by Linda Varone
The use of Feng Shui to make subtle changes to a home space can create a serene and nourishing environment. The kind of home your clients are drawn to. When clients ask me what is the most important Feng Shui rule for selecting a home I tell them: “If you feel good in the space, if the space feels right to you, then your 98% of the way to a great Feng Shui home, the rest is fine-tuning.”
Here are 8 simple steps you use for Feng Shui in a Western way to energize and balance a house and make your prospective buyers fall in love with it.
1. Make the most of your connection with nature
i. Maximize your views of nature, let in sunlight and fresh air
ii. Keep window treatments simple
2. Bring the outdoors in
i. Nature is healing - it calms and restores
ii. Place plants and flowers through out your home
3. Lighting: Human beings, like plants, are drawn to light
i. Place a chair, desk or work table a sunny window
ii. Place lamps where people would want to gather
4. Color: The interplay of color and light
i. Always choose a wall color in the room you are going to paint
ii. The cool sunlight of New England makes the use of warmer paint tones important: use warm tones of your favorite colors
5. Gathering spaces/cozy corners
i. Avoid furniture sprawl that prevents easy conversation
ii. Enhance gathering by wise placement of lighting
iii. Throw pillows add color and make a space more inviting
iv. An area rug is a great way to cozy up a space
6. Bedrooms as retreats
i. Make your bedroom different from any other room in the house
ii. No computer, and ideally no TV in the bedroom
7. The Home Office – a deal breaker for many buyers
i. Set up in an extra or under-used (guest) room
ii. Locate the desk near a window for views and natural light
8. Objects that nourish the spirit
i. Energize the home with personal mementos
ii. Things that remind your of similar people, places and events they love
Linda Varone, MA, CFS, instructor at the MAR Conference & Tradeshow, is a Best of Boston® winning Feng Shui consultant, author and professional speaker. She has headed her firm, Nurturing Spaces, since 1991. |