Feng Shui decorating cure for my living room...tips for better Chi.

Mostly, my one bedroom, one bath apartment has good Chi...people that come to my place feel comfortable and tend not to want to leave. But, there is always room for improvement and my living room fit the bill. I use the book, "Move your Stuff, Change your Life", as the feng shui bible. It works for me since it is so simple and easy to implement...yes, the branch Karen Rauch Carter uses is a newer feng shui, but it is based on the ancient principles and you know, those asians are smart.

To start, you had to kind of walk over and around a couch and tv to enter my apartment, not good feng shui. The door is the mouth where the chi enters your home, so it should not be obstructed. Why didn't I move everything sooner? Well, the electrical outlet didn't work on the wall near the door so it had to be that way, but this was remedied a few months ago, suppose that is another interesting symbolism...

Here are some before pictures...by the way, I am self employed and work from my home so good feng shui chi is important for generating wealth and that much needed cash flow!

The picture above is the view when you walk in the door, notice the couch sticking out and the tv blocking the way. Your entry way corresponds to the career area of your life, so there should be no obstructions.

This is another before picture...and my work area. It's kind of zig zaggy and behind me was a wicker shelf with all my old artwork on it, not organized at all!

Tearing it up! I moved the couch near the wall facing the door....good placement since you are supposed to see whoever enters your home. I also got rid of the artwork shelf and said goodbye to old works I didnt like too much. The most important and least thing you can do for youself via feng shui is to de - clutter and get rid of things you do not use anymore...it holds energy and throwing it out releases it.

Cleaning the whole way through...yes, he cleans!

and the result is...

The new view to my apartment, notice the clear view, no obstructions. Also notice I strategically placed the fish tank and my water fountain there. The career area of the bagua corresponds to the color black and the element water...so water features are great here.

Get a water feature for your entry way/career area...

Moocher knows positive feng shui when she sees it...that couch top is now her new home. Nice clear and opened room. This area of the bagua corresponds to health. I intended good health by jazzing it up with the red rug. The element is earth, fire, metal, triangular stuff, the color red. The book suggested not to place wooden items here but there was no place else for the table. So, I balanced it out by placing my little triangle purple pyramid, a Himalayan salt lamp and a candle. I also hung a little crystal off of the ceiling fan.

My new workspace, right in the helpful people and travel section. Not bad...it was in the creativity section before. This was a good place since as a designer, I use creativity on a regular basis. But, I also depend on referrals for repeat business AND I did pump up the creativity area by neatly stacking my organized artwork in that area, and placing my silver lamp and metal bike. The element and color that correponds to that area is silver and metal.

All of this took me about a day and a half because I threw out so much. I kind of figured I would have a healing crisis from making a big change all at once, energetically, and I did. I have been suffering from allergy and asthma attacks since I stirred up all that dust and cat hair...my lungs couldnt take it. I feel good today with the windows wide open though.

A curious thing DID happen this week...possibly from more chi flowing into my home. The money and prosperity area of the bagua is located in my bathroom. Thanksgiving day I was brushing my teeth getting ready to meet up for a feast and my sink just bubbled up with black filthy old water, out of the blue. I did nothing out of the ordinary except keep the water running....bad me. The drain was slow running prior and this forced me to take the plunger to it and now the drain runs free and clear.

It's only been a week since I made this change to my chi. All I can say is I feel happier and peaceful in my space and thoughts create reality!

Check out some of the feng shui items I added to my store....