how to place your desk in Feng Shui?

[@justVontadeh]

seeing feng shui as "if someone were to attack me, would I see them coming? do I feel safe here?" is brilliant!!

[@patrickkeller2193]

And it doesn't have to be a literal attack, could just be a surprise visit or even the subconscious feeling of could there be someone?

[@dottiebaker6623]

Feng Shui goes back thousands of years - it honors our most primal perceptions and feelings. It helped me turn a bedroom I never felt comfortable in to one that is like a warm hug. I'm a big fan!

[@Taolan8472]

the same instinctual mechanism that drives the defense or the prey response, the fight or flight reflex, is at the foundation of so many complex upper emotions and mental states. many people dont realize that they are instinctually more or less stressed by such subtle things as your position in a room.

[@dottiebaker6623]

@@Taolan8472 So true!

[@dottiebaker6623]

@@HeWhoWatchesTheStars That's so good to hear! The idea of the command position really resonated with me.

[@karenc4106]

I love how having a cat coming and going is considered a force beyond your control because the door must stay open.

[@kelseygetz2123]

And cats are GREAT at moving the energy around!

[@jameshill2450]

Newton's Ninth Law. A cat in existence will FIND a way to be at rest, regardless of the forces placed against it.

[@MuffHam]

I got 4 cats. The door must stay open. They must watch you poop.

[@sakurasfish2115]

The worst is when they scratch the door you closed and moan, making you feel bad for closing it so you make the effort of stopping what you're doing and waking up to open. Then they come in, walk around for 5 seconds and leave 🤦‍♂️

[@ioana1943]

​@@MuffHam yes, they "MUST" 😂

[@kanzenatsume]

I always felt vulnerable if my back isnt against a wall while working. feng shui helped me understand that i really am not a fan of being attacked😂

[@s_mp_08]

i feel the same way! i even double checked that my door is locked when im working just to rest my paranoid self 😂

[@Kevin_the_Caveman]

Man open spaces are the bane of people like us

[@sarahrosen4985]

Me at work years before learning about Fen Shui: "Seriously, coworker, you picked that seat in the conference room?! Vinny can come in and wack you and you'll never see it coming. " Some of us just have a better sense of what security looks like.

[@chinchilla7255]

@@s_mp_08 same! I used to have my back facing the door and always had to look back and check. Ever since I moved the desk to the side and can now see the door while I work , I feel so much more safe😂

[@zamplify]

I feel attacked. *rearranges furniture*

[@ritmopop]

😂

[@tayet6875]

😂

[@moonbeamyall]

LMAOOO

[@nellekx]

best comment

[@jil8091]

I feel like I always had this "in my blood". When I arrange furniture my brain goes like "this is safe, this is not". I always feel distracted when sitting on my desk. It's facing the window, which gives me great energy but the door is behind me (not directly) and it stresses me out. I still think it's the best possible position in my room though. I feel like people in the comments misunderstand this whole "someone is going to attack you" thing... we as humans are just animals with basic instincts. The fear of getting attacked is still within us. Small things like this can make us feel relaxed and safe. For the same reason many people can't sleep well the first night at a new hotel/place. You don't feel safe yet, it's an unknown place so your body is always ready to run or fight. While speaking in front of other people or in other situations where some feel uncomfortable, they tend to move closer to the wall. With your back on the wall one direction is safe. Small things like those are still part of our instincts

[@JoseCarlosVM]

I felt like that the first time in a hotel but at this point my brain just internalized they are a safe checkpoint

[@Meileehere]

I used to have a desk facing the wall and I put a little hand mirror on the desk so I could see behind me at all times. It made me feel safer.

[@MuffHam]

I use security cameras and Boobty traps.

[@angelasaus]

GREAT video with all kinds of scenarios and considerations. I have a similar little square office like this. I placed the desk in command, for sure - but out my window is, yep, a BIG CONCRETE WINGWALL. Despite this, though, I can still see the sky and sunlight, so I added good energy outside to improve the view! The wall now has lattice work with green ivy covering it, there are bird feeders and a solar water fountain. The cats like to sit in the window, as well. So now I am in the command position, receiving opportunities or aware of attackers that come in from my door (usually my spouse, trying to steal my chocolate) and great energy from my window view.

[@benoithudson7235]

I have a guard cat so I can ignore the risk of getting attacked from behind.

