During last 6 weeks, I have completed four Feng Shui consultations for people who wanted to sell their homes. Three sold their homes quickly and for good money, and with 4th , they fell in love with their home all over again, and decided timing wasn’t right to move.

What each had in common was that they waited until they were selling to make improvements to their homes. Some of changes were – removing moss from deck, removing last year’s dead flowers from hanging pots, replacing a broken doorbell, painting a laundry they had disliked for 7 years. For one, clearing a large amount of clutter inside house was all it took to create a shift in energy and a sale. She didn’t get around to completing my other suggestions.

In Feng Shui we work with energy flow in home, look at ‘missing’ areas and balance elements, but many simple Feng Shui enhancements are common sense and make a huge difference to feeling of a home. Just as potential buyers pick up on feeling of a home, this energy will be affecting you continuously. Why wait until you are moving to make your home and your life really work for you?

If you decided to put your home on market today, what changes would you make? (If you are renting – imagine you own it.) What would you do to get best price, without spending a lot of money? What would you suddenly find time to do? What are you tolerating? Why not do it for yourself – aren’t you worth it?

FENG SHUI ACTION STEPS

These tips will help you harness this energy.

1. OPEN YOUR DOORS AND WINDOWS The air inside your building is up to ten times more polluted than air outside. This is due to building practices that seal building against energy loss, and because of synthetic furnishings and carpets which are continually sending toxic vapors into your home.

Opening your doors and windows will bring more energy into your life as this is where energy enters your homes and rooms.

2. TAKE CARE OF YOUR PLANTS Now is a good time to feed them, dust them, shine their leaves and give them some love. Plants produce movement of air, which helps them remove toxins from your environment. They also produce water vapor which controls humidity.

3. CLEAN YOUR WINDOWS Often it’s not until sun shines on your windows that you can see just how dirty they've become. Create a clear view of your world.

4. BUY FRESH FLOWERS These will add brightness and vitality to your life. Make sure you replace them when they wilt.