When it comes to attracting good Chi into your home, the front door is where it all starts. In Feng Shui, the front door is where positive energy enters and flows. So, if you’re coming home and not feeling a sense of calm or peace, then it may well be due to your entryway. This post talks about front door Feng Shui decoration, front door Feng Shui lighting and much more. Here are my top tips on Feng Shui rules for front doors.
Front Door Tips – Remove Clutter & Clean
As with other areas of your home, you should first start by decluttering and clearing the space leading up to your front door. According to Feng Shui principles, the front door of your house represents the mouth of the home. So, make sure it’s easy to access by keeping it clear of clutter, allowing for clear and smooth communication.
You want positive energy to enter and move throughout your house easily but if things are cluttering the path or front entrance, Chi won’t flow freely. Regularly clear the area, clean up the dead leaves, cobwebs and so on, especially in the winter when the focus isn’t so much on the home’s exterior. To achieve successful Feng Shui decor, make sure the trees or hanging decorations are not causing an obstruction.
Also, ensure the house number is visible from the street. Think about it from the perspective of inviting a guest to your home. If they can’t easily find your home because the number isn’t visible, then how can you expect Chi to do the same?
Simple maintenance on the front door is important. First, give it a good clean. Make sure the windows and surfaces are clean. Check that the door handle isn’t loose. Next, sweep the porch and tuck away any unused items.
Unused Front Doors, Side Door and Garage access
People often use a side door or enter their home through the garage these days. If that’s the case within your home, exit your front door at least once a day, inviting positive energy in as you walk back inside. To invite Feng Shui to your front door, here are the steps to follow: step out of your front door, ground yourself for a few seconds, then come back inside. By doing this, you encourage good energy to come back with you.Also, welcome your guests through the front door, which allows you to receive the positive Chi and any opportunities that it brings.
Curb Appeal
An attractive entrance will always be more inviting than one that’s been left unattended. I’m sure you’d feel the same way if you were to compare two doors and were choosing which one to walk up to! Place some front door plants (a pair is best for balance) to set the tone and create curb appeal.
While you want good energy to flow into your home, you don’t want it crashing in at light speed. Avoid using a straight walkway to the door to prevent this. Create the illusion of a meandering walkway by placing small shrubs or year-round green plants on the path. Adding fragrant flowers and plants also helps to welcome the positive Chi to your house.
Do you live on a T-junction, crossroads, or opposite a busy public space like a hospital, school or place of business? These areas can create forceful, harsh energy known as Sha Chi, also known as a ‘poison arrow’. This type of force tends to weaken your energy, leaving people feeling restless and unstable. Slow this energy down before entering your home by creating energetic barriers using plants, small shrubs or a fence. These create a cushion-like effect of the Sha Chi. These barriers have the bonus of reducing the harsh glare from car headlights and reducing the loud noise of traffic moving through the area. I can also suggest other remedies, such as to Feng Shui with crystals, to correct the energetic balance after reviewing your front door during a consultation. Different entrances and directions require specific remedies, so do speak to me if you’re unsure!
Front Door Lighting
Feng Shui front door lighting can be added to ensure a continual attraction of positive energy towards your home; and to make sure the area is well lit. Keep your lighting clean and change any burnt-out bulbs. Also, keep any glass in or around your front door spotless so that the area stays bright and fresh. If your entrance is at the side, add lighting and entry door plants to guide the Chi to the area. And you can encourage it further by choosing a wooden door, as this represents prosperity, growth and good health.
Feng Shui rules for the front door
Colour and decor are great ways to invite Chi into your home. Choose a colourful outdoor area rug or mat, but avoid anything with distinct religious writing or affirmations, as it’s disrespectful to step on those words.
You can also add a wreath to the front door, but avoid dried flowers and opt for silk ones instead. If there’s space, add a piece of vibrant artwork to your porch area.
