I have just built a large cellar underground, under the lounge. What can I put in there to induce good Feng Shui? It stores food, wine, etc. We grow mushrooms in there. It is fully concreted with a wooden roof. Any advice would be good. Thank you.

Place a bowl with coins inside at the Money corner.

Hello, I love your website. Our address is 160, and the front door faces the West. We live in a two-story home with four bedrooms and 3 baths. I am curious if there is anything I could do to help my husband and I communicate better and have more understanding for each other. Thank you.

Add the number “1” to your address with clear nail polish. Place pictures of the two of you in your Relationship corner.

This may come down to common sense, but I have not seen it addressed in your past archives. There is a small 5x5-foot entryway into our home in which the closet is the first thing you see upon entering. You must make an immediate angled Right turn to enter the combination dining/living room. This small architectural detail juts out from an, otherwise, perfect rectangular home. Do I orient the Ba-Qua at the actual door or the inside archway opening to the house, which lies along the actual long side of the house? Thanks for your response.

Set the Ba-Qua from the actual front door.

Is it okay to put a small urn waterfall in my back garden (in the North area) with its mouth facing the South/Southeast? Or, should it be in the front garden in the Southeast facing the house to the North? I once read that all water features should be on the Left of the front door and, since we have a side East entrance, keeping the water feature in the front garden would be on the Right of the house entrance door (though to the Left of the house)...thus would it be better to keep it in the back garden?

It would be all right to place the waterfall in either place.

What affects does a live tortoise have in a rather dark living room with a low ceiling? The tortoise lives in a large glass tank with a warming light over it. The tank is against a living room wall that separates it from the kitchen.

It is very good Feng Shui.

We live in a rural area and our address is 3070 E. 1370 Road, although we do not have any numbers on our house or mailbox. Should I put a 6 & 1 or a 5 on our house in clear nail polish? We are in serious debt, our appliances are wearing out and we can't replace them, and the house needs repairs. Also, we have a bathroom in our Relationship corner, a closet in our Wealth corner and an oven in our Helpful People corner. Thank you for a very helpful site. I have read most of the previous FAQ's and have learned a lot.

Place your full address on your house, and then add a “6” and a “1” with clear nail polish.

Thank you in advance, Master, for answering my question. I'm opening a new business and I'm curious as to the best color to paint the office for productivity. We will have 8 employees, and we are in the mortgage finance business. Thank you.

Paint it White with Red accents.

Are there any taboos on the position of the stove in the kitchen? Is it okay to have the stove facing a doorway? I'm thinking of positioning my stove where it faces a wide entrance into the living room. Would greatly appreciate your advice.

Place the stove at either a 90-degree angle from the sink or side-by-side.

I live in a 5-story condominium loft building that was once a furniture manufacturing plant. It is considered a historical site. This has been renovated into a chic downtown loft building. There are several problems with the way each unit was laid out, which can be cured, but the one problem that no Feng Shui resources can help cure is that the swimming pool is on the rooftop of the building. It gives a cool view of the downtown area, but I know a pool means water (money) flowing out. The only recommendation I've been given is to move. Is this the only solution?

Place a fish windsock in the Money corner of the roof.

I have a question about my Prosperity corner. It is in the family room, and there is a fireplace in that room. The book I was reading said that it could cause the money to burn easily. So put water in that area or a mirror over the fireplace. Well how about a picture of water in that area? Also the actual room juts out about 4 feet further than the rest of the house. The actual Prosperity corner would then be the point 4-ft in, wouldn't it? This is right at the edge of the fireplace. The fireplace has a glass fireplace cover on its opening. Isn't that good for the water representation in that area?

Place a mirror over the fireplace and plants – real or fake – on either side.

I have a front door facing North; I very much would like to paint it Red. My address is 20740. Would really like your advice as I have wanted to do this for 2 years, but have been afraid to do it. Love your site very much.

Paint it Chinese Red, and add a “3” plus a “1” to your address.

I have enjoyed your website very much and have found the Q & A's very helpful. I currently have a Red file folder stapled around the edges to make an envelope and have 8-one dollar bills in it along with my affirmations taped to the back of a mirror that hangs in my Wealth corner. Is this okay? I also have a small table with a lamp and a clear vase where I throw all my pocket change. Is this good? My house number is 7249 and I have placed a "1" and a "3" in clear polish. Is correct? Thanks gain for your wonderful website.

You have done everything right. It should be a much-improved house.

Which direction is the most appropriate to place a Buddhism altar? I have a spot in my living room in the Relationships corner, and it feels right to me, but I'd be interested in hearing about any recommendations. Thank you,

That would be all right.

Are goldfish the only ones permitted in a "Feng Shui" aquarium, or can you use other fish, i.e., guppies, bettas, mollies, etc.?

All fish will work, but Goldfish are best.

Please can you tell me where to hang the mirror? When you say, “facing the door, “ do you mean on the door facing inwards or on opposite wall facing door? Should we see the mirror side or not? Thank you.

Place the mirror on the wall facing the door.

We really enjoy your website a lot. There are so many things that we can't find in the Feng Shui books that we have at home. Here's the question: We just recently bought an L-shape duet home (townhouse) here in Southeast Valparaiso, Northwest Indiana. The house is located at the corner lot, and the entrance door is located at the South area. The number of the house is 374. We feel there is always something wrong happening since we bought this house. What should we do? We really appreciate your help and are looking forward to your advice.

Add the number “3” to your address with clear nail polish.

Why should the bed not face the door, and be across from a mirror?

It can face the door. A mirror cuts the bed and brings bad health.

