At Bamboo Home Store, we can proudly say that we are a zen, decorative and even eco-friendly store thanks to our flagship plant: bamboo. Indeed, this material has many advantages across many fields, which I invite you to discover through our blog: L'éco Mag where we take great pleasure in praising the benefits and uses of bamboo in our various articles.
When you think of bamboo in the context of interior design, certain adjectives automatically come to mind: exotic, ecological, sturdy, to name just a few; in short, it is the zen attitude! Indeed, bamboo fits very well into Chill and Feng Shui settings, because it is true that a bamboo stalk used as a support for a Buddha statue holding a scented candle feels very zen in the minds of us Westerners.
5 decorative items for a zen atmosphere
Within our collection of bamboo wellness and relaxation accessories and utensils, you will discover everything you need to turn your home into a true temple of serenity for beginners 😅.
But what is a zen home? To avoid clichés, you need to understand that decorating your home with objects with Buddhist connotations is not enough to turn a house into a haven of peace.
Have you ever heard of the art of Feng Shui? Feng Shui for Dummies 🤣, to put it simply, is about promoting the circulation of energy flows in your home through balancing Yin and Yang atmospheres. There you go!
Easy, right? Joking aside, it is a very serious subject in Asia that could be the subject of a future article on our blog🙄.
In some Asian countries, people place great importance on the arrangement of their furniture as well as the lighting in their home, and in fact, their reasoning is far from unfounded and makes perfect sense when you look at it more closely. A person applying Feng Shui principles at home takes care with their entrance so as to let positive energy into the home. Bamboo wood chimes are often placed there because, according to legend, the sound made by the stalks striking one another has the effect of driving away evil spirits and even bringing good fortune. 💲Living spaces should be very uncluttered, because there is a touch of minimalism in zen atmospheres. Speaking of atmosphere, lighting is very important, and this is where the term Yin and Yang comes into play. Yin, the feminine side of the concept, is cold, soft, and dark, unlike Yang, which is more masculine, strong, and bright. Adjusting your lighting according to the different rooms in your home promotes balance in the overall harmony of the household. Choosing dim lighting in rest areas (bedroom and bathroom) and stronger, more dynamic lighting in living areas guarantees optimal Yin and Yang harmony. I invite you to discover our bamboo and rattan lighting collection for inspiration.
And what about air quality in all this? It is indeed a very important point for a truly zen home. For that, you have two options:
- Bamboo incense sticks
- Essential oil diffusers
Essential oil diffusers are more common in the West, but incense holders are what prevail in Asia in the pure, no-nonsense zen style, if I may say so (write so 😄). Indeed, the scent of a home is very important for a zen atmosphere. Just like Pavlov's dogs, smells create a memory, whether good or bad. Our grandmother's delicious cakes instantly take us back to our earliest childhood as soon as their smell tickles our nostrils, and the same goes for incense sticks. I suppose that for you too the scent given off by incense sticks puts you in a zen and meditative state. Here is a selection of incense sticks for your morning meditation.
In the Yin part of your home, in other words "the bedroom", we cannot overlook the famous dream catchers. Originating in Native American legends, this object adds a touch of the most exotic kind. Placed at the top of the bed above your head, dream catchers are believed to filter dreams so as to keep the good ones and chase away nightmares. Dream catchers are often made with a wooden hoop and woven with webbing in the center. The evolution of styles gives us a choice among many types of craftsmanship, leaving room for every whim, as shown by our bamboo wood dream catcher available in our store.
To conclude this section, what would a zen home be without a fountain? The very symbol of Japanese gardens, the bamboo fountain. Both outdoors and indoors, hearing the sound of flowing water as well as the clinking of a bamboo stalk on a natural pebble makes us all travel in our minds. Having a fountain in your home is a bit like the cherry on top.
A zen home and the awakening of our senses
If you pay attention to our list of zen objects, you will certainly notice that all these accessories appeal to several of our senses. Indeed, bamboo chimes produce a deeply relaxing sound, wall lights and other fixtures made of bamboo wood and rattan provide us with the right lighting while also appealing to our cognitive sense, and the scent of incense sticks stimulates our sense of smell. The balance and harmony of a zen home comes from the positive stimulation of all your senses so that you feel perfectly aligned with yourself and your home, as well as with all the objects, utensils, and accessories that make it up.
We hope you will find what you are looking for among the items we offer in our store. 🙂
Below is a video that illustrates very well the principles of zen decoration and the precepts of the art of Feng Shui:
