Can Feng Shui help a stager achieve this well-defined goal?  

Absolutely yes!

But the partnership between a Feng Shui consultant and stager will go much more smoothly when both experts recognize the sometimes-clashing nature of their work.

Discussing differences up front helps the work go more smoothly and makes their mutual client — the home seller — the winner in the end.

This article is the first in my new three-part series on Feng Shui and Real-Estate sales in which I outline the key differences in approach between staging and Feng Shui. 

Please let me know if you have specific questions about it.  It’s a huge topic and I am definitely not a real-estate staging expert

Difference #1: The importance of Intention. 

Feng Shui approach: In Feng Shui, Intention is everything.  The goal is to activate your most cherished goals by enhancing your space with Feng Shui adjustments.

Real-Estate Staging approach: The only Intention that matters in staging is that the home sell quickly and at a high price.

Mutual solution: Working with the home’s sellers, the Feng Shui consultant can ask them to write their Intentions about selling their home down on a beautiful piece of paper. 

Some Intentions that the home-owner may want to include:

• Their ideal sale price,
• Their wishes for the new owners’ happiness in the home,
• Their own hopes and dreams about the home they are moving on to.
•  And more, as the ideas begin to flow.

Working with the stager, carefully place this piece of paper in the “Seller” area of the property (as found on the Real Estate Staging Bagua Map) so that it can activate everyone’s mutual goals.

Next up — The differences in ideas about identifying a Focal Point in a room.  Stay tuned!

(Photo credit: MargaretLarsen)

Take advantage of this exciting moment by giving your home a Feng Shui tuneup for what will be the Year Of The Water Dragon (which I will be writing more about shortly).

1. Do you have a bulletin board or other place where you keep schedules, reminders, photos and uplifting notes?

My bulletin board - Before

A board like this can become clogged with old Chi energy, so use this moment to clear it off completely, replacing only the things you refer to regularly.

Use the Bagua map to place things, putting your travel schedule in the lower right corner, family photos in the center left, and your business logo on top, for example.

My bulletin board - After

You can see some of the changes I made to my own bulletin board here:

• my new logo in the Fame & Reputation section,
• the Emperor Suleiman’s ancient golden signature in the Wealth area,
• and classes and exhibitions I wish to attend in the lower left Knowledge section.

2. Next, create a clear path for Chi throughout your home by decluttering your hallways. Give your rugs a good shake to re-energize them for the year ahead, and arrange the hallways so Chi energy has a sinuous path to every area of your home. You’ll feel the difference every time you walk down that hallway.

3. Finally, give your front entry a good sweep, investing your actions with your intentions. What kind of energy do you wish to sweep out — and what kinds of good Chi are you hoping to attract this year?

Now place an item in or near the entry that activates your positive intention, and let it be your touchstone as you enter and leave your home throughout the year.

The Year of the Water Dragon starts in just a few weeks — now’s the time to get ready!

And when Chi encounters confusion it turns into negative energy, creating bad Feng Shui in your life.

What will its Primary Purpose be?

Healthy Chi imparts its most powerful benefits to environments whose purpose is clear.

What is the true purpose of your bedroom? Your living room? Your office?

Check every room to make sure its “Primary Purpose” is absolutely obvious, de-cluttering and refining as much as possible to clarify the intention of each space.

When you do this you ensure that as Chi energy makes its way around your environment it understands exactly what kind of nourishment you need to achieve happiness and success in each room.

The result? A new sense clarity and intention in every space you call your own.

So give it some thought: is the Primary Purpose of every room in your home or office absolutely clear?

A Gift That Promotes Love & Romance

Warm up the bedroom with this lovely Double Happiness Night Light to create an atmosphere that’s infused with wonderful love and relationship energy full-time.

Gifts For Wealth & Prosperity

This beautiful globe crystal is perfect for giving that special someone — maybe even your boss — a career boost that will expand their entire outlook.

I also love this unique and wonderful Plentiful Fish Charm, a reminder of the abundance that’s always in our lives.

Gifts That Promote Health & Vitality
Crystals are considered the most powerful manifestation of Earth energy, so this beautiful Faceted Crystal is a great Chi enhancer for anyone who wishes to infuse their environment with greater health and vitality.

Healthy Plants are always a great gift, and lucky bamboo happens to be especially hardy as well.

Feng Shui gifts are especially thoughtful when your Intention is to promote the well-being of your friends and family. 

Happy Holidays!

(ps, I’m not affiliated with any of the products or companies promoted in this post.)

