Can you post photos of the other wall? Hard to give advice without seeing the rest of the room.

Congratulations on your new home. I am familiar with Feng Shui - and I would like to help; but it really can't be done without a clearer understanding of the room and possibilities. So - if you can - please post more pics, or leave more details about layout.

A detailed floor plan would be great

I am new to using Houzz so appreciates your patience. What a cool app! These are a few pics. The master bedroom shares a wall with the kitchen. The bedroom is small - about 12x12. The wall with the hutch is the same wall the bedroom shares. I don't have a picture of the bedroom side but it is a plain wall about 9ft as the doorway makes up the remaining 3 ft. I am trying to determine what the interior theme should be? Arts and crafts bungalow? (Again, I am new to this but I want to stay true to the architecture. ). Any advice to a newbie is much appreciated.

More pics

Master bedroom

I'm a practitioner of Shui Feng, which advocates for everything to be opposite to Feng Shui.

Seriously. Feng Shui? In 2016? How silly. You might as well style your home by following Leviticus. It makes as much sense.

Cool house, though (and I envy you your fireplace).

Come on, tatts, let's play nice.

Since pictures aren't an option at this time, maybe you can answer just a few questions so that we can help. Is this a guest room, kids room, master? What size bed will be in this space? What other furniture are you looking to put in this space?

Wow!! What a great home and clean slate to build on! Isn't it exciting? I lived in SE Asia for almost a decade, where Feng shui is practiced in most homes and architecture (Marina Bay Sands is a perfect recent example in Singapore for instance). I was born and raised as North American, so I enjoyed learning about the practice of 'Feng shui for foreigners'. :) It's mostly about living in harmony with the things you love and de-cluttering your life. A great book given to me is by Jayme Barrett, 'Feng Shui Your Life'. I found it useful setting up my home when I returned to Europe. This may help with your home too. Best of luck, and congrats on your new home! (Apologies if I wasn't supposed to seem like 'promoting' anything - just offering suggestions - nor do I discredit anyone whom practices Feng Shui in a more traditional sense!)

Looks like there's more space on the left of the bed where you have the small nightstand. Then on the other side there's a big dresser. Switch places with those two unless there is a bigger area for the dresser--it looks all cramped where it is now. I guess that's bad feng shui?

Jane, you have a lovely home. Would your bed fit on the wall behind the hutch? Don't pay attention to rude posters, people often put down anything they don't understand.

I'm originally from Taipei, Taiwan, where Feng Shui is practiced a lot. What I learned is, do what makes you feel comfortable, because that's what it's about. To be honest, the more you think about Feng Shui the more flaws you will find. However, I can tell you we don't place a bed diagonally in a room, and the headboard should be placed against the wall.
Nonetheless, I really think you should do
what you like, what looks right and feels right .
Now I'm in the process of building a house (in Massachusetts), I don't even think about Feng Shui at all. I think about what I like, what the majority like and what's durable and likely to stay in style longer.
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Maybe this has been suggested, but if your goal is to not have the bed under a window, can you put it where the bureau is shown in the picture? I think it might make fitting 2 nightstands in challenging, but you will have to decide which is more important, avoiding bed under window or 2 usable nightstand spaces. Diagonally in such a small room seems a tremendous waste of space.

The house is lovely - but I would think a true follower of feng shui would not buy a house, no matter how lovely, that cannot be set up according to feng shui principles? Not that I know much about feng shui, just wondering.

Your house is absolutely beautiful! Congratulations, again.

Some really great insights and suggestions from Jen0069 and Miratseng.

In my understanding - I think that much of Feng Shui is based upon practical considerations, and an intent to enhance comfort and sense of well-being. In the best sense, that truly is what it's all about.

I can understand your not wanting to have your bed with the back to the window - and if that is something you are not comfortable with - then, of course, you are smart to think in terms of other options, for your comfort. That is where you are going to be sleeping. Not seeing the 4 walls of the bedroom, it is still hard to get a sense of where the best placements might be. When you can - post pics of the 4 walls.

It is really good that you are aware of energy and placement principles. In this regard, there is a lot in the philosophy of Feng Shui that can be beneficial. Ideas about bringing more nature indoors, decluttering the space, optimum placement of furniture and other objects - to provide comfort and enhance the energy of the environment, etc. There really is a lot of wisdom there. But when it's all said and done, it's about what makes you feel comfortable. Enhancing your comfort is really the best of what Feng Shui - or any kind of similar school of thought - has to offer. And you can trust your own instincts, on what feels most comfortable to you - what is best for you.

Again, your space is absolutely beautiful.

According to this website "The Feng Shui of WIndows",

Avoid having beds under a window. Beds should never be placed under a window unless there is absolutely no other place to put the bed. In that case, a heavy drape should be hung and closed behind the bed at night.

In your case, keeping the plantation shutters closed at night should also work.

HTH

http://redlotusletter.com/the-feng-shui-of-windows/