[@doyouguysnothavephones8967]

But what if your cat turns on you?

[@qinaaaa]

​@@doyouguysnothavephones8967 lmao that's a valid argument

[@lizhutchinson6978]

Your cat will attack you from behind

[@EOE808]

​@@lizhutchinson697850x before any outside threats get near

[@CandiceLeeSchilt]

*except from the cat

[@OrangeMSN]

Feng Shui is the most interesting topic I don't need at the moment, but I still want to learn about it. I'll need it in the future anyways

[@dottiebaker6623]

If you live anywhere - an apartment, a house, a trailer, a cave, etc. - you need to know about feng shui. It's not just for people who own the place they live or work in, it's for everyone who lives and/or works anywhere.

[@Miss_Akashiya]

you ALWAYS need feng shui.

[@freddy6081]

Feng shui is such an incredible system. The way you explain these principles makes it so easy to understand

[@beckybequette8212]

In my office/studio, my desk faces the wall opposite the door, between two windows, so i get the best light for painting. This made me anxious though as i often would not hear husband or son if they came in. I installed a wireless doorbell for the hard of hearing and taught them to use it. I see a bright rainbow of light and know someone is coming in. Worked like a charm

[@OneHappyChipmunk]

What about arranging a desk and a bed? Will the bed impact the optimal position of the desk and vice versa?

[@LaughingOrange]

I will have that exact problem in a couple months. Very interested to see the answer so I can optimize my room.

[@dudeman2945]

Yes. Here it becomes about priorities. Is it more important to have the bed or the desk in the command position? Whatever is more important to you should go into the command position.

[@LittlebellgirLau]

Yes!!!! I was going to ask this! I have to fit a wardrobe, bed and desk

[@OneHappyChipmunk]

@@LittlebellgirLau same!

[@anxylum]

Yes! I was just going to ask the same thing.

[@NailArtMom]

I love your Tipps and recommendations. It inspired me to finally renovate the last wall of my kitchen which I hated but had no ideas for. I wish I could show you. Thank you for educating and giving such nice ideas 🎉

[@fang4481]

1:15 and 2:42 I'm facing a similar situation right now with figuring out how to place my desk, except I realized my new bedroom is more cramped and putting a bed and the closet in the middle heavily limits how I can place my desk and rearrange my space. This video came at a good time.

[@AdfasSSBM]

similar place here, the corridor going straight to my room is very similar to my room, and I had been considering putting the desk in the corner away from the door and this only proves that I should do it like that

[@Elizabelle79]

In my office my window is on the bottom of this square with the door in the same spot as yours. I couldn't put it in command position due to other things in the room. I originally had it facing the window to enjoy the view but it felt so stressful with my back to the door... especially because my children just kept coming in. I moved it to facing the door with the window to my left. I added plants to my desk and on a shelf next to the window, and it feels like a lovely sanctuary space... and no one can attack me from behind. 😅

[@Darkwolfsbane]

Feng shui once again being tactical interior design mixed with eastern mysticism. Love it.

[@teelakovacs208]

In my old house I had space to hang a small mirror in my kitchen. I just startle easily. But if you feel like that too, check for inexpensive or magnetic mirrors when it's 'back to school/dorm' time, I've had good luck with that. Love ya Cliff

[@joychristensen5577]

All of your videos are great and helpful, but for me this was the most great and helpful of all. The explanation of the energy considerations make so much sense now!! Thank you!

[@softpretzelclub]

I wish I could put my desk like this! I can really feel that this is so true, even without knowing anything about feng shui, it feels weird to not have something behind me to support / protect me, but I never had the words for it

[@softpretzelclub]

But after seeing this video I realise my desk is still in the best position that’s possible :)

[@joannebutzerin6448]

My room is just like this, and I put my desk in the first position shown. Very proud of having learned a little bit of feng shui, and I could tell I guessed right as soon as I sat down.

