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Feng Shui Your Home

for the New Year

Placing emphasis on our surroundings and wellbeing, Rebecca Snowden,

Interior Style Advisor at FurnitureChoice.co.uk shares three ways to bring
balance and harmony to your home to your home the new year.

Declutter the home for balance and good flow
of energy

Directly translated as ‘wind-water’ in English, feng
shui is an ancient Chinese practice that helps
align external surroundings with inner wellbeing
and emotional needs. By inviting good energy
flow into the home, good health, luck and wealth
are set to follow. The first step to starting this
process is by decluttering as much as possible.
“Tidying up is a great way to start the new year
with a clean slate,” Rebecca explains. “A neat
home works wonders for our mental clarity
and overall health. In feng shui, each space is
connected to each other and allows positive
energy to flow throughout the house. Add a
decorative mirror to the living room to make the
space feel larger and multiply the positive energy
flow. Meanwhile, closets or drawers overloaded
with old items block the chi (energy) so it’s best
to discard any clutter.

Aside from decluttering, incorporate the yin and Create a calming space in the bedroom
yang concept into the décor. Yin (feminine) and A bedroom is a place of rest so it is important
yang (masculine) is a belief that two contrasting to create a calm and soothing ambience. To
forces cannot exist without each other. “Apply maintain a relaxing atmosphere, remove or hide
this concept by mixing different shapes together,” mirrors to avoid an overload of energy in one
Rebecca suggests. “For example, contrast the space.
sharp edges of wall hangings with the soft curves
of a sofa or mirror in the living room. This will When it comes to furniture placement, the bed
balance out the room and give it a more relaxing should be the main focus of the room. “In feng
feel.” Continued u

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