The Open Spaces Feng Shui Blog


Is Your Good Chi Energy Slipping Out The Window?

Do you have floor-to-ceiling windows in your home?
Floor-to-ceiling windows create bad Feng Shui because they allow your personal Chi energy to flow right out of your home at floor level.
I’ve worked with a number of clients recently who live in apartments… read more »

Are You Welcoming Chi Energy All The Way?

One of my recent clients called me because she felt stuck and hoped that Feng Shui would bring new vitality into her life, especially her social life
She happened to live in a small apartment where she needs to use every square inch as well as she can, so she’d fi… read more »

Placing The Feng Shui Bagua Map On Rooms With Angled Doors

Today’s question comes from Irma, who is trying to figure out how to place the Bagua on the bedrooms in her home.
Irma writes, “I just moved into a new home and am having difficulty with the bedroom doors. They are kitty corner into the rooms.
“How… read more »

Office Feng Shui: Does Your Desk Face A Window?

I recently worked with a woman who was setting up her office and really, really wanted to place her desk so it was facing the window.
She loved the beautiful view and figured it might help her relax during her workday.

But in fact exactly the opposite is true – sh… read more »

Feng Shui & Real Estate Staging, Part Two: Windows, Views & Chi Energy

I recently worked with a pair of real-estate stagers who wanted to add some Feng Shui zing to help attract a high-quality home buyer in the shortest amount of time.
But along the way we discovered some key differences between staging and Feng Shui. 

The beautiful v… read more »

What Gives These Doorways Good Feng Shui?

Take a look at these wonderful doorways:
Don’t they feel welcoming, with charm and warmth to spare?
These doorways all have wonderful Feng Shui, and there are a few reasons for it.  Some of the characteristics they share:

Friendly colors — from blue… read more »

Front Door Feng Shui: Ring Once For Safety!

Did you know that one of Feng Shui’s most important functions is to ensure your safety?
Concepts like the Command Position are all about making sure that you feel as secure and in control of your environment as possible.
The front door is the most important sp… read more »

What Gives This Bedroom Great Feng Shui?

There are plenty of examples out there of bedrooms with “bad Feng Shui,” but what gives a bedroom good Feng Shui?
Here’s a beautiful example of the ingredients that create good bedroom Feng Shui:

This room is clearly about relaxation — a… read more »

Three Ways Your Windows May Be Harming Your Health & Opportunities

When’s the last time you looked closely at your home’s windows?
As the “eyes” of your home, they must be kept in tip-top condition, or they could be hurting you in unseen ways.
Let’s take a look at the Feng Shui of your windows.
1. Are… read more »

Optimizing Energy Flow With Curtains And Blinds

Window treatments like curtains and blinds go a long way towards improving Chi energy flow in your home or office, day or night.
Healthy Chi nourishes you best when you contain it gently.  It does not like to feel trapped, neither can it provide you with all its life… read more »