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In Feng Shui practice mirrors should never be placed in a way that reflects the bed, specially while we are sleeping it might cause problems in areas of your life, like marriage, people with bad intentions, overall a non beneficial energy.

Some experts say that if you cannot remove the mirror at least you should cover it with something during the night, nevertheless the best option is always to move the mirror.

If you a have a vanity table inside your bedroom, the best location would be South or Southwest and remember to have a good lighting producing yang energy that is what we need in morning rituals.

With the valuable help of Feng Shui we can improve this relationship, but before any study, make a conscious thought and be honest by asking yourself these questions:

• Do you love spending time at home?
• Does it calm you?
• Does it make you feel tired or frustrated?
• Do you care about it?
• Do you miss it while you’re away?
• Does your family love it like you do?

Also, it’s fundamental to understand that who brings energy inside the home, it’s us, so don’t start blaming at your house and first start looking at you, inside your first house besides planet Earth, YOU.❤️

Decorating with Feng Shui is also a very symbolic practice and that’s why in China, during New Year for example, there are so many objects that symbolize auspiciousness, preparing the best energy to receive the new year to come.

Placing a jar full of coins is a great way to improve metallic energy at Northwest, this way you’ll be enhancing organization skills, work, helpful friends and even independence.

Use your imagination and if you don’t want to show it, inside the closet is also a good option, but don’t forget to place it in the right location.

At first, we may think that a house with good Feng Shui is one that has great views, or big gardens and pools, but in fact, even a small home in an urban city can have the same beneficial energy as the others it only depends on the work and love you dedicate to it, including practicing Feng Shui principles of course.

At this time, small outdoor spaces are being upgraded to meet the growing demand of urban gardeners and so here’s just a few tips on how to keep your outdoor space sustainable and Feng Shui orientated even in the city:

• If you are planning a small vegetable garden choose East or Southeast direction to place it, South would be also good but only for the plants who tolerate more sunlight;
• Having your own compost bin is a great way to contribut for a greener future and you will notice that tree leafs,fruit and vegetables leftovers can be valuable for nurturing your plants, place it at Northeast;
• At North, try to save water from the rain with any bucket and is also better to water plants with no chemicals from the pipes;
• Southwest is great for creating a confy and relaxing corner with pillows, like this one handmade in Alentejo from @caravana_chic.

In same cases, stairs are completely forgotten and neglected, but we must pay attention to it because they are also an important part of the house as they carry energy along with it to the other levels.

Also contemporary designs can be very appealing, but let’s enumerate some general tips about having stairs with a good energy flow:

• If you are still planning your stair placement, they shouldn’t be right in front of the door or in the middle of the house;
• Have solid steps with no holes;
• Decorate with inviting items such as plants, photos or art;
• Have a good lighting so that energy can flow positively;
• Consider placing a mirror when the stairs are too narrow so that they appear wider.

Always remember to observe and try to incorporate these tips, this way you will be inviting beneficial energy to your home.