As the
weather heat up, I know it’s everyone’s favorite time of the year: Spring
Cleaning. Lately I have been refreshing
myself on feng shui principles to use for some fabulous of clients of mine and
it has me thinking how to add the principles to re-energizing your home this
spring! Feng shui is the ancient Chinese
art practice of placement and harmony between a person and their
surrounds. Energy flows within a space,
so creating a harmonious area encourages the flow of positive energy and
decreases the negative. It’s amazing how
much good design principles work and feng shui have in common and even more so
with your home organization! Here are
some tips for you to reinvigorate your home this spring!
Open Your Doors & Windows
Now that spring is here, let the breeze move through your
house and clear out the old, stagnant air.
It’s great to focus on the areas that usually don’t get a chance “to
breathe,” so keep your closet door open and allow a good amount of time for air
to circulate throughout those harder to reach spaces. Your front door is especially important as it
is “the mouth” to the energy that flows through your home.
De-clutter!
Clutter correlates with stress and it doesn’t take a feng
shui expert to say DUH to that! Hanging
onto the past bogs you down. Spend time
weeding through your closet. Clear out
those places where the junk seems to accumulate like your coffee, table,
nightstand, or that dreaded “junk drawer” in the kitchen. Metaphorically, you can’t accept new
experiences if you’re already full, so allow yourself that extra space to
invite new and exciting experiences!
Create Your Power Spot
Your “power spot” is an area that can inspire, relax, or nurture you but mostly importantly, it's a space just for you! You can create a power spot by
choosing objects or colors that have symbolic meaning to you and most of the
time, that’s already in your home.
Celebrate the Season
Consider spicing up a few of your rooms with seasonal
accents. From putting a bowl of fresh,
season fruit out in the kitchen to a new potted plant, you can re-energize your
home with a few small touches that embrace the season. Mirrors are an interesting principle in feng
shui, as they are reflective they can disperse energy throughout your
home. Consider placing them to maximize
the spring and summer daylight in your home!
One of my
favorite elements of feng shui is the personal quality. Certainly there are guiding principles, but
everyone’s needs are different and feng shui caters to that. I hope you are able to use some of these
ideas to make your Spring Cleaning go the extra mile!
Have a great day,
