awkward spaces

There are consultants who will tell you not to purchase a certain home (or to move) because of the characteristics of that home.  I am not that person.  I believe that every home can be turned into a gem, no matter what the “problem” is and I can attest to it.  We have an awkward basement – it is a space that I dreaded going into because of weird angles, too many doors and hallways and furniture that did not fit the space well.  So, after four years of focusing on the main floor and avoiding this seemingly poorly designed area, my husband and I tackled it last weekend. 

Previously, the room was butter yellow and mossy green which is not “us” at all.  We painted the space a wonderful dark griege (neutral colour somewhere between grey and beige) and switched out our upstairs furniture for the downstairs stuff.  We put an area rug down which anchors the seating area and makes it feel more comfortable – feng shui-wise, this is because the area rug encourages the energy (chi) to slow down, rather than move quickly through the space, down the halls and through the doors.  I found two lamps that I absolutely love.  They add to the cozy feeling of the room and also work to energize the space.  We moved some of the accessories around to make the room appear wider and completely removed the ones that didn’t work anymore.  I still have a few more accents to add but I love the feel of the room now.  We have successfully dealt with the shar chi (negative energy) of the odd angles in the room without tearing down walls, slowed the energy down enough for us to relax and then re-energized the space.  We now focus on the wonderful parts of the room, like the large windows and wonderful patio doors that open onto our back deck.

Do you have an awkward space?