Feng Shui

Feng Shui is an old Chinese practise that furniture and items are arranged in a certain way to increase the flow of positive energy throughout a house. This supposedly brings good health and fortune to the members of the household. In the Animal Crossing series, the guidelines to Feng Shui are fairly easy, and this will affect the player's luck in the game, thus helping you find rarer items, catch rarer fish, obtain more items, etc. Furniture must have certain properties to contribute Feng Shui, and they must be arranged properly. There are a few lucky items that contribute Feng Shui without requiring specific placement, but for the most part, location is key.

Please note that Feng Shui only applies to the main room of your house. Items placed in other rooms will not affect your luck.

Objects
Every object has two colors associated with them (the major colors in how they look). For items that have only one major color, the "two" colors are the same (see examples). However, the only colors that contribute to Feng Shui are red, green, and yellow.

Examples:


 * Red armchair: This is pretty much all red.  Its two colors are Red/Red.
 * Mushroom table: This is red and white.  Its two colors are red/white.  White does not contribute to Feng Shui, so for our discussion here, the mushroom table is simply Red.
 * Watermelon table: This has a green skin and red flesh.  Its two colors are Red/Green (order doesn't matter).

Position
First, the only tiles in the room that have an impact on Feng Shui are the two tiles closest to the right, bottom, and left walls. For the first room you have, that covers the whole room. However, once you upgrade, you'll notice that you have non-feng-shui tiles in the center and top parts of the room.

Each tile that has feng shui has two colors associated with it. The left wall's tiles are Yellow/Yellow, the bottom wall's tiles are Green/Green, and the right wall's tiles are Red/Red. In the corners where they overlap, the tiles have one of each color. See the diagrams below to see how this works.

Placement
In Feng Shui (both real and in game), placement is everything.

The key is to match the item's colors to the tile's colors as best as possible. If an item has only one color, it will only match once; if an item has two colors, then you want to place it so that it matches twice. Let's use the items we described above.

Examples:

Note: Tables and items on them that are in a feng shui tile both count for points. Getting good tables is part of the strategy.
 * Red armchair: Red/Red.  This is best placed on the right side, at least 3 tiles from the bottom, so that it sits in a Red/Red tile.  Since two colors match, it gets 2 feng shui points.  If you were to place it in a Red/Green tile, only one color would match, and it would get only 1 feng shui point.
 * Mushroom table: Red.  This only has one color.  It can be placed in any tile that has red in it, and will always only get 1 feng shui point, even if the tile is Red/Red (since it has only one color match).
 * Watermelon table: Red/Green.  This is best placed in the bottom right color, where the tiles are also Red/Green.  Since two colors match, it gets 2 feng shui points.  If you place it in either a Green/Green, Red/Red, or Yellow/Green tile, it would get only 1 feng shui point.

Lucky items
Some items are considered lucky and add 1 point for being anywhere in the room. A few items, such as the Lucky Gold Cat, both have feng shui colors and are also lucky. The Lucky Gold Cat is Yellow/Yellow, so if you place it in a Yellow/Yellow tile, it will count for 3 points! The list of lucky items are as follows;
 * Arwing
 * Big Festive Tree
 * Birthday Cake
 * Dracaena
 * Garden Gnome
 * Ivory Piano
 * Jack-in-the-box
 * Lefty Lucky Cat
 * Lovely Phone
 * Lucky Black Cat
 * Lucky Gold Cat
 * Lucky Cat
 * Master Sword
 * Music Box
 * Piggy Bank
 * Raccoon Figurine
 * Samurai Suit
 * Treasure Chest
 * Triforce
 * Washer/Drier

Feng Shui organization
In organizing your room, use the following charts to determine where to place your items:

Feng Shui item guide
Below is a complete (?) list of all Feng Shui items in Animal Crossing: Wild World (in progress)

Yellow items

 * Blue Bed
 * Blue Table
 * Classic Sofa (x2)
 * Snowman TV
 * Flying Saucer
 * Lunar Lander
 * Striped Cone
 * Steam Roller
 * Cement Mixer (x2)
 * Judge's Bell
 * Picnic Table (x2)
 * Sprinkler (x2)
 * Elephant Slide
 * Oil Drum (x2)
 * Mama Bear (x2)
 * Samurai Suit
 * Bow
 * Screen (x2)
 * Sword
 * Jukebox
 * Cash Register
 * Jasmine Bonsai
 * Lucky Gold Cat (x2)
 * Lefty Lucky Cat
 * Lucky Cat
 * Tea Vase (x2)
 * Flowery Painting
 * Rare Painting
 * Common Painting
 * Gold Stereo
 * Hi-Fi Stereo
 * Phonograph
 * Gold Econo-Chair (x2)
 * Mountain Bike
 * Bug Trophy (x2)
 * Fish Trophy (x2)
 * Flower Trophy (x2)
 * Mummy's Casket
 * Pyramid
 * Sphinx
 * Alarm Clock (x2)
 * Odd Clock (x2)
 * Kayak (x2)
 * Basic Yellow Bed
 * Pineapple Bed (x2)
 * Clothes Closet (x2)
 * Diver Dan
 * Candle
 * Portrait

