If your life seems unbalanced or chaotic, your closets may be to blame. For optimum feng shui or energy stream, have a look at your closets’ doors and contents, which may be keeping you alert or causing unnecessary grief. Explore comparatively simple approaches to redirect the room’s flow and help you get back on the right track.
Reflecting on Energy
Mirror-clad bedroom cupboard doors are a feng shui no-no, representing yang energy, which influences relationship, sleep and closeness, explains Ann Bingley Gallops, a New York city feng-shui consultant. Rather than replacing the cupboard doors, simply hang drapes in front of them. That way you can close the drapes before climbing into bed, and then open them once you get up. Should you prefer, cover the mirror with peel-and-stick frosted paper or with wallpaper. Pink, green and blue provide ideal feng-shui curtain or wallpaper colours, representing numerous emotions, including love and elegance.
Uncluttered, Unstressed
Clutter can disrupt positive energy, causing unnecessary anxiety, and few areas are as cluttered as closets. Should you open the cupboard door and do not know where to start, it’s best to remove everything. As you do this, sort each item into boxes or stacks, like what you will keep, what you no longer want or need, what you intend to donate to charity or market, and things you intend to throw away. As you return things to the cupboard, do this orderly, using woven bins to stay small litter items smartly out of direct sight.
Hanger Hangups and Solutions
Something as apparently trivial as cupboard hangers can enhance feng shui flow. Match the hanger with its clothes. As an instance, use durable wood hangers for heavy coats or suits, and satin-covers hangers for lightweight dresses or dresses. Rather than using hangers, use hooks to make space and enhance cabinet organization. To help closet clutter, put in a cabinet organizer program to help keep your wardrobe accessible and organized.
Color-Coordinated Closets
Color plays an important part in feng shui, even within the cupboard. Rainbows, for instance, symbolize blessing, hope, and a good future. Instead of opening your cupboard doors to a chaotic mixture of colours, organize your clothes, using the rainbow as a guide — red, orange, yellow, blue, green, indigo and purple, and then black and white — to boost your home’s energy.