[@tuononnovainbici]

My studio is also similar (except a bit longer and the window is in the "bottom right" rather than "top right") and I'm so proud to have chosen the "right" position for my desk!! I was forced to choose one of the 4 options he explains at 5:26 because of other furniture in the room AND the roof of the room being lower on one side. When choosing where to place the desk I also felt like the best option imaginable was not possible, and tried to work with my gut feeling. Unknowingly, I used Feng Shui principles! I knew turning my back to the door felt wrong for SOME reason, so I could only choose a few spots for the desk. Too close to the door wall would be too distracting, but I would also be distracted (thanks, ADHD) by the beautiful view out of the window if it were right in front of me. I'm right-handed so I imagined that the desk in the "command position" would make my hand and pen cast a shadow on the paper, so that was another no: the window had to be on my left side. Seeing the corridor and being in direct acoustic line with it would distract me with every little sound coming from inside the rest of the house and push me to stand up more.... So, it has to be further from the door to "trap me" in study mode. So in the end I chose the farthest possible corner from the door, facing the wall, with the window to my left side but slightly mismatched so it would be difficult to look out and be comfortable for extended periods of time... so yeah 😂 Sorry, darn ADHD again - info dump is over!!

[@LHorton141]

I was thinking I disagreed on the best spot because I was prioritizing keeping an eye on the door, but then realized I subconsciously agreed with you 😅 When I started my job, I got to pick between a desk facing the wall with a peripheral view of the door or the desk facing the window with my back to the door. I picked the window with the nice view and good energy. Feng Shui knows best 😂

[@askittenlove13]

Next level: get a desk with round corners so chi flows nicely

[@Kikkatar.]

Get one of those U shaped tables like in kindergartens so you can have joyous energy and feel like you're the commander of a space ship.

[@LaUnicaEsperanza]

@@Kikkatar. Yeeesssssss

[@tihana13]

​@@Kikkatar. Whoa! I need that! Never seen such a desk. /off to serch for it Thank you!

[@IDOLL_Dev]

Thank you for suggesting the mirror, it makes such a huge difference!

[@d.rabbitwhite]

I like diagonals. Desk in diagonally in left lower corner, the desk facing the rest of the room and window. if small window, desk on wall between window and door, but the chair is toward the wall, desk facing outwards to see door and window, but maintain security behind back.

[@Leviathan0707]

Feng sui helped me with the placement of my two desk, wardrobe and bed. The door and window is exactly like in the video. I place the bed next to the window so I can catch the early sun, see the door and also because I don't want my electronics exposed under the sun (window to the East) The desk go next to the wall, I can see the entrance, turn right to enjoy the sun from the window and have my back against a second desk so I can just turn my chair and have access to another work surface. The wardrobe is placed between my bed and desk, giving me easy access to all my stuff such as documents and personal items.

[@aimanazlan90]

My home office looks like this. Never thought of putting my desk in the middle, as the “command position”. I’m gonna try it!

[@AttacRacc]

can someone explain to me why are we assuming that we're going to be attacked when the door is open like what is going on in this house??

[@OscarSturgess]

in some of the other videos he mentions it's bad to have your back facing windows incase you get attacked by monkeys lol

[@s_mp_08]

its dark humor lol

[@adriengriffon]

It's humor. And/or he has a cat. My cat loves to run up to me and smack me out of nowhere when she wants to play. Literally I get attacked in my own home.

[@chance6176]

I believe it has to do with maintaining a tortoise position. I don't think it means attack, but more like being clotheslined by stray undirected energy flow.

[@chance6176]

I think it has to do with maintaining a tortoise position, where you are protected from being clotheslined by stray undirected energy flow.

[@xrc7445]

I agree that out of these four options this one is the best (05:56), but I would turn the desk 180 degrees to face the other way instead of the wall. You get more sunlight (which is necessary when you work/study), you get the nice views, and you also see who's coming through the door. Better for your eyes too as they get to relax a bit by focusing a little further sometimes instead of perpetually focusing at distances of maximum the width of the desk...

[@Marconius6]

I would probably put the desk facing up, but near the left wall, away from the window. That way you are blocking as much of the door and whatever is on the other side of it as possible, but still facing it. Being further from the window also moves you away from noise outside, heat or glare from light; but you can still see outside just by turning your head a bit. It even works with the smaller window in the right-upper corner, because now you can see that diagonally too!

[@jencharter5674]

This is great! We need your Feng Shui genius in our lives! Would love to see a few examples of real life spaces that you think have really good Feng Shui energy so we can see what it should look like when it is good.

