Dear Landlord, I'd like to paint the front door magenta....

After channeling the chi in our bedroom to something more productive according to 'them' attention then turned to the other important area of the house: the living room.

This is significant for two reasons:

1. Hubby hasn't left me yet (he had to do the heavy lifting); and
2. our living room essentially IS our unit

If you read yesterday's post you'll know that arguments ensued when it was revealed hubby and I have different kua numbers and therefore require different furniture arrangement.

If you read yesterday's post you will also know that through a process that had bugger-all to do with feng shui and more to do with my ability to bamboozle hubby with big words quickly, the bedroom ended up suited to my kua and he got the living room.

The latest thing I have discovered about feng shui is that it doesn't take one's interior design prowess into account. Yes, I do have to have the main seating area facing east (hubby's lucky direction) but the wall it sits against is 5m long and also has to house the DVD collection, and although I'm sure it isn't good for them to be next to each other, I really don't like the way the DVD shelves clash with the desk. And what about the futon? The only place for it to go is under the window because otherwise the aesthetics are thrown off completely but does that mean our chi and that of our future guests will escape or does the mere presence of a TV in the room mean our chi is fried regardless??

Then to addle my thoughts even further I discover that none of the above really matters if I don't have a strong front door. I'm thinking "cool, sure the door doesn't fall down when someone knocks, nor does it shudder in its frame when it's blowing a gale so it's definitely strong."

How wrong could I be?

In the feng shuniverse the strength of your front door doesn't depend on it's build and sturdiness - don't be silly - it depends if it's well cared for, provides an unobstructed flow of energy, is in harmony with the direction it faces and is in proportion with the building structure.

Our front door has paint peeling, squeaky hinges, the remains of a previous tenants surname seared into the wood and is lucky to be 1/20 of the building size.

As our front door faces south the only way to truly fix this energy-shattering travesty is to paint it the 'south' colours: red, orange, yellow, purple or pink.

Do you think anyone will notice next inspection?