There is a science to placing your bed

　　About 1/3 of our life is spent in bed. To ensure a good sleep, in addition to a comfortable bed, the placement of the bed is also very important.

　　The reporter came to the following conclusions through investigation and interview: Bedroom always reminds us of words such as comfort, enjoyment, and relaxation. Therefore, we have to spend a lot of thought on the layout of the bedroom and the placement of furniture. However, while making the bedroom beautiful, don't ignore some small health considerations. Under the premise of following science, the placement of the bed should be based on the location and your own comfort.

　　Regarding the position of the bed, the reporter interviewed many designers, and they all believed that the bed should always face the room . There should be bedside tables and table lamps on either side of the bed; the bed should not be against the wall, because it is difficult to make the bed and it will leave marks on the wall over time.

　　The best place to place the bed is with the head against the wall, leaving a passage on both sides , so that getting in and out of bed, making the bed and folding the quilt are very convenient, and the moisture absorbed by the quilt can be easily dissipated. In addition to the bed and bedside table, it is best not to put other furniture in the bedroom. The clean and spacious feeling helps to fall asleep peacefully. On the contrary, crowded with sundries and small space will make people feel closed and depressed, which is not conducive to sleep.

　　The bed should not be placed in an east-west direction because the earth has a geomagnetic field, which is directed from north to south (divided into the South Pole and the North Pole). The magnetic field has the property of attracting iron, cobalt, and nickel. The human body contains these three elements, especially the blood contains a large amount of iron. Therefore, sleeping in an east-west direction will change the distribution of blood in the body, especially the blood distribution in the brain, which will cause insomnia or dreaming and affect the quality of sleep.

　　In addition, parents with children should be careful not to put their children in the middle when sleeping , because the waste gas exhaled by the parents will gather around the children, which can easily cause the children to lack oxygen, have nightmares, or wake up in the middle of the night and suddenly cry.

　　The following are not suitable for bed placement:

　　Not suitable to be close to household appliances:

　　When home appliances are working, they will generate electromagnetic waves and radiation, which will have adverse effects on human health. If the air conditioner is close to the bedside, the airflow will also affect the quality of sleep. Nowadays, many families put a TV in the bedroom. It is certainly very comfortable to lie in bed and watch the show, but it is very harmful to the body, especially high-power speakers, which are more harmful to the human body.

　　Don't sleep too close to windows:
　　The temperature difference near windows varies greatly. If you sleep with windows open, you will easily catch a cold and feel dizzy. The unstable room temperature during sleep can easily cause nightmares and make it difficult to ensure sleep quality. You can do a small experiment to verify that if the temperature difference between different parts of the human body is 2 to 3 degrees, the sleep quality will be greatly reduced. It is difficult to ensure the constant indoor temperature with window glass.

　　The head of the bed should not be placed under the window, bedroom door or window, mainly because people feel insecure when sleeping. If there is a strong wind or thunderstorm, this feeling is even stronger. Besides, the window is a ventilated place, and people will catch a cold if they are not careful when sleeping.

　　People in the living room can see the bed in the bedroom at a glance, which will make the bedroom lack of tranquility and affect sleep. People walking back and forth in the bedroom in pajamas will also look unsightly .
　　

　　Placing it against the corner is not only inconvenient to get on and off, but also makes air circulation difficult, the bedding is easily damp, and makes people feel stuffy in the summer.

　　Don’t place the bed directly opposite the dressing mirror

　　When people get up at night, especially when they wake up from a drowsy sleep or awaken from a nightmare, in a dimly lit place, they will see themselves or others' activities in the mirror when they suddenly raise their eyes, and they can be easily frightened.  

　　The most taboo bed is uneven.
　　Modern people use spring mattresses a lot. If the mattress is of poor quality and the springs are deformed, it will affect health. Therefore, the choice of mattress is also very important. Sleeping on a deformed mattress will cause the spine to bend, and sleeping for a long time will affect blood circulation, making people tired and prone to illness.    

