The Open Spaces Feng Shui Blog


Bad Bedroom Feng Shui: Ceiling Beams

Does your bedroom have ceiling beams? 
In Feng Shui, ceiling beams are considered very negative, especially when they are above your bed where you spend one-third of your life.

A heavy beam above your bed feels oppressive, making you feel split right down the mid… read more »

Feng Shui Mirrors – What NOT To Use

Q: Have you ever seen yourself in a mirror like this?

Here’s another version:

I would actually call these anti-Feng Shui mirrors.
Why are they such bad Feng Shui? Because Feng Shui is dedicated to things like:

helping you to see and know yourself clearly,
cre… read more »

Bad Feng Shui: A Room Set Up For Conflict

What do you think of this room?
I thought it was livable myself until I realized that it’s set up for conflict, because two of Feng Shui’s Five Elements are on a collision course.
The Wood in the furniture doesn’t stand a chance against all that Me… read more »

False Feng Shui: A “Moneybag Month” In 2011?

Is July 2011 going to be a “moneybag month”?
This coming July will contain an unusual sequence of 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays.
The claim, circulating via chain email right now, is that Feng Shui considers this a “moneybag month”… read more »

Why Clocks Can Be Bad Feng Shui

Clocks get a bad rap in Feng Shui.
Some say that giving a clock as a gift is bad Feng Shui, or that you shouldn’t display them anywhere in your home!
But when it comes to clocks, it’s all about placement.
When a clock is the first thing you see as you enter you… read more »

A Tale Of Two Houses: Bad Feng Shui

Walking around my neighborhood the other day to enjoy the holiday decorations, I came across this attached duplex home.
What caught my eye was the extreme difference in the vibe of the two houses.
Evidently two very different types of people live here.
The left-ha… read more »

Feng Shui for Tight Entryways: Bifold Doors

If you have a wall or other blockage within six feet of entering your home, your entryway is constricted and needs a visual cue to make it feel more open.
In my first post about creating good Feng Shui in a tight entryway, I recommended hanging a piece of dimensional ar… read more »

Bad Feng Shui: Fireplace Art

A client recently asked for help as she searches for a piece of art to hang above her fireplace.
She asked, “What is the Feng Shui view of this photo of a chandelier above the fireplace? The chandelier is at the top of the photo with shadows of the crystal pieces b… read more »

Bad License Plate Feng Shui

I came across this license plate on our recent travels and felt a chill pass over me:
Sending this message to themselves, to everyone around them, and to the universe itself is probably not going to help to bring the abundance into this driver’s life that I sup… read more »

More Bad Feng Shui For Kids’ Bedrooms

When I came across this photo in a magazine recently, I recoiled in horror:
Giant animals, aggressive colors, busy patterns: this nursery is almost certainly guaranteed to give the infant twins who sleep here nightmares. Bad Feng Shui indeed.
I wouldn’t r… read more »