The Open Spaces Feng Shui Blog


Feng Shui Bedroom Art: Do’s & Don’ts

When you’re setting up your bedroom with Feng Shui, think carefully about the art you keep around yourself.
The images you go to sleep and wake up with every day have an outsize influence on your heart, mind and energy, so Feng Shui has some very strong views on… read more »

Feng Shui Mirrors – What NOT To Use

Have you ever tried to look at yourself in a mirror like this?

Here’s another version:

When your face or body are reflected in mirrors like these you see a fractured and confused version of yourself, rather than whole and complete being.
So I call these anti-F… 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

From a Feng Shui perspective, clocks can be tricky.
To begin with, a clock should never be the main decorative element in any room.

Hang or place your clock in a spot where it can be comfortably seen when necessary, without dominating the room.
For an especially egre… read more »

Identify Your “Primary Purpose” For Good Feng Shui

If a room serves too many intentions at once, the result is confusion.
And when Chi encounters confusion it turns into negative energy, creating bad Feng Shui in your life.
Healthy Chi imparts its most powerful benefits to environments whose purpose is clear.
Wha… 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 a set of attached “twin houses.”
What caught my eye was the extreme difference in the vibe of the two houses.
Evidently two very different types of people liv… 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 »