　　Don’t pile up sundries under the bed    

　　There is often a dark place under the bed that is not very ventilated. Placing miscellaneous items there will easily cause moisture, mold, or breed bacteria. It is also difficult to clean, creating sanitary dead corners, which feels very uncomfortable.

　　This article is about science, you can also check out the article about Feng Shui: How to place the bed for good luck 

　　Check out the article on bed placement from the perspective of the I Ching: Bed Position

　　This site also provides you with bed purchase references: Create a sleeping space and fall in love with your bed

　　Web excerpt: Where should the bed be placed in the bedroom?

How to place the bed for good luck

　　Question: I would like to know about the placement of the bed in the bedroom. If one side of the bed is against the wall, will it conflict with the window on the wall?

　　A: No matter which side of the bed is against the wall, it is best not to have a window facing the outside, especially the wall against which the head of the bed is against. From the perspective of use, it is inconvenient to open and close the window, dust easily accumulates on the window, and it is easy to cause family members to catch cold. From the perspective of visual and psychological feelings, the position of the bed should be as stable and safe as possible to ensure the quality of rest.

　　When observing the bedroom, you should pay attention to whether there is a complete wall in the room, and whether the interior door or bathroom door is in the right position to place the bed calmly and properly. In addition, if one side of the bed is against the wall, it is best not to open the window. It is taboo to have a large floor-to-ceiling window at the head of the bed in the bedroom. It is even more taboo for people living on the first floor to have the head of the bed facing the window. It is useless to cover it with heavy curtains. This is the biggest taboo in the bedroom.

　　Feng Shui Q&A: How should the bed be placed for good luck?

　　Question: I would like to know about the placement of the bed in the bedroom. If one side of the bed is against the wall, will it conflict with the window on the wall?

　　A: No matter which side of the bed is against the wall, it is best not to have a window facing the outside, especially the wall against which the head of the bed is against. From the perspective of use, it is inconvenient to open and close the window, dust easily accumulates on the window, and it is easy to cause family members to catch cold. From the perspective of visual and psychological feelings, the position of the bed should be as stable and safe as possible to ensure the quality of rest.

　　When observing the bedroom, you should pay attention to whether there is a complete wall in the room, and whether the interior door or bathroom door is in the right position to place the bed calmly and properly. In addition, if one side of the bed is against the wall, it is best not to open the window. It is taboo to have a large floor-to-ceiling window at the head of the bed in the bedroom. It is even more taboo for people living on the first floor to have the head of the bed facing the window. It is useless to cover it with heavy curtains. This is the biggest taboo in the bedroom.

　　The five taboos of the bedside:
1. It should not face west, as it is ominous.
2. It should not have a beam on top, as it is a sign of oppression.
3. It should not be too close to the window, as it is easy to get frightened by the cold.
4. It should not face a mirror, as the reflection is unlucky.
5. It should not face the door, as it is easy for the yang energy to leak out.

Bed Position

　　The induction between a door and a person is vertical, dynamic, and fast; while the induction between a bed and a person is horizontal, static, and slow. Whether the bed is positioned correctly can affect a person's sleep quality, the relationship between husband and wife, and physical health. There are three main factors to consider when choosing a bed:

　　1. The bed should be placed in the same palace as the natal hexagram.

　　2. The diagonal direction of the door is the main direction, which is the prosperous direction after the Nine Stars Flying Palace.

　　3. With the mother as the center point, the directions around it are determined by the various effects and relationships produced by the natal hexagram.

　　In the same palace of the natal hexagram, the East Four Fates need to place the bed in the east, southeast, south, and north directions; the West Four Fates can place the bed in the west, northwest, northeast, and southwest directions. For example, the Dui hexagram:

　　If the bed is placed in the northwest of the center of the house, the couple will enjoy talking and their arguments will be correct.

　　When the bed is placed in the west of the center of the house, women will tend to be confident and self-talkative; men will have beautiful ideas and be easily receptive to suggestions and influences from the opposite sex.

　　When the bed is placed in the southwest of the center of the house, you will not like to talk and will be healthier.