[@ThePaulineu]

My office is in the living room, and the front door of my apartment leads straight to my living room. If I put my desk in the command position with my window on the right, I am facing the front door directly. Somehow, this makes me feel less safe, like I have to look up all the time to check the front door... So I moved my desk to face the wall. I can look at the window on my left, and on the wall I put a bunch of posters and post-its. I stay focused like that. My back is against the front door, and someHOW I feel safer like this. I believe it is because there is very little movement or noise coming from behind my front door, because we are the only apartment at this level. Even though the front door should be a high-energy place, there is so little that I can forget about when I work and can't see it. However, if I see it facing me, it acts as a constant reminder that it is there. That's how I make sense of the fact that I prefer having my back to the front door instead of facing it!

[@dudeman2945]

This is so helpful. Why don’t more people know about this.

[@bchede]

That artwork behind you with the buildings in blue and pink is beautiful! Would you mind sharing the name of the artist?

[@DearModern]

Andrew Mockett!

[@the_verTigO]

My ideal desk position for this room (which was not considered here at all) would be bottom left corner with the back towards the bottom wall (so facing up). That way I can see the door and also the window no matter how big or small it is and no direct energy from the door can hit me.

[@siljehh]

Thank you for this again, I removed an attachment to my desk so I could put it in the real command position as in the first example. Though the whole door and that wall is made of glass, I feel a lot less exposed and I don't have to turn around to check if someone is there. Fortunately it is a relatively calm corridor but there is some traffic happening sometimes.

[@HelloWorld-ur7jy]

Speaking of desk placement, what would you say would an optimized open office space look like? (From small startup to large corporate) I really like your videos! Made me feel changing something about my living room/work space to the better.

[@cesc9414]

I was having this issue and I feel I have an "okay" view through the window. I can see my neighbours on the terrace sometimes so it's a bit distracting, I honestly want the window for the light coming in. My solution? I have two working spaces. My "big computer" with multiple screens and big desk, facing the door and light coming from behind me. Then, under the window I have my "music nook" where I have my guitars, my keyboard and (most importantly) my keyboard support. When I don't want to play the keys and want to work manually (like writing in my thousands notebooks) I put a small wood piece I have on top of the keyboard support. Now I got two tables. As an extra, right behind my desk I have a small divan (barely fitting there, honestly) where I can lay down and play videogames or watch a show in my computer. I feel really tempted to say: now you know.

[@ClaudiaFashionFG]

My Living room is L shaped, has one wall of windows facing west, a door on the east to my kitchen which has a big window minimally obscured by my fridge freezer. The main door is on the same wall as the kitchen. All my power and Ariel sockets are on the same wall as my doors. They didn’t think it through in the 50s when it was built. ☺️

[@NancyD2]

My new office (in an office building in a suite of offices) is very similar to the small window option. I have an L shaped desk. It will go in the “dark corner” but I have a lamp on my desk. This is both the best option feng shui wise and just the practicality. I am putting a plant near the window as well.

[@jlt131]

6:00 is basically exactly my office (which is in fact also my living room) and i just protect myself from attacks by having a large dog at my feet!

[@Plankton2211]

hi cliff! could you do a short clip of let’s say if we have both a sofa + a study desk in the same room? which should we prioritise then? (i love sitting at the sofa to do work tho 🥲)

[@CollatOCE]

Thats almost the exact space of my office andn its been feeling strange recently and this has inspired change. love this channel and its sugguestions

[@AndGotBusy]

I have that exact room layout with the desk, door, and big window, slight difference is my bed is in the room as well and I have a small closet adjacent to my door (on the same wall). I wonder what the best position would be, I have my desk facing the north wall, with the door on its left and the window on the right. My bed is on the opposite wall, laying across the south wall (feet facing the closet). I hope that makes sense, I know you usually require people to pay for your advice so I’m happy to hear from the community whenever they are free :)

[@kelseygetz2123]

It sounds pretty good, honestly! If you have enough room you could try turning the desk 180 degrees so your back is to the wall but it might be more distracting to look at your comfy bed when trying to work (lol) and like Cliff said it depends what is just outside your door, too, what angles the energy flows in and what you can see. If you have a swivel chair I think you’ll be just fine ;)

[@kelseygetz2123]

The most important thing is that your BED is in the command position- you can see the door from the head of the bed and a little bit of the window, so no one will be surprising you when you’re asleep! Laying E-W vs. N-S is good too!

