Opposite the Front Double Doors in our Feng Shui Home, is our Spiritual Template. Upon entering we feel Messages of Devotion (the Tibetan Thangka, over the kitchen door) Relationship (the black lacquer Chinese Screen with birds in pairs) and Career-and-Wealth (10 Mirrors - Water Element for Wealth Chi - which reflect the Career Gua located at the Front Door). I install Spiritual Templates near the Entrance to client’s homes as a reminder of Life’s purpose, unique to each home.

This was a treat to work on, with the art climbing higher and higher, lifting the Chi to the height of the upper windows. The dramatic earth brown color on the wall accentuates the art and forms a yin-yang balance with the wall of windows. The convex sunburst mirror, centered over the fireplace acts as a balance point between 2 ceiling heights. We twisted the oriental rugs and butted them together to form one big patchwork on the floor. This is a lesson in color: feel how the fuchsia and reds are pulled together by the brown wall. The collie is lovin’ it!

The best Living Rooms combine Restful Chi and Alert Chi. The Alert Uplifting Chi is in the Wall Art hung in a random pattern on richly colored brown walls and the diagonally placed grouping of rugs. The Restful Chi is in the circular “campfire” seating arrangement. That fabulous Pig sculpture (by Bruce Howdle) adds Fire Element to the room and joins in the conversation.

First, I select the best wall for a large grouping of Art. This may be in the Power Point of a room or at the Entrance, if I am creating a Spiritual Template, like this one. Large groupings act as wallpaper, enlivening an empty wall. Art is also beautiful when placed directly ON a wallpapered wall. In preparation for a large grouping of Wall Art, I first measure the wall. With blue painters tape, I map out a section on the floor. Then I place the dominant picture first and finish by surrounding it with smaller art. Sometimes, as in this grouping, it works well to create some straight lines with the frame edges.

We gathered her lovely Old World Paintings into one group, rather than dilute the energy by spreading them around and created a compelling vision of a wholesome world. This is a powerful message that can actually change the way you breathe, bringing inner peace.

My Naturopath's Office: Wall Art of vegetable photos – taken at the Farmer’s Market – is arranged in lines of 5 (for Health Chi), and becomes a Wellness Message to suggest natural foods for her clients, an inspiring Message of Health Chi. The frames are spaced 1” apart, creating a wallpapered effect.

Ukrainian Art Treasures: Rather than spreading small collectables around the room, we gathered them together and created a powerful singular focal point. Here we grouped their collection of gorgeous hand-painted Ukrainian Eggs on a long wooden shelf and encircled them with other Ukrainian art treasures. We custom built a wooden shelf for a sculpture - an old man playing a Ukrainian Bandura. This display of beautiful ancestral history extends up and over the door, enhancing the trip to the water jug, visited many times daily.

A strong belief in the Goodness of Earth inspired this collection of Urban and Rural Life, restoring Inner Peace in a busy world. When we amass an art collection we create a stronger message that inspires and uplifts our daily lives.

We covered this Lower Level Gallery Wall, celebrating children’s art, keepsakes, posters and family photos is an inspired mixture that celebrates their Lives. Because this is a Lower Level we chose a sassy chartreuse as a background for their personal treasures. Intense color is needed to Lift the Chi frequency to match the more subtle colors used on the Upper Levels.

We selected art that represents all of the family members: Daughters strolling at the beach, Father feeling his inner power and beauty, Mother taking time for herself. These personal messages transform our beliefs about ourselves, changing the direction of our lives.

She is a shaman. Her sacred treasures are displayed on a wood shelf over the sofa, creating a powerful “Campfire” seating area grounded with a beautiful square ethnic rug. We hung a her totem in the adjacent room, visible from the Front Door. There is Power Chi in the Fire and Earth energy everywhere!

We gathered their meaningful treasures — old and new, tacky and ornate — and created an expressive story of their journey together. Here the small antique doll perched on a highchair is talking to the snowman in front of a Dali print. It is a joyful conversation area for Dining guests.

Wallpaper is all the more beautiful with art; here Tibetan Thangkas are serene on Jim Thompson tonal wallpaper. Don’t be afraid to place art over the wallpaper. This is luscious!

Our Guest Room is also our Meditation Room where we hung Tibetan Thangkas on beautiful wallpaper. The over-the-top beauty gives the room a very cozy-cuddly feeling.

Feel the earthy delight in this Guest Room! Richly veined custom floor-to-ceiling Walnut closet doors cover the entire wall, adding a beautiful Wood Element to the room while concealing storage. The routed grooves serve as handles.

Celebrating Family: By adding narrow shelving to the back of the TV cabinet we created a Family Gallery that we pass all the time. Pulling all of the family photos into one spot is a dynamic way to celebrate our families.

I first arrange the photos on the Floor around a central photo that celebrates ancestral heritage. Forming a Mandala design, which radiates from a central focus, I place the oldest member of the family in the center and move out with smaller photos, forming a lineage. When it is fully formed with balanced spacing on the floor, we move it to the Wall. This is very good Health Chi.

EVERYTHING CAUSES A THOUGHT. Choose carefully the thoughts, Messages, you are imbedding in a space, for that becomes your Future. Feng Shui Medicine uses wallpaper design to create healing Messages. Here Monkeys and Pomegranates are a Mantra for playfulness.

Don't Forget the often overlooked Laundry Room! These Red Apple exude Joy in a utility area. Cheerful chi! Beautiful reclaimed wood Barn Doors conceal storage.