　　When the bed is placed in the northeast of the center of the house, you will be humble and polite and very popular in group life.

　　When the bed is placed in the north of the center of the house, you will like to argue with and refute others. Physically, you are prone to symptoms such as headaches and back pains.

　　When the bed is placed in the southeast of the center of the house, the liver function will be disturbed, and you will easily feel tired, have unstable sleep, and suffer from sciatica.

　　If you place the bed in the south of the center of the house, you are likely to make wrong reactions and offend others.

　　The same applies to the remaining hexagrams.

　　The bed can be placed in the diagonal direction of the door, and the Shengwang after the Nine Stars Flying Palace can also be used. But it should be noted that after the annual flying stars, 2 and 5 cannot overlap in one palace.

　　With the mother as the center point, the bed can be placed around the mother according to personal needs. According to the direction and the effect of the natal hexagram, it can produce the effects of Tan Lang...

　　If you sleep in a direction with your mother as the center point and in a direction that forms the effect of Tan Lang with your natal hexagram, you will find it easy to make money and work actively.

　　If you sleep in a direction that takes the mother as the center and forms the effect of Ju Men with your natal hexagram, you will be healthy and energetic.

　　Sleeping in the direction with the mother as the center point and the Wu Qu of the natal hexagram as the effect will make you popular. This is suitable for unmarried people.

　　If you sleep in a direction that takes the mother as the center and assists the natal hexagram, you will be sensitive and have deep thoughts.

　　If you sleep in a direction that takes your mother as the center and forms the effect of Lian Zhen with your natal hexagram, you will like to fight with others and have a strong desire to advance.

　　If one sleeps in a direction that takes the mother as the center and is affected by Wenqu, hexagram of his natal chart, he will pay less attention to details of life and tend to be promiscuous.

　　Sleeping in a direction that takes the mother as the center and forms the effect of Po Jun with the natal hexagram will make you prone to illness.

　　If one sleeps in a direction that takes the mother as the center and forms the effect of Lu Cun with the natal hexagram, he will like to argue.

　　The above needs to be combined with the individual's essential reference.

　　The ancients also left behind the idea that the door should not be opened in front of the bed to avoid disturbing sleep. For right-handed people, the window should be on the right side of the lying position; for left-handed people, the window should be on the left side of the lying position. Both have their meanings, so I record them here for reference.

Create a sleeping space and fall in love with your bed

　　　Lin Yutang said in The Art of Living: "I think lying curled up in bed is one of the greatest pleasures in life - in this posture, any poet can write immortal masterpieces, any philosopher can convince people, and any scientist can make epoch-making new inventions."

　　When designing the interior of a house, almost every space has a "design focus". In the bedroom, the "design focus" is the bed. The decoration style, layout, color and decoration of the space should all be centered around the bed.

　　The reporter's investigation found that wooden beds are now the most popular in the market. Bleached oak and black uglia are very popular among consumers. Stable structure and simple shape will be the mainstream design direction of beds in the future.

　　Market purchase bed

　　The reporter's investigation found that wooden beds are now the most popular in the market. Bleached oak and black uglia are very popular among consumers. Stable structure and simple shape will be the mainstream design direction of beds in the future.

　　Bed height

　　The beds used by modern people actually consist of two parts: a bed frame and a mattress.

　　It is reported that the latest trend requires beds to be stable and not shaky. Secondly, the shape should be bright and straight lines are more in line with consumers' purchasing ideas. Thirdly, the area of ​​the head of the bed is increasing and it should be distinctive. As a furniture designer, the most outstanding part of furniture such as beds is actually placed on the head of the bed. Fourthly, the height of the bed has been reduced. Many popular beds are only 20 cm after adding the mattress, while the height of traditional beds is 40 cm.

　　●Wooden beds are popular

　　The mid-to-high-end bed frames on the market are roughly divided into two types: wood and metal. The wood is mostly walnut, cherry and beech. Bleached oak and mahogany are very popular.