[@starbunny7301]

I've been waiting for this!! Good to know my intuitions were correct and my desk is in a great spot 😉

[@stormveil]

0:06 bro why do you have a plan of my room?

[@hmyesmoment1683]

It's a common room layout

[@stormveil]

@@hmyesmoment1683 😁

[@ruiakami]

Haha its a joke ​@@hmyesmoment1683

[@decentsimon777]

Loving the longer videos. Great explanations 🎉😊

[@shelleyjennings7383]

You showed an example like my office and I'm pleased to say I got it correct 🎉

[@aquachonk]

Put the desk in the lower left corner at a 45 degree angle so that your back is against the corner and your view is of both the door and the window. Breaks up the monotonous square of the room, too.

[@ElinGustafssons]

I have a super tricky floorplan. Every room feels like a disaster. Wanna have a look?

[@Storm411z]

I feel like whoever designed my building ripped every page out of his book and wiped their butt with it 😭😭

[@lurker9634]

as soon as you placed the desk in the first example I thought whoa that's a powerful positioning,, aptly named the command position!!!!

[@Astrid-88]

In my case there are empty rooms behind me (I live alone, the front door are always closed and the neighboors don't walk the stairs too often, there is also a kitchen between my room and the front door). On the other hand my huge window with a balcony door is facing a busy school field with lots of noise and people, there are also shops nearby and there is a street. So I am facing my window because I am much less concerned about someone walking on me from my house than I am about someone "attacking" me through the window where play balls fly back and forth and buses come and go. And I put a closet and a curtain behind me to feel extra safe.

[@fh9061]

My coworker has a small square office at the end of a corridor and the desk is placed where his back is to the door. I tried working on that desk a couple of times and it drove me crazy. Even when he is working there and I walk in he always jumps up. I have been telling him to at least get a little mirror next to his monitor but he doesn't listen so when I heard you mention it I started screaming I KNEW IT I KNEW IT😂

[@Mara_1337]

Hmmmm this makes me want to re-arrange my old kid's bedroom that my dad now uses for home office. The door is on one side of the long wall like here, and the window right across it. His desk is against the window, so with the door in the back. And I always felt it was bad since people could come in, especially when in video calls, and they are immediately in frame. But there is also a bed and a dresser in the room... I think I would put the desk a bit further into the room at a 90° angle, the window now "after" the desk and the door to it's left (if I used the drawing in this video). But maybe it's too dark and there is the bed on the short wall behind it 🤔 the other option would be to push it against the short wall in the front, still door to the left and window to the right. What wasn't proposed here, but might work, is turn it to look into the room, short wall in the back and door to the right side, window to the left. But then the back wall might be too close and you can't push the chair back a lot... Hmmm

[@DanielHarrisCodes]

I love the little Easter eggs in your videos. All the scrunched up paper and marker pens on the floor because it’s so complicated even you can’t get it right first time 😂

[@ollie2111]

3:13 omg thank you so much, my bedroom looks just like this and I'm trying to figure out how to fit a desk area in there and rearrange everything relatively comfortably. Its also so dark and ugly in most of the room, and even the window only provides a little light (though better than nothing). Well, I also have a small closet in the way that changes things a bit more, but idk I think that is the closest decent it can get. I still dont like the feeling of the desk facing the wall, but I think its likely it'll end up in that space so maybe gonna try out different layouts if I get the chance to see what the other ones are like. Cause I have some other ideas of how to angke the desk but, it just might make the space feel too small and cluttered though.

[@assianeu197]

The mirror idea is so smart!

[@prcr]

This is almost exactly my home office. I'm glad that I chose the best position for my desk intuitively. 😎

[@gglibb]

Wonder how you feel about L-shaped desks, considering they make the viewing angles aspect a bit more complicated.

[@HazzyTho]

For L shaped desks do you need to consider the side part as well when placing the desk around the room?

[@Storm411z]

THIS

[@mehdimanca]

I haven't been watching long enough, so maybe this has been answered, but what about placing the desk on a diagonal on the lower left corner of the room, offering you safety from the door and a direct view outside the window no matter how big or small it is?

[@pinkyfluffydog]

this so helpful! i am currently contemplating how to arrange my new room. it has that attacking corridor but nice big windows which is giving me a headache

[@rynnxj3935]

Exactly how my rented bedroom floorplan looks like 😂 Glad I have the exact same position as 5:06

[@rotgut-12]

This was a very fun thought exercise that helped me learn quite a bit!

