How to Feng Shui Your Studio or Single-Room Space in 3 Simple Steps

Employ these three simple feng shui tips for small spaces and you’ll absolutely love where you live.

So, you live in a tiny space. That’s fabulous! Who really needs a whole bunch of rooms anyway? Small is beautiful.

Still, without some feng shui know-how, small can be cramped or just plain no fun…But this needn’t be the case! Employ these three simple feng shui tips for small spaces and you’ll absolutely love where you live.

Step 1: Clear Clutter

Clearing clutter is the ultimate feng shui basic. And, as someone with extremely limited space for stuff, it’s even more important for you. But don’t think of it as a punishment: think of it as an opportunity! Your unique situation makes it absolutely imperative that you live with nothing but the bare essentials, and just a few beloved ornaments or other extras. This is a spiritual practice that will simplify your life and create a beautiful openness to true abundance and success.

I know it’s tempting to store stuff behind doors and under the bed, but do your best to keep these areas open and clear. It will make all the difference in energy flow: the space will feel light rather than tight, and you’ll feel blessed rather than stressed. (But if you absolutely must store something under the bed, linens would be the best choice.)

Step 2: Create Versatility

Here’s a feng shui rule to live by if you live in a one-room space: do your best to make it feel like a bedroom at night and a not-bedroom during the day. This will enhance both your sleep and your waking activities. (i.e. you won’t feel like working at night or sleeping during the day.) Futons are great for this purpose, and so are things like folding tables and laptop desks. (Check out this video for inspiration.)

Step 3: Activate the Bagua Areas

As you may know, the Bagua is the feng shui floor plan, which reveals the nine sections of your space and how the correspond to major areas of your life. Because you have a small space or a room, your bagua will be very simple! You can see each of the nine areas just by looking around the room. Most feng shui books and blogs coach you to find the bagua of an entire house, but the same principles apply to a single room. When figuring out your bagua, simply consider the main door to the room as you would the front door to the space. If you don’t already know the bagua areas of your room, you can discover them here.

Next, visit my DIY Feng Shui series and explore parts 9-17, to become familiar with each bagua area and what it represents. Then choose one simple way to accentuate and activate each area in your space. The accents you choose for each area don’t have to be big or visible: in fact, they probably shouldn’t be. In your case especially, think quality not quantity. For example, for your Serenity (or Knowlege/Self-Cultivation) area, you could choose a small Buddha statue, a framed postcard of a mountain landscape, a tiny vase of living bamboo, or just a single crystal sphere. The important thing is that each object feels powerful for you and reminds you of the qualities you’d like to experience in each life area. The center of the room doesn’t actually need any object to empower it, as it is just represents the area where all the other areas merge and mix.

…Have fun feng shui-ing, and let me know how it goes in the comments!

AND, if you want to learn to feng shui like a pro, check out my DIY Feng Shui series.