The Open Spaces Feng Shui Blog


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 »

Is A Vintage Poster Bad Feng Shui?

Leana asks, “I love vintage posters and just bought a large King Kong poster.
“A friend of mine just hates it and says it’s the source of all my bad luck. Until what point can I enjoy my hobby of poster-collecting if this is apparently bringing bad ener… read more »

Bad Feng Shui for Kids: Stuffed Animals

Have you ever noticed a change in your child’s behavior when the decor of their room has changed? Feng Shui has some ideas about that — let’s take a look.
Here’s some Bad Feng Shui in a model home I recently visited, with the child’s r… read more »

Bad Feng Shui: Business Logos

It’s time for a Bad Feng Shui update, this time for businesses who might want to pay more attention to the Feng Shui of their public presentations!
Bad Feng Shui in the Entryway
Here’s a real, live entrance to a medical office, a place you need and expect… read more »

Fireplaces: Bad (& Good!) Feng Shui

Here are examples of design-magazine fireplaces — a few “Do’s and Don’ts” from a Feng Shui perspective.
First up, a giant painting of a cow: Pictures of animals symbolize the Fire element — and of course, so does the fire in… read more »

Bad Feng Shui In The Bedroom: Art & Accessories

Part of the fun of being a Feng Shui expert is spotting pictures of truly-terrible Feng Shui in popular design magazines and using them as examples of “What Not to Do.”
Here are a few recent magazine examples of bad Feng Shui in the bedroom.
To begin with… read more »

Bad Feng Shui in the Front Hall

Bad Feng Shui usually has something to do with the way Chi energy flows in a space.
Here’s an example of an otherwise beautiful hallway where beneficial Chi energy is invited to rush out the door rather than meandering around the space before making its way ou… read more »

Bad Feng Shui In The Kitchen!

Have you ever noticed that some of the layouts in major design magazines are actually pretty unliveable?
Here are a few recent examples of “Bad Feng Shui” in the kitchen that I found just by glancing through a few magazines.
First up, a dining nook in th… read more »

Feng Shui: Funny?

Here’s a cartoon from a graphic novel called “Asterios Polyps” by David Mazzucchelli, who clearly takes a dim view of Feng Shui.
The consultant is saying — “This is the most auspicious arrangement I could come up with, so I advise… read more »

Bad Feng Shui in the Bedroom: Headboards Gone Wrong

Fun with egregiously bad bedroom Feng Shui!
First up, a truly terrible headboard:
This headboard does not provide you with the “safe haven” you need to sleep well at night. Instead it allows Chi energy to flow right through the headboard and out the wi… read more »