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Amy McArdle

3 "unlucky" paint colors you might want to avoid if you're superstitious – and the lucky ones to choose instead

Orange and white make for an unexpected combination

The art of Feng Shui offers advice on how to best restore harmony to your home. Often this advice is related to furniture placement, energy, and materials, however, it has also been linked to other areas of interior design, such as paint colors, too. If you've got a painting project on your to-do list, you may want to read this first.

'Some paint colors have been deemed unlucky because they can disrupt the balance of energy, or qi, in a space,' says Victor Cheung, founder of Feng Shui Nexus. It is believed that energy flow is at the center of a well-ordered home, and is essential for well-being. It is said that some colors stagnate this energy, resulting in an imbalance.

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