Modern Dining Room by Kamuela Interior Designers & Decorators/Photo from Houzz.com By Kathryn Weber Go into almost any Chinese restaurant and you’ll see beautiful chandeliers. You might wonder if this is an effort to dress up the interior of the restaurant, and while it might be, chandeliers have a much more important symbolic place in…
By Kathryn Weber One of the most difficult tasks in feng shui is to divide up your house into 9 equal squares in feng shui and to reliably assign the corners of the house according to the bagua. Instead, I suggest you use a lo shu square that resembles a tic tac toe grid. Many…
This kitchen shows someone who probably feels stuck and lacks opportunity, may have health issues such as weight gain or circulation problems, and may have difficulty concentrating. by Kathryn Weber One of the biggest problems associated with clutter is how it roots you in a home that leaves you little or no room for growth.…
By Kathryn Weber From the earliest fairy tales of genies and fairy godmothers, we all have wishes that we would love to see magically happen. Luckily in feng shui there is a wonderful technique for activating the energies associated with all of the usual aspirations that everyone wants: love, wealth, health, happiness, good fortune. It…
A fireplace can really make the room. But in the wrong place, it can create sudden loss for the man of the house. By Kathryn Weber An amazing part about feng shui is that it can frequently explain the unexplainable. Take for example, someone who’s reasonably intelligent, educated, ethical, and works hard….why doesn’t his or…
By Kathryn Weber Every house has its pluses and minuses. In fact, it’s very hard to find a feng shui perfect house. But are there houses that have exceptional feng shui? Absolutely. Some houses – and Realtors often know them – have features and qualities that make the house so attractive that it almost sells…
By Kathryn Weber When space is at a premium, many remodeled homes frequently create a new space over the garage. Often this will be a family or master bedroom. Then, too, new construction is looking for ways to create more bedrooms and living space and will often build over the garage as well. Today it’s very…
By Kathryn Weber There are times when it seems like everything you touch goes wrong or breaks. Then there are those times that simply leave you reeling from losses – a job evaporates, a business goes bankrupt, a spouse dies, a house sale falls through, your car gets rear ended, or you get a diagnosis…
by Kathryn Weber Chinese traditions abound around kitchens like making sure you always keep your rice urn full. The kitchen is a super-charged room. It’s the room everyone is always in every single day. It also stores your food, a source of both wealth and health. One such tradition is the story about Zao Jun,…
By Kathryn Weber One of the most wildly popular feng shui books is Karen Kingston’s Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui. And one of the topics she covers in the book – that few others have dared to touch – is the subject of the elimination system and its tie to your personal feng shui. While…
