In feng shui, summer is all about the fire element: heat, sunlight, passion, fame, inspiration, bright colors, and lots of movement.
This is what is considered “yang energy:” activating, fast-moving energy.
When you think about summer in the northern hemisphere, fire and yang energy make sense.
It’s the time of bright, warm energy, where everything grows and expands.
Summer is often the time of vacation, relaxation, and spending time with the ones you love.
Here are 7 feng shui summer ideas to make your home feel more like a vacation!
One: Spend more time outside.
If you have a home with a yard, summer is the time to be outside enjoying it!
Your yard and landscaping are important in feng shui because they surround your home.
Chi (life-force energy) has to pass through your yard in order to enter your home.
So your exterior is just as important as your front door to welcoming Chi and fresh energy into your home and life.
Summer is the perfect time to get outside and create the yard of your dreams – then spend time enjoying it!
Front yard tip: If you have the room and would like one, adding a fountain to your front yard can attract wealth energy!
Make sure the water flows towards your home and that you keep it clean and sparkling.
Water is wealth energy, so the water flowing towards your home represents wealth energy flowing into your life.
Fountains can also attract birds, which create welcoming Chi.
Part of the reason resorts feel so luxurious is that they often have large fountains that welcome you as soon as you enter the property.
Recreate this feeling at home and increase the feng shui summer wealth vibes at the same time!
Back yard patio: Patios are considered bonus areas in feng shui – they enhance whichever bagua area they touch. (Click here to see the feng shui bagua map and how to use it in your home!)
My back patio, for example, is directly touching my home’s love and relationship area.
That gives me extra space for relationship enhancements! It also means any time I spend out there in that area is extra time in the love/romance department!
Not to mention just the overall mood and health benefits of being outside.
Once you know which area your patio is connected to, you can use specific enhancements out there to double your feng shui.
Or when it comes to making a feng shui summer patio, you really can’t go wrong decorating it with things you love.
Make your patio a space where you enjoy spending time and you’ll stir up the Chi and create a welcoming patio that fresh energy loves to play in!
Some ideas to make your patio feel more like a resort:
- Hang inexpensive curtains
- Create a welcoming seating area with fun, bright cushions
- Hang outdoor lights and/or lanterns
- Bring in colorful plants (red and orange are a bonus for summer!)
- Add candles or a fire pit
- Add music
- Add a mister
- Create a shaded lounge area with umbrellas and pillows or lounge chairs, or hang a hammock!
Two: Think about air purification and how your home smells.
Scent can go a LONG way towards making your home feel like a resort vacation.
Switch out your candles, air fresheners, and diffusers for summery scents that feel special!
If you run your air conditioning a lot, now is also the time to switch out your air filters.
You don’t want to recirculate stagnant energy, so clean the air filters and vents often.
You can also open the windows every few days to help the fresh air circulate (even for just a few minutes!)
Smudging with different herbs and incense in the summer can also help purify the air and make your home feel like a spa or resort.
Spas tend to use natural scents like lavender, eucalyptus, and peppermint so if you haven’t ever used those in your smudge wands, try them and see if you like them!
(Click here to learn more about how to smudge your home.)
Three: Open the curtains.
Opening the windows isn’t the only way to change how your home feels. Opening the curtains more in the summer can bring the bright, summer vibes into your home too.
Sunlight is fire and yang energy, which also burns off the stagnant energy in dark rooms and corners.
This can make your home feel completely different, so if you’ve spent a lot of time cooped up in the air conditioning, opening the curtains and blinds for even 10 minutes can give your energy a refreshing break.
Don’t forget to move your indoor plants around towards the sunlight too – you aren’t the only thing in your home that will benefit from the extra summer sun!
Bonus summer feng shui tip: Switching out your curtains for lighter, brighter options can give your home more of a resort feel.
You can get inexpensive curtains on Amazon or even use white sheets.
And while you’re at it, hanging your curtain…
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