Having spent this past week working with a new client on the ways of Feng Shui, I have been harkening back to the time when I first became properly acquainted with the art form myself. I became so enthralled by the possibility of changing the flow of energy that I went further than I had initially intended, well actually a lot further. Luckily for me, and my eagerness there are things like next day delivery sofas, and decorators who are willing to burn the midnight oil. And even better is the fact that all these years later, the decorator and I still work together frequently, and I still sit on that sofa nightly.

It has been my experience since then, that there are two types of people when it comes to Feng Shui, those who want to master it immediately, and those who dabble. Now, I imagine having been the type to want to make changes asap it is only natural that I would be a proponent of this approach. Still, I recognise not everyone has the opportunity to work this way.

However, I must strongly object to this so called dabbling approach. And having put my own preferences, and techniques aside, I can see clearly how this could play out badly. As further support for my opposition, I have spoken to numerous other practitioners, and read articles that confirm the same.

If you do not fully understand Feng Shui and start to alter only certain things you could be impacting the balance of the space you are working on for the worse. So what is the compromise? My advice is to begin by learning how colour impacts a space and work in big sections such as this throughout your endeavours.