I am renting a ground level basement suite. The house is square, faces East with the main door opening into the Career area. Although it is a bright, fairly large entrance room, you face another door/wall when you open the main door. As well, I have no access to the rest of the basement that houses the Fame and Relationship areas. These rooms are cold storage and are dark, damp, dusty, and cluttered. My address is 945. What can I do to enhance my health, luck and prosperity in this house? Thanks so much.

Add an “8” to your address with clear nail polish. Add full-spectrum lighting to your dark areas.

When we enter our house, you look directly into the backyard through French doors. It is a wall of glass. I heard to hang a crystal wind chime in front of the door. Don’t know if you hang it inside or out or if this it true. Is this why our money leaves as fast as it comes in? Thank You.

Hang a crystal on the inside, and hang the chimes on the outside.

I've just bought a new executive apartment. It is a corridor unit and it faces North/South. My parents are concerned about the big water pipe installed by the government that runs along my unit (only my unit) above the entrance door beam. Will this affect the Feng Shui of the current house? And if this is so, how can I improve the Feng Shui?

Draw arrows facing towards your apartment on the pipe with clear nail polish.

How can I improve positive communication with my husband as we have our
business in our home?

Place pictures of yourselves together in your Relationship corner.

I have a problem in relation to the position of my front door.  My townhome faces East to West with the door in the front of the home, BUT you have to enter North to get into the front entryway. My question is do I place the Ba-Qua in the direction of the front door, which would just be facing a corner of the entryway, or do I place it over the front of the house, where the door would usually be, to figure out the corners of my home?

Place the Ba-Qua over the door you used most often to enter your home.

We moved into our new home (#5) in October. I have arranged everything according to several Feng Shui guides. I have placed a "3" next to the number “5” on the door. I have aligned the Ba-Qua with the side door as it is used most often. The house is nice, square, with no obvious Feng Shui deficits. However, since we have moved in we have had terrible luck – deaths, accidents, horrible arguments, and threats of divorce. The people who lived in the house before us were horrible unhappy people
who did nothing to take care of the house and cheated us when we bought it. We found drug paraphernalia in the basement, probably from their son. Is it possible that their negative energy remains trapped in this house? Is there anything I can do to get rid of it? We are seriously considering moving at this point, despite the obvious financial loss.

Open your doors and windows and burn Sage, walking in a clockwise manner from your entrance. This will clear the house.

My bedroom door is facing directly towards the bathroom door, and there is a
wall inside the bedroom directly facing the bedroom door with corner. What should I do?

Hang a mobile from the ceiling in-between the doors.

My husband died in the hallway of our house. I was honored to be present when he died, but I would like to know if his death has affected the chi in my home. Since my husband died I seem to be incapable of making decisions as to what to do with everything he left behind and, also, do not care about my home or myself any longer. I have tried to do things, but just feel too overwhelmed to really get anything started or if I do start I never seem to finish. I put a mirror above the back door because I have the situation where the front door looks straight across from the back door. My niece gave me a fountain, and it is running to see if that will help me. It has been two years since he died. I also have one cat and two birds buried in the back yard. My second problem is that my house is very cluttered and I have been trying to scale down because it is depressing to have so much, but when I get rid of something I feel a loss and do not know why. What suggestions to you have?

Have someone come and pick up old things. Get help and clean out the house once and for all. Sage your house, and paint the front door Chinese Red.

Thank you for this service. Just reading the variety of questions and replies has been informative for me. Right now I am experiencing mounting feelings of people taking advantage of my good nature. Many of my key associations seem to be clouded with a sense of duplicity or my being bullied into bending to the will of others. In my younger days I felt much stronger and self-assertive - for which I was often punished and criticized. Trying to be cooperative now leaves me open to feeling disrespected. How can these situations be turned to good for all involved? Thank you. My address is 1539 with a Southeast-facing door and a flourishing lemon tree directly opposite. The apartment is #2.

Add a “6” to your apartment door. Place a picture of yourself in your Relationship corner with an affirmation on the back, saying, “You are thankful that no one takes advantage of you.”

I have a bathroom in the Marriage/Relationship area of my master bedroom. Ever since we moved into this house, our relationship has begun to suffer. We cannot afford to move right now. We have uncluttered the bedroom. Our bed is positioned on the only solid wall, which is the Career wall. We have a window on the side of Family and Health wall and another window on the wall of Fame and Rank. Our closet has been uncluttered, but is on the wall of Children along with our dresser. The door of our bedroom is on the far Right of the Career wall. I need advice on how to improve the Relationship area.

Hang a Red or Pink heart in your Relationship corner and clean out all of the clutter.

We have purchased a piece of property that is surrounded by water (lake) on three sides, but have heard that it is bad Feng Shui. We plan on building our dream home on this piece of property. Please let us know if this is bad Feng Shui and, if so, what can we do about it.

Place mirrors facing the three directions of the water – use 1” mirrors.

Our address is 765, Apt. #104. How do I solve my "Wealth corner?" I think that I have a "missing corner" in my Wealth corner if I'm reading the diagram right. Thank you.

Add a “3” to your address with clear nail polish. Place a Sun and Half Moon in your Money corner.

We live over a garage, in a building with 4 units. How can we off set any negativity from the garage?

Place 1-inch mirror squares on the garage wall that faces out towards the cars entering.

My husband of 2 years and I will soon be moving into my mother-in-law’s house. She is getting remarried and moving on, herself. There are some permanent fixtures that we have to leave but we have redecorated the house -- painted and new floors, etc. My concern is that my husband’s parents did not have a happy marriage and, even though they did not separate in this house, I still feel there may be some negative energy remaining. Can you suggest anything that I can do to bring more loving, balanced,
positive energy back in to the house? Thank You.

Lots of plants and flowers in the house. Sage the house and things will be fine.