5 Simple Feng Shui Tips to Instantly Boost Your Mood at Home

Feeling off at home? These 5 simple feng shui tips can shift the energy of your space — and lift your mood almost immediately.

“The primary goal of Feng Shui is to bring you and your home into harmony so that you are not just surviving one storm after another, but are thriving in a paradise of your own design.”

-Terah Kathryn Collins in The Western Guide to Feng Shui: Room by Room

Feng shui is often described as the art of placement — and at its heart, it’s really the art of feeling good at home. While the term is Chinese, the impulse behind it is universal. Every culture has its own version of the idea that the way we arrange and care for our spaces has a direct effect on how we feel inside them.

You’ve probably experienced this yourself: walk into a cluttered room and feel your shoulders tense. Step outside into a garden and feel your whole body exhale. That’s feng shui at work, whether you call it that or not.

Here are 5 easy ways to harness that power — and give your mood a genuine lift.

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Feng Shui Cure #1: Position a prismatic sphere in a sunny window.

When the sun catches them, prismatic spheres – often called feng shui crystals – scatter rainbows across the room. Of course, it is very difficult not to be happy when rainbows are scattered across the room.

This feng shui crystal is extra fun, as it employs solar power to revolve – which scatters rainbows disco-ball-style.

Feng Shui Cure #2: Hang a wind chime near your front door.

Provided you find one with a beautiful sound, a wind chime near the door can lift your mood today and for years and decades to come.

The front door is a feng shui power spot in the home: it’s where all blessings and wealth symbolically enter your life. A chime near the door purifies the energy and lifts the vibration for the entire home. In turn, this draws wealth and blessings into every area of your life.

Feng Shui Cure #3: Paint your front door.

Many people associate feng shui with a bright red door. Indeed, bright red is a highly auspicious color. It’s both protective and aligned with blessings and success.

But you don’t have to go with red. You can get creative! Any vibrant color that feels right to you will do. There’s just one rule: you gotta love it.

Check out this post with ideas for magical colors to paint your door.

Feng Shui Cure #4: Diffuse citrus essential oil.

Tangerine, sweet orange, grapefruit, lemon, or even neroli (orange blossom) essential oil will all help conjure up warm feelings of harmony, contentment, and joy.

Simply diffuse them in an essential oil diffuser or put a few drops in a mister of water and spray. (But maybe pass on this one if you live with children, pets, or sensitive adults.)

Feng Shui Cure #5: Bring in some living bamboo.

Bamboo just might be the happiest house plant. Its swift, upward rush of invigorating verdure lifts the energy in a room and makes the heart chakra soar. And it’s so easy to maintain. Just keep the water fresh and keep it out of direct sunlight, and it’ll love you forever.

Did you try any of these feng shui cures? Or do you have any questions about them? I’d love to hear from you in the comments.