Feng Shui Tips: The Nine Sections of Your Residence

Feng Shui is the art of decorating based upon proper alignment and harmony within one's home. This art hails from ancient China, and it's been held that the usage of Feng Shui in the home ensures a better life. Nowadays, Feng Shui is trendy and chic; it's utilized by many interior designers. I recall when my parents were first building their house, that we were advised to never have the stairwell to the second floor start right in front of the second floor. When I asked why, I never got a straight answer, but I was later to learn that it disrupts the harmony of the house, either by distracting incoming guests from the main floor, leading their attention to what could be on the second, or by allowing spirits and other foul play to easily scoot upstairs from the main entrance.

Nevertheless, my parents did not heed their advice, and to be honest, I've never felt quite right with the arrangement. When I first come into the house, the stairwell would spook me. However, my mother did listen to one woman, who advised her to decorate the stairwell with bright colors, to take one's mind off of wandering upwards which, believe it or not, is a common complaint of my mother's whenever we'd throw parties; we'd all furiously clean the downstairs, but leave the upstairs a mess since we figured everyone would stay downstairs where the food was. Somehow, to her dismay, she'd later find out that several of the guests had wandered upstairs and she was mortified that they had "witnessed" the mess. At any rate, isn't that funny how placement in the home has an effect upon human behavior?