Porches and doors If you have a porch, sort this area out. If you keep walking shoes and boots here, install a neat shoe rack to keep them tidy. Store any discarded sports equipment neatly in a shed, a cupboard under stairs or in room of owner. Throw out or give away anything that is no longer used. Sweep out and leave door open for a while to cleanse area of any stagnancy. Look at front door and paint it with colour of its energising Chinese element. If it faces north, paint it white, for south paint it green, for west and northwest paint it yellow, for east and southeast paint it blue, for northeast and southwest paint it red. Position tubs of winter flowering plants either side of door so that they welcome people in.

So what actually is definition of clutter? Basically it is: • something you don’t use or dislike every time you look at it or wear it • an unwanted present • a broken item that can’t be fixed If you love an item, or it still has a use it’s not clutter, so display it, wear it or store it where you can easily find it.

Clearing out your clutter is first aspect of feng shui, ancient Chinese practice of furniture placement and energy flow. Improving flow of energy (chi) in your home and creating good feng shui is believed to improve different areas of your life, bringing about increased wealth, career success and better health. But when you home is full of clutter, energy that first comes through front door will struggle to move smoothly around rooms if it keeps encountering piles of junk stored in hall, hidden behind doors, sofas or crowding surfaces in kids’ bedrooms, kitchen or bathroom. The slow, sluggish energy that this creates then has a negative effect on you and your family, often making you feel confused, blocked, lethargic, depressed and reluctant to progress or move on in any area of your lives.