[@LibraryofAcousticMagic3240]

Feng shui basically taught me what I always knew already: My childhood bedroom was ill designed to work and sleep in. Why you might ask? Door on one side, window on the other. No nooks or crannies between them that are big enough to place a bed or desk. So when sleeping you have to choose whether you want to sleep with the door right at you/behind you and the windows in view or the other way around. It's not safe. Now, you sort of have to think like a sociopath to get past this problem: You simply put your headside of the bed next to the door. Right next to it, so you could theoretically open it whilest laying in your bed. Why is this an okay solution? You realize instantly if someone opens the door. Your ears are right there.

[@unnurhrafnsdottir9424]

my home office is this exact shape, but the view out the small-ish window is a parking lot at the front of the house and a busy street, and it's a bit below ground level, so I do not want people to see me and my screens if they look into the room. I put my desk in the bottom right corner, that way I can look out the window on my left and see a tree and the sky but nobody will be able to see me play video games until 4 am except my cat.

[@Ecotising]

Why not place the desk at an angle so you can see both the window and the door?

[@carnifaxx]

exactly.

[@ultrakitten674]

I have the alignment of small window directly in line with the doorway and a long hall and I have a cat so i dont want to close the door completely. So I bought a almost floor length noren curtain, the cat can come and go and my roommates cant see directly into the room (and to my desk, that is placed along the wall directly between the door and window). the room feels totally different, and way more exposed, when i pull it up!

[@juliegolick]

I'm in a situation at work where two of the walls are full-length drawers and cabinets (no way to put a desk against them), one wall is mostly a long window and is opposite the door, and the last wall has the door opening onto it and is backing the window. Ultimately I chose to put my desk on the last one (so I can see out the window and down the hallway through the door), but I can't help but feel like there's a better feng shui answer, even given my limited options.

[@jbh002]

I work in a mental health clinic. For safety reasons we are encouraged to arrange our desks so that we can be the first out of the room if a client becomes belligerent (so that the client can't block our exit and trap us in the room). This eliminates placing the desk in the usual command position as a option. I was wondering what recommendations you might have for this scenario. Is there such a thing as "inverse command position"?

[@dudeman2945]

Hey man you should do a review of style theories episode on organizing your closet. Would be interesting to hear your thoughts on it.

[@scootydub]

This was helpful. I’m curious how closets play into everything. My window has a big window opposite the door and a closet. My desk faces the window on the left half with my back to the closet. My back is also to the door, but not directly. Better or nay? I wonder.

[@kelseygetz2123]

It’s better than being in the direct path of the energy from the door. While it may seem like closets have/are doors, they also have walls and are part of the room.

[@NDP719]

If you are working on a computer, your primary concern is glare (light/sun reflecting on your computer or you facing window and sun shinning on your face), this should be considered first before fearing 'attacks' from behind.

[@TheresaTV1]

This I why I have a “Please Knock” sign on my door. I absolutely want to have my desk in front of the window, but I’m easily startled 🤣

[@kyokoyumi]

2:15 this is exactly the setup my boss had to switch to recently (no windows in the room and it's about half the size of that room. Split it in half vertically essentially) for the office/washroom (food service and the sinks are in the office...) I told her this exact same thing thanks to your tutelage :) Unfortunately her boss wants it that way so she's kind of screwed.

[@Storm411z]

Can you do more studio/open floorplan 1 bed apartments? Where you have to have your kitchen, eating space, living room, and work desk all in the same room?

[@fernandotrevinocastro1018]

Same same My biggest brain moment: making a space divider and now I have a little bedroom

[@RunningM4m]

I just rearranged my desk so I can see the main door in my living room and I put some big plants behind me for the second door 😅 But I will try a mirror too ❤

[@nataliakakos4752]

Great video, but what if you have a small window at the south side of the right wall? Where is the best place to position the desk?

[@elleserein]

Also, do you have an apartment tutorial where you could suggest a layout for a combined couch set up and desk set up in the living together 🥺💛

[@jameshill2450]

What about the desk position at 5:40 but turn it around? That is my preferred position in this layout, with the main consideration being my own comfort. I think it sets a commanding enough position because it demonstrates what is MY area, it gives me a very wide open view of the entire window, and it leaves a whole lot of unbroken space from the door all the way into the room, making it still an inviting place for guests.

