Dear Master Lee,

I'm currently building my home and now in the process of laying out the ceiling for the bedrooms.

I would like my ceilings to be more than just flat but to have some designs that forms recessed ceilings, false beams, cove effects --all using gypsum boards.

Is having an octagon design about at the center of the bedroom or dining room appropriate? I had one made already for the dining room (picture attached). Now would like to knowif it is appropriate todo the same design in a bedroom, centered where bed is located.

I'm thinking of a recessed octagon shape or (opposite version) a dropped octagon ceiling with cove effect on all eight sides.

Thanks.

1. Generally, an octagon pattern is acceptable or recessed - is also considered OK or acceptable. Only wavy patterns may not be advantages in some instances.

2. However, the following guidelines should be taken into consideration:-

2.1. As you had mentioned gypsum board false panels - are OK.
2.2. Avoid using the Eight trigrams hexagrams as a feature on the panels.

3. Yin and Yang Concept:-

Where possible or nice to have, lights in all (each) bedrooms be odd number of lights. For example in many homes it is common to have just one centre lighting in the middle. Here, we don't care how many bulbs there are. This is considered as one light source or one single odd number of lights.

In your layout plan, it would be preferred that all or each bedrooms have 5 or 7 lights vs the current 4. (In your example, I can see roughly 4 lighting points [4 lights] in the bedroom)

For the kitchen area, it is preferred to have even number of lights.

For the living or dining room usually no preference for even or odd numbers of lights (or light points).

 

Dear Master Lee,

 

 

Thank you very much for your quick response. Noted on the odd number of lights for the bedroom. Will implement it.

 

 

-eg

 

Dear Master Lee.

 

will lights at stove be considered as one source of light.

One long light box with a few bulbs is one source or a few source?

Hi Master Lee , for the chandelier, does it matter what shape or design we buy?

No issue as most chandelier design are not "threatening".

Touchwood, make sure it can sustain an earthquake. As several flats nearby in Sengkang had their lights swaying a few months back.

And this is not Feng Shui - make sure house got permanent helper. As if I am the male of the home, I don't want to be the one cleaning it (them)

Master, May I ask if this type of dining light is ok?

Feng Shui does not micro manage everything. 

Okay can. But don’t poke a tall person’s eyes can already