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How to invite good energy into your home using feng shui

Try these four easy tweaks.
A living room with steel doors, landscape artworks and neutral furniture.Photography: Brigid Arnott

There are few better ways to unwind after a long day of hustle and bustle than in the comfort of your own home. Even after a relaxing getaway, there’s a special kind of relief when you kick off your shoes and sink into your sofa that just doesn’t compare. While many of us focus on creating a home that looks good – with stylish furnishings and tasteful interiors – how a home feels is just as important. This is where many turn to feng shui. An ancient Chinese philosophical system, it’s believed to harmonise the environment by balancing energies. Alex Roth, Principle Architect and feng shui expert at Roth Architecture shares her top tips on bringing this ancient practice into your home.

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Feng shui your entrance

First impressions count, and in order to make a good one, the entrance to your house should look fresh and inviting. Clear the pathway to create a positive energy for when you get home and for guests by removing clutter from your front entrance, both inside and out. Adding plants will create a welcoming energy that will put you at ease, and placing something cheerful either side of the doorway can make for a great first impression. A bright welcoming light is also an enticing opening to a home, so if you can’t have natural light in the hall, make sure it’s well lit.

Olli Ella cofounder Chloe Brookman home entrance staircase
The home of Olli Ella founder Chloe Brookman feels bright and inviting. (Photography: Alana Landsberry / Styling: Lucy Gough)

Feng shui with lighting

Light is essential for good feng shui, to connect you and guests with your environment. Where natural light isn’t possible in your home, make sure that main spaces have dimmers or multiple light sources such as lamps so that the light levels can be changed throughout the day or to suit the mood. Where natural light is possible, make the most of it.

A white sofa and black weaved coffee table on a natural jute-style rug.
The living room in this 1800s sandstone cottage has good indoor-outdoor flow. (Photography: Brigid Arnott)
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Feng shui in the kitchen

The kitchen and its connected living spaces should be bright, clean and airy, making them feel as spacious as possible. Storing away any appliances you don’t need can help create clutter-free clarity for a more inviting space. Fresh fruit, a vase of flowers or a pot of herbs are perfect for the kitchen to add something living and nourishing.

A classic country kitchen with shaker-style cabinets and parquet flooring.
This Southern Highlands weekender is full of natural light and fresh flowers. (Photography: Maree Homer / Styling: Kayla Gex)

Feng shui in the bedroom

The calm space of the bedroom needs less light than the kitchen. Make sure the bed is central, not in line with the entrance, and accessible from both sides. Candlelight in this room can help to make it calming, but beware of overly strong scents. Keep the windows open if the weather allows it, so the space is filled with fresh air. It is suggested good feng shui can help appeal to buyers when selling your home too.

Remember that feng shui is a personal practice; and as a beginner, simply sticking to the basics of simplicity, clarity, and light will help create an energy flow to make a house into a homely haven, abundant with good energy.

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A classic style main bedroom with French-style doors, silk curtains and a grey bed.
An uncluttered bedroom in a classic apartment renovation. (Photography: Kate Enno / Styling: Annalese Hay)

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