Home Staging with Feng Shui

Combining Feng Shui and Home Staging helps my clients sell their homes fast. Statistics show that staged homes sell 50% faster and for 6.9% more than homes that have not been staged. Feng Shui, which is the art of balancing the seen and unseen elements or forces, assists in this process. There are 71,000 homes for sale in the metro Atlanta area.

Home Stagers are trained professionals who know how to change an environment so potential buyers can see themselves living in it. I use Feng Shui because it is practical and makes sense. The first thing we look at with Feng Shui is safety. When this is used for the potential sale of a home then anyone entering will automatically feel safe. We?re dealing with subtle and subconscious forces and sensibilities. People can not always articulate what they feel in a particular environment but they usually know when it feels like somewhere they want to spend time or somewhere they want to leave.

The buzzword for 2007, according to Chinese Astrologers is the combination of water and fire or steam. ?This energy is going to cause big movements and big changes. Working with Feng Shui in any year means balancing all 5 elements. For instance, bring in plants as the wood element. Add mirrors to bring in the water element. Add round or oval objects as the metal element. Display animal prints for the fire element. And add earth tones as the earth element.?

There is more to Feng Shui, than the mere presence of the elements. ?The physical placement of everything causes the energy to flow or be blocked and it is the natural and powerful flow of energy that is the goal. A visually pleasing scene is a by-product of having all the elements balanced in a particular environment.

I am a very practical Stager and Feng Shui Practitioner. As much as possible I work with my clients? existing furniture and accessories. Staging is sometimes referred to as ?use what you have decorating?. Feng Shui is happening all the time. The fun and power is doing it or using it consciously and intentionally.?

Jonni Vann is a certified Feng Shui practitioner and has been practicing for more than 10 years. Home Staging was part of her practice before it was the latest ?buzz word?. For more information go to: http://www.homestagingwithfengshui.blogspot.com or jonnivann@yahoo.com