　　Wooden beds have taken the mainstream of the market because of the unique warmth and peace they bring to people. In the wooden bed market, the most important feature is that the personalized features of the products are becoming more and more distinct, mainly reflected in: First, the design of the bed is unique. The head of the bed is not only decorated with hollow carving or other methods, but also covered with leather, fabric and other different materials. Second, the design of the bedside table is becoming more and more independent, and it can be matched according to your needs.

　　Mattress

　　To sleep comfortably, the mattress is the key. Experience tells us that a good mattress should be firm enough to support your body in all parts, and when you lie on it, the spine is in a similar state to when you stand. Of course, it should not be too hard, causing the hips and shoulders to exceed their normal curvature, nor should it be too soft, so as not to make it difficult to move the body during sleep.

　　At present, the mattresses of high-end beds are also very particular. First, they use independent mattresses, and the mattresses under the couple are independent of each other. Second, the materials are exquisite. First, the filling material must meet the requirements of environmental protection, breathability, and human affinity. Then there is the fabric wrapped outside. Some high-end mattresses are made of high-grade polyester with a good texture.

　　The Metaphysics of Beds

　　Creating a sleeping space, it is important to choose a mattress that suits your body and mind

　　In the bedroom, the bed occupies the largest area, so you should arrange the position of the bed in the bedroom carefully and then consider other designs.

　　Once you have decided on the location, style and color of the bed, the rest of the bedroom design will follow. Since many families now have limited bedroom space, you should not place too much furniture in the bedroom to avoid leaving a sense of oppression.

　　The position of a bed in a room often reflects the owner's living habits and lifestyle - how he or she starts and ends each day? Feng Shui theory even links the position of the bed with the health and happiness of the whole family, believing that a bed placed in an improper position can cause sleepless nights.

　　▲Bed size

　　Therefore, if space permits, the bed should be as large as possible. The ideal size of a double bed is 160 cm × 200 cm. (The size of a standard double bed is 135 cm × 195 cm, and in fact the space occupied by each person on the bed is smaller than that of a baby sleeping in a small bed).

　　▲Placement

　　Regarding the position of the bed, the reporter interviewed many designers, and they all believed that the bed should always face the room. There should be bedside tables and table lamps on either side of the bed; the bed should not be against the wall, because it is difficult to make the bed and it will leave marks on the wall over time.

　　The charm of Chinese bed

　　Nowadays, Chinese-style home furnishing is very popular. Most Guangzhou families will hang mosquito nets, but in fact, Chinese-style beds are often more convenient.

　　Traditional Chinese beds are usually surrounded on three sides, and from one side up and down, they look like a small house. Rich families will design bedspreads. Chinese beds are carved with dragons and painted with phoenixes, showing luxury in silence. Speaking of the humanistic characteristics of Chinese beds, a lady said this: "Traditional Chinese beds are one-sided, up and down. The husband sleeps on the outside and the wife sleeps on the inside. When the wife wants to get up at night, she has to wake the husband up and go down from behind the husband. Now the husband straddles the wife at once, which shows that the couple supports each other. The wife feels that waking up the husband is a little disturbing his sleep. Care is reflected in the process of bothering each other. Our bed is on both sides, so we don't bother each other. No one knows if someone leaves in the middle of the night."

　　In fact, as a piece of furniture that is most closely related to life, the bed plays an important role in the high-quality life of both the East and the West.

　　Since ancient times, people have slept in solid, beautifully shaped beds. They added animal skins and soft fabrics to wooden, stone or metal frames to make them more comfortable. The height of the bed and its decoration were also symbols of wealth and privilege. The rich used metal, ivory, wood carvings and even jewelry to decorate their beds to show their privileged status. It was believed that the higher the bed was from the ground, the more successful and prosperous the family would be, and would continue to be. Similarly, the size of the bed was a symbol of the status of the individual and the family. The taller the bed, the more it showed the wealth of its owner. Luxurious beds were popular in many countries in the 14th and 15th centuries and later. More than 30 kinds of fabrics were used to cover the bed, making the wooden part of the bed invisible. Bulky pleated curtains, feathers, and tasseled bed draperies added a lot of color to the already luxurious bed. However, after centuries of luxury, beds became lighter, more elegant and simpler after the 18th century. The iron frame and copper tube beds of that period are still the basic pattern for many modern bed designs today.

