful.
-There is an address number on outside of building.
-The area is used for reception and has heavy traffic.
-Lots of natural light from windows.

2. After deciding the sitting and facing directions, now check whether the house is suitable for you or not.

There are many ways to check it, but most of the people use ming gua (命卦). There is a formula to check this.

First, check your chinese born year.

See the above table, if you were born on 1975, Feb 10. Your Chinese born year is 1974. But if were born on 1975, Feb 11. Your Chinese born year is 1975.

Male

Use 100 to minus last 2 digits of the year, then mod the number with 9.

For example: 1974 ((100-74) mod 9) = 8

Female

Use last 2 digits of the year minus 4, then mod the number with 9.

For example 1979 ((79-4) mod 9) = 3

3. Find out your number and the directions that match you.

1北宫：坎(水) - Water

2西南宫：坤(土) - Earth

3东宫：震(木) - Wood

4东南宫：巽(木) - Wood

5中宫：男坤女艮 - Male: Earth ; Female: Wood

6西北宫：乾(金) - Metal

7西宫：兑(金) - Metal

8东北宫：艮(土) - Wood

9南宫：离(火) - Fire

Number 3, 4, 1, 9 is East Life.

Good apartment directions for east life people are:

-sitting east, facing west

- sitting south east, facing north west

-sitting north, facing south

-sitting south, facing north

震宅（坐东向西）

巽宅（坐东南向西北）

坎宅（坐北向南)

离宅（坐南向北）

Number 6, 2, 5, 7, 8 is West Life

Good apartment directions for west life people are:
-sitting north west, facing south east
- sitting south west, facing north east
-sitting west, facing east
-sitting north east, facing south west

乾宅（坐西北向东南）

坤宅（坐西南向东北）

兑宅（坐西向东）

艮宅（坐东北向西南）

Sample:

Picture 1: the sunlight comes from the balcony and the living room's windows. Obviously, the balcony and living room side is facing.

Picture 2: The house is sitting at 艮 (8 or female:5), and facing 坤 (2 or male:5), sitting North East and Facing South West. This is a West Life House witch is suitables for West Life people.