The Bagua Map is Feng Shui’s way of bringing the power of your Intention to your health, intimate relationships, money matters and more.  It helps you bring good Chi energy to all of the important parts of your life.

My handmade Bagua map, one of Feng Shui’s most important tools

An eight-sided energy map, the Bagua is an ancient and profound instrument with almost limitless implications.

The map gives you specific ways to enhance the energy of life sectors that need your attention.

Since the Bagua can have such a powerful effect on your life, it’s essential to use it carefully and correctly.

Attending to just one or two areas at a time will keep your Intentions clear and give your enhancements the best chance of success.

Download a pdf of the Bagua map here.

For a complete guide to the Bagua and how to use it correctly in your home, get my new 40-page e-book, Map Your Space To Change Your Life, for just $3.99.

To use the map, align the entry to your home with the bottom of the map. Your entryway will align with either the Travel & Helpful Friends, Life Journey, or Knowledge & Self-Cultivation area.

Let’s look at the map and some of the enhancements available to you.

New Beginnings & Family
Represents your parents and ancestors; signifies growth, strength, flexibility and vitality.
Element: Wood
Color: greens & blues
Good Feng Shui enhancements:
— Botanical prints, green items, plants.
— Things made of wood or that look like wood.
— Family photos (except in the Bedroom).
— Vertical items like floor lamps and columns.
Click here for even more Feng Shui tips for New Beginnings & Family in your life.

Wealth & Prosperity
Represents abundance and prosperity as well as your sense of gratitude for the abundance you already have in your life.
Color: purples and golds
Good Feng Shui enhancements:
— Items that symbolize prosperity to you.
— Representations of things for which you feel truly grateful.
Click here for more Feng Shui tips for your Wealth & Prosperity.

Fame & Reputation
Represents your integrity and how you are known (and wish to be known) in the world.
Element: Fire
Color: Reds
Good Feng Shui enhancements:
— Lighting, candles.
— Red items.
— Triangular shapes.
— Animal prints, leather items, photos of animals.
Click here for more Feng Shui tips for your Fame & Reputation.

Love & Marriage/Intimate Relationship
Represents your most important romantic relationship, your ability to nurture yourself and your lover, mother earth, devotion.
Color: Rosy Pink
Good Feng Shui enhancements:
— Pairs of things.
— Things symbolizing intimate relationships.
— Items that have the color pink in them.
Click here for more Feng Shui tips for the Marriage & Relationships in your life.

Feng Shui’s compass: the Lo Pan

Children, Legacy and the Future
Represents your sense of joy, openness and discernment, as well as your ability to complete projects.
Element: Metal
Color: Whites & light pastels
Good Feng Shui enhancements:
— Items that help you visualize the future: a vision board, for example.
— Things that symbolize the completion of important projects.
— Metal things.
— Rounded things – circular or oval items, archways.
Click here for more Feng Shui tips for your Children & Future sector.

Travel & Helpful People
Represents getting out in the world to make things happen; your ability to get and give help, and to create synchronicities.
Color: greys & pastels
Good Feng Shui enhancements:
— Travel souvenirs, a globe or maps.
— Photos and artwork honoring people who have made a difference in your life.
— Symbols/photos of people you would like to come into your life.
— People in whose lives you have made a difference.
Click here for more Feng Shui tips for the Travel & Helpful People in your life.

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Life Journey/Career
Represents the journey of life, including your career. The Water element also symbolizes cash flow.
Element: Water, both moving & still
Color: black, very dark colors
Good Feng Shui enhancements:
— Artwork about water, a water feature or fountain.
— Glass and mirrors.
— Sinuous textiles.
— Dark colors.
Click here for more Feng Shui tips for your Career & Life Journey.

Knowledge & Self-Cultivation
Represents the cultivation of knowledge, skill-building, contemplation. “A place where wisdom can develop.”
Color: dark colors: greens, blues
Good Feng Shui enhancements:
— Art symbolizing study, stillness, contemplation.
— Books, a place to read and study.
— A personal retreat.
Click here for more Feng Shui tips for your Knowledge & Self-Cultivation.

The Center/Tai Chi
Represents your physical and emotional health. A clear, open Center helps keep all the other areas connected and in balance.
Element: Earth
Color: Yellows, earthtones
Shape: square
Good Feng Shui enhancements:
— Keep this area open if possible, helping Chi energy flow freely in your space.
— Square items.
— Earthenware and ceramics.
Click here for more Feng Shui tips for your Tai Chi area.

For a complete guide to the Bagua and how to use it correctly in your home, get my new 40-page e-book, Map Your Space To Change Your Life, for just $3.99.