SubscribeFeng Shui For Homes: Yep, There’s An App For That Too!
August 17, 2009
I was chatting with a friend of mine from India the other day and, as is my habit, the conversation turned to real estate. He mentioned to me that his father is a big proponent of Indian “Feng Shui” — how the home should be laid out, its orientation, its colors, and so forth. Over the last few years I have become modestly familiar with the Chinese version, which is, of course, completely different. (Given how large and diverse both China and India are, I have to assume that there probably isn’t one single Chinese Feng Shui or a single Indian one either. I also assume that in India, this concept is not called Feng Shui. Work with me here!)
In Chinese Feng Shui, there are many things to watch out for. You don’t want a home to be at the top of a T-junction. You don’t want the front and back door to be in a straight line, lest fortune and good luck come in the front and slink out the back. You want certain colors and lighting in certain rooms.
The Indian version is equally complex. The kitchen window needs to be facing east. There is a different orientation required for the master bedroom, and there are certain considerations for the layout of the other bedrooms and for the locations of the bathrooms. My friend said that before considering buying a home, he’ll email his father a map of the home’s layout, along with its orientation, and get his father’s verdict before deciding whether to continue or not.
That got me thinking — wouldn’t it be cool if there were an iPhone app for that? Kitchen. Windows facing East. Check! Bedroom. Check! You could advertise your listing as being Feng Shui friendly.
Well, it turns out — surprise! – there is one. MobileTechAddicts recently reported on an iPhone app that apparently does pretty much that for the Chinese version of Feng Shui. No word on an Indian version.
(Photo courtesy of MobileTechAddicts)
