Celebrate the Fortunate of Chinese New Year with IKEA
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Jakarta, 23 January 2025 - The vision of IKEA is to create a better everyday life for the many people, including celebrating Chinese New Year at home. One key tradition leading up to the celebration is cleaning and decorating the house. Starting the new year with a clean and organized home is believed to clear away negative energy and invite good fortune for the year ahead.
IKEA recognizes that Chinese New Year is closely associated with decorating homes with ornaments and refreshing the atmosphere to welcome a new beginning.
"2025 marks the Year of the Wood Snake, which symbolizes luck, togetherness, prosperity, and harmony. To celebrate the Chinese New Year, IKEA provides feng shui-inspired home arrangement tips to help make the occasion at home more unique, transformative, and stylish," said Ririn Basuki, PR & Communication Manager, IKEA Indonesia.
Feng Shui Tips for a Warm and Festive Home in the Year of the Snake
In Chinese culture, a balanced life begins with the living environment. That’s why the art of spatial arrangement, such as feng shui, is believed to bring positive energy and ward off negativity in one’s life.
In Mandarin, feng shui consists of two words that mean wind (feng) and water (shui). These are two essential elements for human survival, believed to bring good fortune, prosperity, and health to everyone living in a space.
According to feng shui principles, there are a few tips to consider when personalizing your home environment to support the well-being of its residents.
First, make sure to include plants or flowers in every room of the house. In Chinese culture, plants are thought to add vital life energy, combined with the wood element, which symbolizes kindness and compassion. For this reason, adding plants or flowers to your rooms can help introduce positive energy to different spaces in the home.
In addition to incorporating live plants, it’s equally important to pay attention to the placement of your furniture. Arrange your bed, desk, or stove in strategic positions, so that when you sit at the desk, lie in bed, or cook, you can see the door without directly facing it. This makes it easier to see who or what is entering, helping you feel more at ease.
The third tip is to consider the flow of your space by balancing the five elements (earth, metal, water, wood, and fire) and maintaining a clean, organized, and unobstructed layout. This allows positive energy and wealth to flow more freely into your home.
Finally, incorporating the right colors is believed to influence the home’s aesthetics and ambiance, as well as impact the energy and fortune within it. Colors around us can affect our emotions even our energy levels, but they don’t always have to be bold or dramatic to make an impact. By choosing the right colors, you can create tones and nuances that add depth, warmth, and character to every room.
Celebrate Chinese New Year in Your Home
IKEA brings solutions and inspiration to help create a more vibrant and harmonious home atmosphere in welcoming the Chinese New Year. From colorful cushions and hanging decorations to elegant tableware and beautiful textiles, these pieces bring the festive and lucky spirit of the Chinese New Year into your home.
“The Chinese New Year is a time filled with new hope and precious moments spent with loved ones. By focusing on functional and aesthetic design, this combination is expected to foster positive energy and balance within the home,” said Dimas Haryo Wirawan, Interior Design Manager of IKEA Mall Taman Anggrek.
IKEA's solutions and inspiration not only help create a warm and lively home atmosphere but also make celebrating the Chinese New Year more memorable and enjoyable. For more information about IKEA products and accessories to prepare for the Chinese New Year celebration, visit IKEA stores across Indonesia or the official website at IKEA.co.id and follow @ikea_id on social media.
IKEA recognizes that Chinese New Year is closely associated with decorating homes with ornaments and refreshing the atmosphere to welcome a new beginning.
"2025 marks the Year of the Wood Snake, which symbolizes luck, togetherness, prosperity, and harmony. To celebrate the Chinese New Year, IKEA provides feng shui-inspired home arrangement tips to help make the occasion at home more unique, transformative, and stylish," said Ririn Basuki, PR & Communication Manager, IKEA Indonesia.
Feng Shui Tips for a Warm and Festive Home in the Year of the Snake
In Chinese culture, a balanced life begins with the living environment. That’s why the art of spatial arrangement, such as feng shui, is believed to bring positive energy and ward off negativity in one’s life.
In Mandarin, feng shui consists of two words that mean wind (feng) and water (shui). These are two essential elements for human survival, believed to bring good fortune, prosperity, and health to everyone living in a space.
According to feng shui principles, there are a few tips to consider when personalizing your home environment to support the well-being of its residents.
First, make sure to include plants or flowers in every room of the house. In Chinese culture, plants are thought to add vital life energy, combined with the wood element, which symbolizes kindness and compassion. For this reason, adding plants or flowers to your rooms can help introduce positive energy to different spaces in the home.
In addition to incorporating live plants, it’s equally important to pay attention to the placement of your furniture. Arrange your bed, desk, or stove in strategic positions, so that when you sit at the desk, lie in bed, or cook, you can see the door without directly facing it. This makes it easier to see who or what is entering, helping you feel more at ease.
The third tip is to consider the flow of your space by balancing the five elements (earth, metal, water, wood, and fire) and maintaining a clean, organized, and unobstructed layout. This allows positive energy and wealth to flow more freely into your home.
Finally, incorporating the right colors is believed to influence the home’s aesthetics and ambiance, as well as impact the energy and fortune within it. Colors around us can affect our emotions even our energy levels, but they don’t always have to be bold or dramatic to make an impact. By choosing the right colors, you can create tones and nuances that add depth, warmth, and character to every room.
Celebrate Chinese New Year in Your Home
IKEA brings solutions and inspiration to help create a more vibrant and harmonious home atmosphere in welcoming the Chinese New Year. From colorful cushions and hanging decorations to elegant tableware and beautiful textiles, these pieces bring the festive and lucky spirit of the Chinese New Year into your home.
“The Chinese New Year is a time filled with new hope and precious moments spent with loved ones. By focusing on functional and aesthetic design, this combination is expected to foster positive energy and balance within the home,” said Dimas Haryo Wirawan, Interior Design Manager of IKEA Mall Taman Anggrek.
IKEA's solutions and inspiration not only help create a warm and lively home atmosphere but also make celebrating the Chinese New Year more memorable and enjoyable. For more information about IKEA products and accessories to prepare for the Chinese New Year celebration, visit IKEA stores across Indonesia or the official website at IKEA.co.id and follow @ikea_id on social media.