How to Determine Feng Shui Entry in a Basement Apartment

In feng shui, the ancient Chinese practice of creating life-enhancing living environments, a stairwell should never open directly into the entryway of a home. Basement apartments are often accessible from only one point, usually a stairwell leading down. Feng shui principles dictate that entryway configuration affects the happiness and wealth of the household, and that a stairwell sucks the positive energy up and out of a room. You can use a few feng shui solutions to decrease negative effects and stabilize positive energy in a basement entryway.

Things You'll Need

• Lighting
• Paint
• Paintbrush
• Mirrors
• Plant
• Room divider
• Baskets

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Instructions

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     Light the entryways well, and paint the walls a light color. A well-lit room allows energy to flow freely and invites opportunity. Hang mirrors along narrow walls to open the space.

   • 2

     Place a bamboo plant in the entryway. Bamboo will grow without much light and will incorporate the outdoors with the indoors in a space with few windows.

   • 3

     Place a room divider in front of the stairwell to block it from the rest of the living space.

   • 4

     Relegate shoes and other clutter to baskets or cabinets to increase energy flow.