Plaid Wallpapered Ceiling, Yang energy, creates strong linear Wealth Chi overhead and balances the Blue Chicken Wallpaper, Yin energy. The 2 wallpapers flow beautifully separated by a strong line of 12” custom crown molding. Because we had beautiful high ceilings, we created 3 different plaid ceilings in this Rural Wisconsin Home. See Interior Environments Gallery.

A Mantra is a inner message that one repeats and repeats to create a desired feeling. This beautiful wallpaper design rising in golden archs suggests slow even breaths and a balanced, peaceful mind with great strength. Can you feel how wallpaper is Feng Shui Medicine?

I hunted for the perfect mural to create a Chiful vibrant atmosphere, inspiring the girls to bask in visions of a happy playful world. To help the overall design we ordered the mural “reversed” as you see in the corner. The bright orange wall-to-wall short nap nylon carpeting is Masland Keystone. All-white bedding and shared Floor-to-Ceiling white Bookshelf (from cb2) create a feeling of intimacy in their garden oasis.

For this Guest Room is on the Lower Level of the home, I selected a Chi Upper - foil wallpaper - creating a glamorous nature environment. The glitzy Chi Upper helps to offset the Chi Downer that occurs on any Lower Level.

This is a rescued basement: We used a mural of Tuscan sunflower fields and clear skies to wrap this room in Nature, installed mirrors that resemble windows and Voila! - we almost feel transported to the hillsides of Italy! The Basement is transformed to a garden where she consults with children. Cheerful Relaxing Chi!

TV Theater Room: Vibrant Chiful Color! These beautiful colors resolve the problem of creatively using Lower Levels, which always have Lower Chi than Upper Levels. Removing a partial wall, adding a slim attractive railing, painting the Ceiling - all help to move the Chi into a relaxing magnetic TV Theater room.

Sensual Natural Textures: Gorgeous Acid Yellow Phillip Jeffries Hemp Wallpaper and Large Capiz Shell Chandelier. See 50s Zen Style Home in Interior Environments Gallery

A dreamy Master Bedroom: This is a 50’s Ranch home with typical small high windows, cured with white gauze floor-to-ceiling drapes. This room seems to float on a cloud, very good Relationship Chi. Beautiful Brass Bed and Brass Sconces are from cb2.

She knew she wanted Old World Charm and consulted with me for Feng Shui Medicine. We hired a Stone Shaman to do the walls that look centuries old. This is a perfect meeting of Old Chi and New Chi - Rooster Painting is a Big Chi Hit

Beautifully flowing colors! These lovely violet walls would be so lonely with a white ceiling.

We blended 2 Joyful sunshine colors with this lovely brass pendant and painted the woodwork a muted sandy color creating a smooth transition. Can you imagine how white woodwork would miss the mark? Paint the woodwork!

Hold the Line! Tiled in Glass Turquoise, the grid of tiles stands strong because of the Edges. Knowing when to Stop creates strength in simplicity. The flowing White Slipper tub silhouette against the refined glistening small tiles becomes art! Note the center placement of the beautifully designed linear tub faucet. Selecting the final Chiful touches is like writing a symphony – Every Choice Matters! Kohler faucet.

Lower Level Bathroom: These beautifully tiled walls are the Entrance to a Bathroom on a Lower Level, where they have a Movie Theater, a Bar and a Workout Space. A Big Chi Hit is created with a Red Glass Tiled curved wall - the exterior wall of the shower in the 3/4 Bathroom. Because Lower Levels naturally have less Chi, they will be used less frequently. In Feng Shui Medicine we cure this by using color with more Chi.

Feel the restfulness in this combination of materials and horizontal-vertical balance. This gorgeous selenite double sconce mounted on natural Carrara marble mosaic is Feng Shui Medicine for the clients.

This is a very small 3/4 bath tiled throughout with simple white 4” tiles. But Not The Floor! We designed the 1” square tiles to fit the perimeter of the room and extended the “rug” border up the walls for 1’, visually expanding the space

Create small spaces filled with delight and feel the inner smiles of Love and Life bloom in your Heart!

Create every design with intention. With Feng Shui Medicine we create a guide to your Future. If your life is exactly the way you dreamed it would be, reinforce those messages. If something is missing, demonstrate the intention to create it through design. Every Choice Matters.

How would you feel seeing this message several times a day? —Butterflies Flying Freely, sometimes in pairs, with a stone Indian statue of Ganesh. This gorgeous stone inlay table top was purchased at Burnie’s Rock Shop; we placed it on a short metal drink table.

Symbols of a joyful relationship affect Your relationship. Your intention to dance lightheartedly through Life becomes the way you Live.

Personal Treasures: We placed figurines gathered in conversation against a wall of ethnic treasures. These represent the gatherings they regularly host in their home. She had a joyful spirit as I intuitively created these little vignettes. Groupings of treasured items lift everyone’s Chi.

A Joyful Roadrunner flirting with an elusive glass Hummingbird, and Fruit in Pairs are all Messages with Relationship Chi.

Layer your bed beautifully in Pairs of Pillows and connect them. Pillows in sets of 2-4-6 are a Love Message, an Invitation to connect, not 3-5-7-10-13. Don’t be tempted to place a sweet boudoir pillow in the middle

Symbols of Love placed around your home emit Loving Chi, influencing your mood, and result in a more loving relationship.

A Sphere Symbolizes Fullness – of Love, of Life, of whatever you determine. Here a Quartz Crystal Sphere on a corner shelf is a reminder of our True Nature.