The Open Spaces Feng Shui Blog


Red Walls for a Teenager’s Bedroom?

Here’s a question I received in my email recently:
“My teenager wants to paint her bedroom walls Red. Is this a mistake?”
The answer, of course, is — “It depends.”
In Feng Shui Red is the color for the Fire element, represent… read more »

How Feng Shui’s Five Elements Help You Achieve Your Goals

One of Feng Shui’s most important roles is helping you achieve your most cherished goals.
Here’s how the Feng Shui’s Five Elements can help:
1. If you’re looking for growth and new beginnings, bring the Wood element into your environme… read more »

The Water Element: Communication & Reflection

The fifth of Feng Shui’s Five Elements is Water, an essential part of a well-balanced environment.
When it’s moving, Water symbolizes social activity and communication; when it’s still, Water represents clarity, reflection and the searc… read more »

The Metal Element: Focus and Completion

In Feng Shui, the Metal element represents ideas connected to organization and planning:

Your power to focus and bring projects to completion.
Harvest-time, when crops produce their yield
Sharp thinking, discernment and insight.
Your sense of smell, symboli… read more »

The Earth Element: Stability and Nourishment

The Earth element is all about feeling grounded and stable no matter what’s swirling around you. As the element representing the Mother in Feng Shui, Earth’s role is to nourish and support you, providing a safe haven in a sometimes-rocky world.
Here… read more »

The Fire Element: Passion & Illumination

Bring Fire into your environment to illuminate your life with a feeling of expansiveness, enthusiasm and passion.
The Fire element is associated with Fame & Reputation on Feng Shui’s Bagua Map, the area that symbolizes your integrity, self-esteem a… read more »

The Wood Element: Growth, Vitality & Flexibility

Add Wood to your space when you wish to encourage growth, flexibility and family harmony in your life.
Wood supports your health — your DNA and the roots of your well-being in the world.  And the Wood element is associated with two sectors of the Bagua Map: Ne… read more »

Your Entryway: Paint It Black?

The entry of your home or office always falls within one of three areas of Feng Shui’s Bagua Energy Map: Travel & Helpful People, Career/Life Journey, or Knowledge/Self-Cultivation.

A home’s entry frequently lies in the center/front of your s… 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 Bedroom Makeover, Part 4: Adding Color!

In Feng Shui, the colors you choose for your bedroom set the tone for the Chi energy that enters the room.
In this Feng Shui bedroom makeover, Linda’s bedroom is starting to take shape, especially since she’s now brought in some beautiful warm colors.… read more »