Live in an apartment, town-home, or your office door is in a corridor where they all look the same? You can get creative with some pretty door decor to make your entrance look more inviting. I had one client recently who loves bling, so she added a little glitter to her peephole! Likewise, you could add bells to the handle so that every time the door opens and closes, the bells “excite” the Chi in the area and invites it in. Of course, these are just a few ideas, so feel free to come up with your own!
If you’d like me to view your entrance or answer your questions like what is the best Feng Shui front door colour or in Feng Shui, what direction should the front door face, do get in touch with me!
Having the opportunity to build a home from scratch is a very exciting prospect. You’re working with a blank canvas. You have the chance to make important decisions about the look, style and functionality of your home from the very beginning. But have you considered the principles of Feng Shui as you build your new home? Applying them now means you can optimize the good Chi energy flow in the internal and external space right from the start to give you and your family the best flow of energy, abundance and prosperity going forward. Here’s how to build your dream home using Feng Shui principles.
Your Home’s Direction
The facing direction of your home is one of the first things that needs to be established. This helps to determine how Chi energy flows into and around your home. We do this by using a compass and assessing the land your new home is being built on. It’s worth noting that this doesn’t necessarily mean the location of your front door. The facing direction specifically relates to the direction where the most Chi is flowing into your property.
The Front Entrance Location
The main door, or front entrance, is a crucial aspect of Feng Shui as this is the entrance into your home in which Chi enters. A Feng Shui Master will determine the most suitable location for your main entrance based on the facing direction and other exterior factors of your new home.
Once you choose a location, there are other decisions to make. The size of the main entrance should be large but not so much that it is out of proportion with the rest of your home. The door should open inwards, never outwards and it shouldn’t be in direct line with the back door of your home. This would mean the Chi flowing in would immediately flow through and straight back out of your home.
These are a few of the things to take into consideration regarding your front entrance.
Room Placement
Deciding on the location of various rooms around your home is another important factor in the principles of Feng Shui. The public spaces of your home, like your living room and home office, should be at the front. More private rooms like your bedroom should be towards the back. For example, your kitchen holds great significance as it relates to the health of the occupants of your home, while the master bedroom should be in the back half of the house, ensuring greater safety, power and influence. Your Feng Shui Consultant will advise you on the best locations for each member of the household’s bedroom and sleep positions, according to their personal trigram.
Deciding where not to place certain rooms is as important. Your washrooms, for instance, should not be in the centre of your home as this can have a negative effect on your health and finances.
Choosing Design Features
There are many design features to explore and choose from a Feng Shui perspective.
To begin with, consider the overall shape or floor plan of the home. Square or rectangular-shaped homes offer harmony in Feng Shui. Odd angles, on the other hand, like triangular or octagonal shapes can present Feng Shui challenges as they’ll have missing areas in the Bagua Map.
The location and design of the staircase are another crucial area of interest. The location of them can cause some challenges. For example, they shouldn’t immediately face your main entrance or in the centre of your home. A spiral staircase is something to be avoided due to the disorientation it causes.
And, of course, decor, colours and many other design features are later areas to review and make decisions on with Feng Shui in mind as the construction of your home progresses.
As you can see, there is more to creating a home full of harmonious energy than just moving some furniture around. As part of your home’s construction, Feng Shui Consultants can also implant energizing and magnifying crystals and energy diffusers which help to continuously diffuse energy. This provides cleansing and calming properties, as well as protection for the home.
Here at Momentum Feng Shui, I work with many clients who are building their own homes. I offer two Home Construction packages, which include a complete evaluation of the lot, direction, location and external factors of your build, as well as detailed in-person or virtual consults to go over all my findings and recommendations.
So if you’re in the process of building the home of your dreams, start on the right foot and get a complete Feng Shui assessment and principles to put in place before your home is even designed. Get in touch with me to book your consultation.
As a Realtor, you have many responsibilities when it comes to helping your clients sell their homes or work through the process of buying a new one. You’re researching the market, looking for the perfect homes to show them, and planning open houses. That’s all before you even get started with closing a sale. So, it’s not surprising that the idea of Feng Shui is the farthest thing from your mind. But Feng Shui can be the difference between your clients’ home selling quickly or sitting on the market for weeks or even months. If you’ve found the perfect home for your clients and they’re not sure, having a Feng Shui Consultant assess it for them could help them make the right decision. Here’s how Realtors can benefit from working with a Feng Shui Consultant.
