The Open Spaces Feng Shui Blog


Treat Yourself As Your Own Most-Honored Guest

Do you find yourself working hard to clear clutter and get organized — but only when you’re expecting guests?
“Why bother cleaning up?” you might say to yourself. “Who is there to see this clutter besides me?”
But a clean, w… read more »

Choose The Best Feng Shui House Plants

Feng Shui *loves* houseplants!  They’re the quickest way to lift the vitality of your home.
Healthy plants enhance the Wood element, symbolizing New Beginnings and family relationships in Feng Shui.
Plants also create fresh Chi energy and add a sense of… read more »

Top-Ten Feng Shui Kitchen Makeover Tips

In Feng Shui the kitchen is considered the heart of your home, symbolizing health, wealth and abundance.
A Feng Shui kitchen is one of the three most important areas of your home, so it’s essential to make sure Chi energy is flowing and abundant.
The food you s… 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 »

Windowbox Feng Shui

My recent post about placing a Buddha in a Feng Shui garden brought queries about what to do if you’re “garden-free.”
Julie writes, “I have a 2nd story balcony but no green space of my own. Can you suggest anything along the lines of a Buddh… read more »

Nine Feng Shui Tips For Small Spaces

If you live in a small space you know just how quickly it can turn into a home with less-than-ideal Feng Shui.  Packing too much life into a tiny area can easily grow overcrowded, chaotic, and disorganized.
Can an environment that just feels too small ever become yo… read more »

Set Up A Feng Shui Aquarium

An aquarium is one of Feng Shui’s most powerful adjustments, anchoring your intention for Wealth and abundance.
It instantly brings harmony into your space because it contains each of Feng Shui’s Five Elements: Wood (green plants), Fire (fish col… read more »

Wintertime Feng Shui Tips

Wintertime exposes my backyard patio as a place full of squares and straight lines.
Most of the year, the view of tiles and planters, vertical wainscoting and a perfectly straight fence is softened by round pots, tangled vines and colorful, rounded shrubs.
How co… read more »

Three Tips For Feng Shui Abundance During the Holidays

The holidays can bring an overload of emotional action into your life.
So despite the madness outside, the holidays are a perfect time to turn to Feng Shui and create good Chi in three key spots: your entryway, kitchen and bedroom.

Feeling welcomed into the quiet of… read more »

Feng Shui Tips for a Thanksgiving Kitchen

Thanksgiving, the biggest family holiday of the year, is a time of both abundance and chaos.
You need all the tools at your disposal to stay balanced and calm.

Thanksgiving is a great time to bring good Feng Shui into your kitchen, where you create health and abundan… read more »