Feng Shui, The Art of Selling Your Home

Try a little Feng Shui when preparing your home for sale!

While there are many conflicting schools of feng shui, some of the basic principals are just common sense and good design.

Feng Shui ( meaning wind and water) has been used for centuries to create good energy (chi) in homes and businesses. When the 5 elements of Feng Shui are used in balance, good energy is created.

The five elements are Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. If your home decor has an imbalance of any of these elements, the good energy may be affected.

The most important principals of Feng Shui are a clutter free and clean home. Every home stager will agree that a clean and clutter free home is the basis for good staging. Also rearranging furniture to create an easy flow throughout the home is also an important feature to both Feng Shui and home staging.

People also have individual elements. Just for fun, find your element by going to http://www.chiquiz.com/. If you are a fire, wood or water element you are considered a linear thinker and your best direction is East. If you are an earth or metal elemnt, you are considered a conceptual thinker and your best direction is west.

Many students of Feng Shui will say they feel more comfortable or are more productive when facing their best direction. And this may explain why someone may be attracted to a East facing home as opposed to a West facing home.

Remember, Feng Shui is not a religion or cult. In regards to Real Estate, Feng Shui is merely the art of arranging furniture within a home or designing a pleasing landscape to create a good energy flow throughout the property. And whether you call it staging or Feng Shui, these principals will definitely help to sell your home!