Why Work With A Feng Shui Consultant?
Yes, it’s true that you can research some of the facts about Feng Shui by doing a little search online. As no two homes are alike, each home should be assessed on a case by case basis. It’s not only about the physical features, like room locations and the front door position, but also because of the people living there. A Feng Shui Consultant will take a complete and detailed assessment of every aspect of the home to give a fair and honest Feng Shui appraisal.
As you know, the purchase of a home is a significant investment for most people. Your clients would appreciate a considered buy that will bring them prosperity and positive energy over an impulse one resulting in negative energy.
Selling A Home
Involving a Feng Shui Consultant in the sale of your clients’ property can result in a quick sale for a good price. Isn’t that what all homeowners want to achieve?
I start by doing a walkthrough of your client’s home, immediately removing any items that are cutting into the positive energy of the space. Even after this quick remedy, people often walk back into their homes and feel a sense of calm for reasons they can’t quite put their finger on. And it won’t just be the owners who will notice it. Potential buyers will pick up on it, too, and that’s a guaranteed way to get a sale in record time.
I use Classical Feng Shui rituals and remedies in the assessment and treatment of your clients’ homes. I assess and obtain the compass reading in the house’s facing direction, making recommendations about where to place things inside based on my findings. I then use a space clearing ritual to detach the current owner’s energy, allowing potential buyers to visualise themselves within the space. Once a person starts to do that, the promise of a sale is usually imminent!
I also provide affirmations and small rituals for the entire family currently living in the home to help release it, which encourages a quick sale. These rituals and remedies work. I’ve seen many homeowners, stuck with a home that wasn’t selling, go on to sell their property quickly and for an excellent price after working through this process with me.
That’s why many Interior Designers and Home Stagers will also choose to work with a Feng Shui Consultant. They know it will bring about speedy results for their clients selling their homes.
Buying A Home
I often assist in assessing homes on a client’s shortlist. I can help give them the energetic platform on which to base this most crucial decision.
As a Feng Shui Consultant, there are many things I’m looking at when I advise clients about some of the homes they have shortlisted. First of all, I base my search on the primary breadwinner’s personal trigram to find the best-suited home for them.
This includes home numbers and the bedroom location unique to them, and the main area where the family will spend most of their time. I spend time checking that the good numbers in the home fall in the key areas, such as the living room, the kitchen, bedroom, and home office. I also check that the less favorable numbers are in areas that are not used often, such as in the garage, laundry rooms, and bathrooms.
I spend time looking for any negative aspects that might affect Classical Feng Shui, such as the location of the kitchen, bathrooms, stairs or front door. It’s also important to consider the type of ceilings in the property and any shapes or colours that appear in the home.
Outside of the home itself, external factors can have a bearing on the home’s energy. I assess this by looking at where the home is located on the street and the front door’s placement, which is where positive Chi will enter the property.
Finally, I’ll even check the home’s history by looking at its previous owners to determine if there is stagnant energy that needs to be released there.
As you can see, there’s a lot more a Feng Shui Consultant can do to assist with the sale or purchase of a home for your clients. So if you’d like to find out more about working with me, do get in touch!
I often am asked to explain what Feng Shui is and how it is beneficial to my clients and their families. To help better understand the benefits of Feng Shui, I’ve put together this overview of Feng Shui for beginners. I’ve also included a few ways to apply Feng Shui principles and practices in your life easily.
What Does Feng Shui mean?
The ancient art of Feng Shui is a practice that has been around for more than 5000 years and one that is still incredibly relevant today. It can be applied at Home, in Business, and even in Real Estate.
