As we recall from my previous post, How to Start Prosperity Flowing in a Home, Feng Shui (fung-SHWAY) is an ancient Chinese art used to create positive energy in any space. By considering a Feng Shui bagua (bā guà) map with the five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal and water), we can see how they relate to each other. Each element has its own energy. If your space feels out of sorts do you know how to pull it together to make it feel comfortable?  Do you know how art affects your space? Are you using the right furniture? By examining your bagua map with the five elements, you can make adjustments to create the required chi.

Think of a house or building as a system with integrated parts working together as one unit. If one part of the system fails, the entire system is vulnerable and at risk for failure. If we consider the air quality of a building, it is a system that is made up of an air barrier, thermal barrier and air distribution.

Okay, imagine this. You are invited to help clean out items from a house for a community garage sale. Would you go, probably not? What if the house once belonged to Jackie Gleason, would you go? Well yes! You wouldn’t think twice. I had the pleasure walking through the rooms, sitting on furniture and touching items that belonged to this icon. Pardon me, but “how sweet it is” (one of Gleason’s famous expressions).

Natural stone is a very popular material used in both interior and exterior spaces. Depending on the stone, it is important you know what works best in your installation. Natural stone is harvested from the earth and there are 3 types:  Sedimentary, Metamorphic and Igneous. All three can be composed of either calcareous (CaCO₃) or siliceous (SiO₂) material.