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Hummm, interesting. To check, I called the designer. You are correct. Live wood like a ficus tree in a corner is much better than �dead� wood--like a chair. A tree growing through the floor would be, in her words, �fantastic.� But talking with these people is like asking the roofer why my new roof leaks. Apparently I didn�t realize the extent of the problem and the time involved in becoming a master. True enough, I guess, but I just don�t want a leaking roof�no excuses. I have since been informed, in an exasperated tone, that ANY wood generates a �vibration�. Providing, of course, that I don�t give off �poison arrows� (she really said that) from sharp edges. Therefore, to increase wood I need to choose items that are opposite from an earth vibration. Honest, that�s what she said. Blah, Blah, but vertical cupboards etc. can do the job, but apparently one needs more vertical items if the wood is not live. Balance, always balance. In her mind clearly I did not grasp the TRUE gravity of the situation. Anyway, live wood is much better than dead wood. But here�s a new wrinkle. A pillar is a desirable and good thing even if it is not wood, in her example a etched glass pillar on a shower stall is very good�even though it is glass not wood, doesn�t touch the ceiling, and is two dimensional being etched on glass (with the dreaded poison arrow sharp edges). I guess it�s a rock, paper, scissors thing where live wood beats dead wood but pillars beat some wood even if it�s not wood, etc. When she said that my chi went way out of balance. I don�t think that we�ll get along. I obviously don�t understand, but she doesn�t work here anymore either. All I have to do now is have this dead wood tell the live wood that that designer is pooof, gone.