[@colleencc7]

I’m still not sure where to put my desk! My door and window are just like you show, but I have a large cupboard taking up the entire wall that the door is on, and the other two walls (without door or window) have a sofa and a long cabinet on them (opposite one another). The desk is looking out the window, at a nice enough view but I am never quite comfortable with door behind me (the corridor is not too busy though). I just am uneasy this way but am not sure how to readjust and hoped this video would help.

[@kelseygetz2123]

Could the long cabinet go under the window or somewhere along the window wall, and the desk go on the wall opposite the couch?

[@jukama7671]

ok finally I have an answer to my stupid room layout. I will turn my desk 180 degrees now.

[@gregg3799]

Cliff is always keeping an eye out to see if anyone is coming behind him.

[@YuriBrite]

I really love your videos and it is difficult to find insight like yours. Do you have any favorite books? Course? Or do you teach?

[@semieschmidt5240]

I think the command position (& the one on the wall when you can't position it in the middle) are the only ones that feel right

[@maranathaschraag5757]

love the visuals!

[@ammonite400]

I feel proud that my first guess about where to put it was almost exactly right!

[@MK-jw9xk]

What if the room is the end of a long corridor, small window with sunlight, a single bed and long but thin closet (fits on all walls)- where would you place a small desk? I placed my closet on the top wall, bed along the window wall and small desk on the bottom wall (facing the wall). I don’t think it’s bad at all, but maybe mirrors can assist?

[@BuddhiniKanchanaEkanayake]

Thank you very much for all the tips. Very helpful. 🙏

[@DaftRebel]

Thank you very much for this video! I know it's much to ask, but how does feng shui impact on an outdoor landscaping? I don't live in a flat and I have a small garden I'd like to "Feng Shui it up" :)

[@BaronessJames]

And whatbif you put it in the corner facing the window, corner behind your back so you see also the door? Then you get the view, the light, no attacking energy and you still get the energy from window and door. Or not?

[@keane4464]

dancing walking rearranging furnitures 🎵🎵🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@justjuniorjaw]

3:52 This is exactly what I use in my office. The setup of my computer + machine just doesn't warrant the command position or the door/window view. I'm in the middle of the hallway style room, I'm facing a wall, with the door and window each on my left and right side.

[@juliaricobarcia2895]

I love all your videos!!! U are so nice and interesting

[@YannickOkpara-d5l]

Why was the bottom left corner facing towards the door not an option? I can see people enter, and I can see the view diagonally from the right even if the window is small. Did I miss something?

[@jtrammell1]

Is it ever appropriate to place your desk on an angle with your back in the corner? In this example, it seems to me that the bottom left corner would take advantage of the command position without your desk floating in the middle of the room. Are corners bad?

[@SchatzePalen]

I love this!! I want to have my desk facing the wall but i read that it's bad feng shui because of missed opportunities and blocked energy.. can adjustments be made (e.g. art, plants, mirror, etc.) to make it a strong position or is it better to do a "commanding position" if possible and if there's a good view in front?

[@GregAliano]

Hey Dear Modern! My living room has a couch, loveseat and a single chair. It came as a 3-piece living room set. Could you make a video on how to feng shui this setup?!

[@kelseygetz2123]

It really depends where your doors and corridors are, how people “naturally” move through that space (is it a thoroughfare between the kitchen and bathroom? Is it a nice side room just for visiting?) I think you’d want to put the largest sofa in the command position, the love seat kind of across from that so it makes for natural conversation, and the chair at an angle and closest to the walkways to allow for more fluid participation in the living room activities :)

[@GregAliano]

@@kelseygetz2123 Thanks for the tips. I’ll give it a go! My living room is very oddly shaped :3

[@adrisazrealtor]

Omg I wish you made videos about corners in a room, my room isn’t rectangular and has two corners. What’s your consultation fee? I think I know the command position in my room. But I lose all space, and everything else feels very vulnerable.

[@Envinyata91]

what about if the door is perpendicular to the window, with a closet along the wall opposite from the window?

[@DeedeeDirt]

my bedroom/office is very long, very long, and i have two corner windows but they're high up and small so i can't see much but trees, i have two doors in the opposite corner, one to the living room and one to the shared bathroom, it's difficult to arrange