Red items

 * Mush Bed (x2)
 * Mush Stand
 * Mush Table
 * Mush TV
 * Rocket
 * Handcart (x2)
 * Jackhammer
 * Iron Frame (x2)
 * Orange Cone (x2)
 * Traffic Cone (x2)
 * Detour Arrow (x2)
 * Saw Horse
 * Red Corner
 * Sandbag (x2)
 * Tiki Torch
 * Barbecue (x2)
 * Lawn Mower (x2)
 * Garden Gnome
 * Dolly (x2)
 * Red Drum (x2)
 * Haz-Mat Barrel (x2)
 * Giant Dharma (x2)
 * Dharma (x2)
 * Mini-Dharma (x2)
 * White Golf Bag
 * Clear Model
 * Red Armchair (x2)
 * Red Sofa (x2)
 * Apple TV (x2)
 * Maple Bonsai
 * Quince Bonsai
 * Red Vase
 * Metal Guitar (x2)
 * Nice Painting
 * Metronome (x2)
 * Trash Bin
 * Stove
 * Red Boom Box
 * Daffodil
 * Gerbera
 * Snowboard (x2)
 * Pagoda
 * Red Clock
 * Campfire
 * Lantern
 * Basic Red Bed
 * Bonfire
 * Life Ring
 * Fire Hydrant
 * Extinguisher (x2)
 * Candy Machine
 * Doghouse
 * Gas Pump (x2)
 * Miniature Car (x2)
 * Sleigh
 * Stool (x2)
 * Executive Toy
 * Vacuum Cleaner

Green items

 * Green Bed
 * Green Bench (x2)
 * Green Chair (x2)
 * Green Counter (x2)
 * Green Desk (x2)
 * Green Dresser
 * Green Lamp
 * Green Pantry (x2)
 * Green Table (x2)
 * Green Wardrobe (x2)
 * Ranch Armchair
 * Ranch Couch
 * Ranch Tea Table
 * Robo-Lamp
 * Cactus
 * Desert Cactus (x2)
 * Tall Cactus
 * Round Cactus
 * Bird Bath (x2)
 * Train Set (x2)
 * Ship Cannon
 * Green Drum (x2)
 * Baby Panda
 * Deer Scare
 * Green Golf Bag
 * Green Lava Lamp (x2)
 * Hospital Bed
 * Pear Wardrobe
 * Pear Dresser
 * Grapefruit Table
 * Lime Chair (x2)
 * Azalea Bonsai
 * Hawthorn Bonsai
 * Holly Bonsai
 * Mugho Bonsai
 * Ponderosa Bonsai
 * Pine Bonsai
 * Iris Chair
 * Iris Table
 * Froggy Chair (x2)
 * Lily-Pad Table (x2)
 * Mugho Bonsai
 * Rock Guitar
 * Aloe
 * Caladium
 * Coconut Palm
 * Corn Plant
 * Dracaena
 * Weeping Fig
 * Lady Palm
 * Pachira
 * Fan Palm
 * Pothos
 * Rubber Tree
 * Snake Plant
 * Retro Fridge
 * Washer/Dryer
 * Jade Econo-Chair (x2)
 * Billiard Table
 * Mahjong Table
 * Tennis Table (x2)
 * Festive Tree
 * Big Festive Tree
 * Sleeping Bag (x2)
 * Basic Green Bed
 * Nook's Cranny
 * Nookway
 * Museum Model
 * Table Lamp
 * Clothesline Pole
 * Fan (x2)

Red/Yellow items

 * Apple Clock
 * Throne
 * Music Box

Red/Green items

 * Watermelon Chair
 * Watermelon Table
 * Tulip Chair
 * Tulip Table
 * Bromeliaceae
 * One-Story Model
 * Two-Story Model
 * Mansion Model

Yellow/Green

 * Melon Chair
 * Lemon Table
 * Daffodil Chair
 * Daffodil Table
 * Sunflower
 * Glow Clock
 * Treasure Chest
 * Tea Set

Special lucky items

 * Big Festive Tree
 * Birthday Cake
 * Bug Trophy (x2)
 * Dracaena
 * Festive Tree
 * Fish Trophy (x2)
 * Flower Trophy (x2)
 * Garden Gnome
 * Ivory Piano
 * Jack-in-the-Box
 * Lefty Lucky Cat
 * Lovely Phone
 * Lucky Black Cat
 * Lucky Cat
 * Lucky Gold Cat (x2)
 * Music Box
 * Piggy Bank
 * Portrait
 * Racoon Figurine
 * Samurai Suit
 * Treasure Chest
 * Washer/Dryer