Feng Shui for Beginners – Let’s start at the beginning. Feng Shui translates to “wind and water.” Pronounced fung shway, it’s the ancient Chinese art form of placement. Ultimately, what Feng Shui does is promote the flow and movement of good energy, or Chi (sometimes written as Qi), in the space that you occupy. It does this in several different ways (see below). But Feng Shui is not just about where you place your sofa or bed. Feng Shui works to create balance in all areas of your life, including Health, Wealth, Career and Relationships.
It might seem magical and mystical, but the effects of Feng Shui are proven to work. Studies show that using Feng Shui’s principles to rearrange your office or bedroom has resulted in greater productivity and better sleep patterns.It’s important to note that there are different schools of Feng Shui. As a Classical Feng Shui Master, I focus on the more traditional principles of this art form.
How Feng Shui works
The main aim of Feng Shui is to balance Chi using the five elements – Fire, Wood, Water, Metal and Earth – and colour schemes.As a Feng Shui Master, I provide my clients with advice and guidance about arranging their space, placing these elements, and incorporating colour to promote energy flow.You may be wondering why we often feel a direct connection to our Homes and possessions and why you can sense when changes have been made.It’s because the same energy we have in our Homes is also inside of us.In short, how we decorate and layout our Home can have an immediate and distinct effect on every aspect of our lives.
The Five Elements of Feng Shui
Where and how the five elements interact in your home will affect the flow of Chi and influence your wellbeing. Here is a quick overview of the characteristics and associations of each element:
Element #1: Fire
The element of heat, summer, and enthusiasm; nature at its peak of growth, and warmth in human relationships
Represented by the colour red and a pointed, triangled shape
Associated with dynamic, energetic, passionate, enterprising energies due to its upward motion
Element #2: Wood
The element of spring; the creative urge to achieve
Represented by the colour green and a rectangle shape
Associated with the capacity to look forward, plan and make decisions, hence growth and expansion
Element #3: Water
The ultimate yin; quiet, cold; representing the resting time of winter
Governs the balance between fear of being exploited and the desire to dominate
Represented by the colour black/ blue and a wave-like shape
Element #4: Metal
The force of gravity, the minerals within the earth, the patterns of the heavenly bodies and the powers of electrical conductivity and magnetism
Energy is consolidating and with inward movements, like a flower closing its petals
Represented by the colour white, gray and metallic shades and round shapes
Element #5: Earth
The element of harvest time, abundance, nourishment, fertility
Regarded as central to balance and the place where energy becomes downward in movement, a change of seasons
Represented by the colour yellow and a square shape, Earth’s motion is patient, reliable, logical, governed by service and duty to others.
To work out the best places for these elements in your home in Classical Feng Shui, creating an energy map of the space is essential. This map, called a Bagua, defines the eight areas of your home, with each area being responsible for influencing a particular area of your life.
The Bagua Areas of Feng Shui
The eight Bagua areas each relate to an area of your life and wellbeing. They also link to one of the five elements.
South – Fame and Reputation
Southwest – Love and Marriage
West – Children, Creativity and New Beginnings
Northwest – Helpful people and Travel
North – Career and Life’s Journey
Northeast – Knowledge, Wisdom and Meditation
East – Family and Community
Southeast – Wealth and Prosperity
The compass direction of your front door defines where each of these areas fall in your home (for example, if your door is facing west, your energy will focus on Children, Creativity, and New Beginnings). By discovering where each room of your home falls on the Bagua, you can place the elements accordingly and add supporting colour schemes to enhance the flow of Chi.
How Colour Schemes Affect Feng Shui
The use of colour in Feng Shui is significant, particularly when you realize that colour itself is how we perceive different light waves. Light is also energy, as with everything else. This means colour is also energy and has a significant effect on our wellbeing, just as the elements do. In Feng Shui, different colours carry different types of energy and interact with the five elements. Specific colours work best with each of the elements (for example, white with Metal and black for Water) and, in turn, the different Bagua areas based on the Compass calculation (the actual, magnetic and compass direction (course, bearing) by a given direction, magnetic declination and deviation).
