And any kind photo shopping with shades of green/ blue green would be deeply appreciated.

Is the door north facing too? From what I've read the element of North is Water, so the optimal front door color would be black. Also, grey or white are good too, since those are colors of the Metal element that supports Water element.

However, if you go by the Flying Stars Feng Shui method, then it might indicate a different front door color. It depends on what kind of Flying Stars combination you have at your front door.

With cocoa-gray walls, perhaps a darker brownish-green color for the door?

Oops! Wrong side.

And good thing, as I meant east, not north. Thank you Lana- Roma

She'd like a glossy black!

I Googled images for moss green. Together with paint swatches I got all sorts of photos with actual moss in them. Perhaps you could pick a shade of green from one of the photos? Note the gray-brown colors of tree trunks, stones and ground surfaces.

Glad a black color would work for your DD! I saw your last comment only after I posted my "mossy" photos.

I'm impressed with your Feng Shui knowledge, you two! I don't know much but I can extrapolate from what I know from being an acupuncturist. Feng Shui is one of the 5 branches of medicine.

Anyways, I agree that black is a better Water color.

Many good resources you'd recommend about Feng Shui? Especially the type that uses the Ba Gua or directions to find the different areas of a room?

Not " you two"! I know zip. Lana, you seem very knowledgable. So, black truly is almost as good as green for east facing door?

I've read a few books on Feng Shui, but I'm in no way an expert. The only person I'd risk doing a Feng Shui analysis for would be me!

Basically, there's a 5 element theory shared by different Feng Shui schools. According to it, Water element supports ("nurtures" or "produces") Wood, while Metal destroys Wood. Gray and white are typically believed to be Metal colors. Fire is believed to "deplete" Wood because Wood "nurtures" Fire. East is a Wood direction, so Wood and Water colors work best.

I prefer the Flying Stars Feng Shui school and, to a degree, the Compass Feng Shui school. I started out with the Ba Gua school since it was the most popularized here, in the West, but it didn't seem to have any real effect to me.

I moved on to works by Asian Feng Shui practitioners who tend to use the Flying Stars or Compass method along with evaluations of the external and internal environment. Although more complicated, those methods actually worked. At this point my favorite author is Eva Wong, a Taoist practitioner in Hong Kong.

Dear Lana, it's 7:30 in the morning here in California. I have just a few hours to choose color for painter. If your biggest concern was to bring nurturing health into your east facing home, would you feel confidant using black, or need to go green....that's a water color, right? Sorry, I'm a bit confused.

Sorry I didn't get to my computer until just now. To me, both green and black are fine, but if you are more comfortable with green, then go with green.

Please understand I'm not a Feng Shui expert. However, if you think something in the house is afflicting your DD, perhaps you could look into the Flying Star Feng Shui school. Of course, after you're done with painting the door.

Flying Star Feng Shui is essentially a method of mapping good and bad energies throughout your home. It works best in conjunction with the Form Feng Shui school. The Form Feng Shui school evaluates the house's environment: the terrain, street layout, nearby buildings and landforms, water bodies, etc.

As I've already said, I favor Eva Wong who combines the Flying Star Feng Shui with the Form Feng Shui. This book by Elizabeth Moran could make a good supplement to Eva Wong's work, although it presents a rather simplified version.

I did Flying Star energy maps for my home. When I saw what kind of energy layout my home had (not a good one, a high conflict house) I had my pastor do a home blessing for us. I also used a few countermeasures in some rooms. It helped a lot. We stopped arguing all the time, especially my DS. In fact, my house chart type is labeled as a "divorce house" in Feng Shui. Several couples lived in it before us, and each time the house was sold due to a divorce. My DH split up with his ex in a little over an year after moving in, although they had lived together for about 8 years in their previous home.

Please remember that Feng Shui methods are more of an enhancement nature, like swimming downstream vs. swimming upstream. The main effort needs to come from the person himself.

Sending my prayers to you and your child.

lana_roma, I'm looking into the books you mentioned. There is a lot to learn! Thank you for sharing.

martinca_gw, best of luck and good health to you and your family :)

Celia,

You are very welcome.

I'm reading Lillian Too's 168 Feng Shui Ways to Declutter Your Home, which might be of some interest to you, especially that you say you live in an old house in your profile. It talks about cleansing and maintaining the energies in your home. Much of her advice makes good sense, although some of it can be found in other sources too.

However, this book is an exception among other works by Lillian Too. In her other books the author often slips into a commercialized version of Feng Shui peddling all sorts of amulets and talismans. Akin to the commercialized version of Christmas in the West. But that might be a reflection of her native Malaysian culture.

First, thank you both for your good wishes...we ll take all we can get !! Thanks to you, Lana, I found the perfect color. It has tints of green, brown, blue and looks black from 10 feet away ...perfect.... Whew! You were a big help...many, many thanks! Oh, just ordered the decluttering book.

Meant to add, it looks very green from 3 feet away, which may not show up here.

Wonderful color! The door looks great. Glad we, the GWers, were able to help you.

Oh wow, what a striking color! I love it. It certainly embodies green, black and blue- so neat.

Very pretty!!! Is that the BM Yorktown Green?

Here in Ca. most painters use Dunn Edwards. This is their Refined Green. I'm so relieved it worked. Choosing for someone else is stressful!