Feng Shui of The House - Main Entrance

The Main Entrance

The main entrance of a house is called "the mouth of Chi" in feng shui. This is how your house absorbs essential Chi, or energy. When a house has enough good Chi coming in and the flow of Chi is harmonious throughout the space, then the house is able to support good health and well-being for people living in it.

Colors

It is also wise to strengthen with right feng shui colors so that the house has the strength to hold the good energy that comes in. Knowing that your seating direction is North, you can use the appropriate colors for the feng shui element of the North, which are blue and black colors.

Paint your back door in any of the Water or Metal colors (Metal creates Water in the interaction of the five feng shui elements), or paint a feature wall in the back of your house in these feng shui colors. you may display art with Water or Metal feng shui element energy.

It is best to focus on the right feng shui colors and adjustments only after you have defined the Bagua, or the feng shui energy map of your space.

Staircase Facing Main Door

When a staircase is facing the main door directly, the feng shui energy rushes up quickly to either the lower, or the higher floor, thus leaving the main floor without feng shui energy nourishment.

This is a very general feng shui statement as there are different variations of a staircase facing the main door, thus creating different feng shui set-ups.

The feng shui case of a big foyer with many architectural features and the staircase far from the main door will be very different from a feng shui case of a small foyer with stairs closely facing the main door.

In case of a big foyer with a staircase further from the door, the energy can settle in and nourish the space, gradually and harmoniously finding its way to other areas of the house. When the foyer is small, though, and the staircase is facing the main door directly, the energy takes a rushed and fragmented quality, being forced to quickly rush up or down the stairs.

The feng shui cures in these cases are:

(i) Focused on creating a feng shui set-up at the main door that will slow down the energy and guide it to all areas of the main floor. This can be achieved with strategically placed art, specific colors, a big plant or a vase of flowers, specific pieces of furniture or mirrors (please note that mirrors should never face the entrance directly, as this pushes the energy away instead of drawing it in.)

(ii) The feng shui cures will be specific for each space, and if your floor plan has staircases too close to the main door, it is always wise to seek the advice of a professional feng shui consultant who will chart the flow of energy and give you helpful recommendations to improve the flow of Chi.

To summarize, the staircase facing the main door presents a similar feng shui challenge to a back door aligned with the main door. In both cases, the Chi is forced to leave the space quickly and is not given the opportunity to settle in and harmoniously nourish your home.

Main Door in Line with the Back Door

Let's see why the direct alignment of two or more doors doors (both interior and exterior) is considered bad feng shui. As feng shui is all about creating a balanced and harmonious flow of energy in your home, the direct alignment of two or more doors will create a harsh quality of feng shui energy resembling Sha Chi.

Imagine Chi, or energy, as water flowing into your space. You will see that water will rush very fast through the two or more directly aligned doors without actually slowing down and nourishing the space.

It is especially important to avoid a direct alignment of the front door with the back door. The reason you want to avoid this situation is because all good feng shui energy coming through the main door will easily escape through the back door without having a chance to circulate and nourish your home. Take this into consideration when you plan to renovate or remodel your home.

Your house needs good energy just like you need good quality air. It is important to be aware of the quality of feng shui energy created by your floor plan, and see what you can do to create better energy.

Here are some practical feng shui tips:
(i) Place a round table in the direct pathway of energy. This will redirect the energy and slow it down. A vase with fresh flowers on the table will improve the energy even further.

(ii) Work with color to change the relationship between doors. Choose the right feng shui color for the area and strengthen one door more than the other. This will change the relationship between the two directly aligned doors and slow down the energy.

(iii) Place a plant with a strong presence in the direct pathway of energy. The feng shui use of a plant, ideally tall and wide, in a visually strong pot, will achieve the similar effect of redirecting the energy.

(iv) Reposition the existing furniture pieces to create a redirection of flow. If there is enough space in between the directly aligned doors, create a nice grouping, or a conversation area in the direct pathway. Ground the energy even more with a colorful rug.

You need to do redirect and soften the harsh energy flow created by two or more directly aligned doors. Improving the feng shui energy in your home with items appropriate for your decor and lifestyle is the best and most powerful application of feng shui.