One of the critical aspects of Feng Shui is the placement and position of items around your Home. This is something that has been well popularised over the years. It’ll also be the first thing that most people will think of when learning about Feng Shui. Yes, it’s worth knowing certain things, but the quickest and most straightforward advice I could offer to a beginner is this – declutter your space. It’s the first, most crucial step you can take towards introducing good energy flow through your living space. When you’re ready to place the elements and colour schemes according to your Feng Shui study, the area will be prepared to receive the positive energy.I hope you’ve found this simple explanation of the art of Feng Shui helpful.
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Your living room is likely one of the most well-used rooms in your home. It’s where you go to relax, to be with family and unwind from the stresses of your day. So, if the Feng Shui isn’t right in this room, you’re going to notice! Using good Feng Shui practices in your living room will elevate it from being just a space to sit together and watch TV into a warm, welcoming one that’ll feel like the heart of your home. Here are my top living room Feng Shui tips for creating the perfect relaxation space in your home.
Clear the clutter
In Feng Shui, clutter is one of the first things you should look at. All those extra items you have crowding your space aren’t letting the good Chi flow around as it should.
How well the good energy flows is important in your living room since it’s one of your home’s more public rooms. The flow of good Chi promotes a welcoming space and invites good health to everyone in it.
Think about your furniture
No living room is complete without its furniture. A table or two, seating and storage are all expected to appear here. But your furniture choices can make a significant difference when it comes to Feng Shui.
Try to choose furniture with soft, rounded edges. Furniture with sharp corners can obstruct the flow of Chi, especially when they stick out into walkway areas.
When choosing a coffee table, opt for wood instead of glass. Glass is thought to be inauspicious and can intensify negative Chi energy.
Focus on seating
Above all else, you should ensure there’s enough seating for everyone in the home, with enough space to accommodate guests, too.
Place the back of your sofa against a solid wall, if you’re able, so that you can see the entryway into the room. This helps create a feeling of safety. Don’t place it in front of the window as it obstructs the positive Chi from entering in, as well as stopping you from enjoying your view. And avoid placing your sofa (or “floating” it) in the centre of the room of yin and yang energies.
Think about colours
Colours are used in Feng Shui to enhance or support particular areas in your life. So, it’s worth giving some consideration to the colours you use in your living room.
Keep the furniture in neutral colours as this creates a calming, grounding influence. It also works as a clean slate for decorating. If you want to use specific colours to aid certain parts of your life, incorporate these in a few added elements. Coloured cushions, vases and other decorative items can all add a touch of colour to your room. Keeping things neutral means it won’t interfere with annual Classical Feng Shui remedies, like blue for water, red for fire and so on.
When painting your walls, try to avoid dark colours. In Feng Shui, the sort of colours that invite the flow of good energy and balance are on the lighter end of the spectrum.
Let’s talk about your TV
In this modern world, it’s unusual to see a living room without a TV. But its reflective surface can act like a mirror when not in use, allowing it to reflect clutter, bringing about unwanted negative energy. I’d recommend keeping it enclosed in a cabinet or covered up when not in use if you’re able to.
Let there be light
Light is significant in Feng Shui. So your living room should be bright and open, allowing light to flow and fill the space. Do make sure you open your drapes and blinds in the morning to invite the positive energy in.
Floors and walls
I recommend placing an area rug, especially on a wooden floor, as this adds warmth to the room and helps ground the energy.
And for your walls, look at placing some well-chosen pieces of art. The artwork you choose is important. Try to select images that show happy places or smiling people and aren’t too bold or bright in colour. Your art should be pleasant and positive. I recommend natural scenes such as landscapes and try to steer away from abstract art. Too many abstract pieces can create a sense of confusion due to the chaotic nature of the patterns used.
Bring life to your living room
A living room bustling with life brings excellent positive energy into the space and helps to purify the air. So, consider having some healthy plants in the room. You don’t need to go too crazy here, though! Be selective and choose plants like Peace Lily, Bamboo, Succulents and Snake Plants. They all are thought to bring good energy into your home.
And if you’d like some help rearranging your living room and home, then let’s have a chat. I’d love to help you create the dream living space for you and your family using the principles of Classical Feng Shui.
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