　　However, the space inside the bed is small after all, so transparency is very important. Traditional Chinese beds, whether they are canopy beds or step-out beds, rarely have whole-board enclosures. Generally, only patterns are made of sticks to decorate between the bedposts. Sometimes small reliefs or openwork baffles are installed on the edge of the bed or the bottom edge of the bed. In order to improve the air quality inside the bed, some sachets and bags are hung inside the bed.

　　In the north, traditional houses mostly use heated kangs, which are very large, sometimes occupying two-thirds of the bedroom area. People can do some daily activities on the bed, so they are equipped with a lot of bed furniture. For more information about this type of kang, you can read "Dream of Red Mansions".

Where should the bed be placed in the bedroom

　　Bedrooms always remind us of words like comfort, enjoyment, and relaxation. Therefore, we have to put a lot of thought into the layout of the bedroom and the placement of furniture. However, while making the bedroom beautiful, don't ignore some small health considerations.

　　■Overall layout

　　Any bedroom should be located as far away from the door as possible. In this way, the noisy sounds from outside will not disturb your sleep; secondly, you will feel safe, and this sense of security will definitely improve your sleep quality. At the same time, it is best to keep the kitchen and bathroom away from the bedroom to avoid interference from irrelevant sounds.

　　Furthermore, the smell of food (if it is not present when you are eating but is smelled frequently) is not only unhelpful to your body and sleep, but may actually be harmful.

　　Usually the necessary facilities in our bedroom include bed (which occupies the central position in the bedroom), wardrobe and dressing table.

　　The ideal situation is: your bedroom is large, and there is a separate storage room next to it. So all the clothes are hung on the hangers, and you can choose the clothes you need at a glance. There is only a bed and two bedside tables in the bedroom, and a picture on the wall. However, this is just a dream for many people. If the bedroom is relatively large, you can partition out a storage wardrobe. This method is more convenient and practical than buying a normal wardrobe.

　　If your bedroom is rectangular, it is difficult to make use of this elongated space. Many people try to divide the room into two and use a cabinet to separate it. However, this is not helpful because the separated room at the door is dark and depressing. You can draw a distance of 1.5 meters from the backlight on the long side of the room to make a storage room.

　　The existence of this storage room makes the room square, and people feel more comfortable in a square room than in a rectangular room. Moreover, with the same area, a square room looks more spacious than a rectangular room. And with such a storage room, you don't need to put cabinets and drawers in the room because its volume is much larger.

　　If after partitioning off a storage room there is still a long narrow space (which still looks awkward), then try to separate it with a "translucent" partition frame, which can soften the natural light. In fact, you don't need particularly bright sunlight in the bedroom. The result is that the bedroom can be divided into two parts: a well-lit work area and a somewhat dark sleeping area. Such a partition can create a cozy feeling in the room and also ensure that you can get a sweet sleep at any time of the day. >> Be wary of physical pollution in the room

　　■Bed placement

　　If you have an extra-large double bed, you need to think carefully about how to place it to create more living space.

　　The bed should be placed in the bedroom so that it is convenient for both people sleeping in it. It is hard to call it "convenient" if one person (the one sleeping against the wall) can only get out of bed by waking up the other person. This phenomenon is fine on the honeymoon and for a short time afterwards, but it becomes infuriating after that. Try unexpected ways to place the bed. For example, instead of placing it sideways or vertically, place the head of the bed against the corner of the room (that is, along a diagonal line).

　　In this way, two people using the bed can get in and out of bed from two directions without affecting each other. Moreover, a storage cabinet can be placed in the space behind the head of the bed (even if it is not a large space). Because the bedroom space is not large, when choosing a bed, you can choose a bed with storage boxes or drawers. In this way, many things can also be placed under the bed. Such a bed is equivalent to a horizontal cabinet, which can save you a lot of space.