Romance Hub: Feng Shui the Driveway

by Reiko Gomez

The curved driveway of this Hamptons home is hidden by flowers and shrubs.

This weekend I went to an open house here in East Hampton. It was a large, newly built home on the market for a just under $5 million. And while it had all the required bells and whistles for a Hampton’s McMansion, there was one glaring issue that caught my eye: the driveway.

View driving up the street towards the house

Across the street is a road that runs directly towards the house. The driveway of the house lines up with the road, thus making the entrance to the home feel like a continuation of the street. That’s fine for a gas station on a busy highway, but not so good for creating a cozy oasis.

For a Feng Shui Consultant, the road would quickly be addressed by planting tall trees or installing a fence to buffer the presence of the street from the house, and placing the driveway in a different location. In its current configuration, you can look out of the master bedroom window of this house and see a line of cars driving towards you – as if they were heading straight into your bedroom!

No wonder the house has been on the market for over a year. It doesn’t feel safe. (Imagine trying to sleep at night while the headlights bounce around the bedroom….sweet dreams.)

Ideal driveway has a wide curve and allows cars to park parallel to house.

The driveway is a very important aspect of your home’s energy. The ideal driveway is a broad semi-circle, so that cars do not directly drive towards the house, and do not park pointing towards the house. If that is not possible, it’s best to have a slightly curving drive leading to your house. A straight driveway that points directly towards the house is considered a “poison arrow” and should be avoided. If that shape is the only option, then buffer the area between the driveway and the house with tall plantings.

A steep driveway that drops away from the house is weak for money (chi energy can flow away from the property). If you cannot change the pitch, place bright lighting at the bottom of the driveway, and lush plants along either side. These changes will slow the chi from running downhill and help hold energy (and therefore money) in your property.

Finally, keep the driveway looking neat and clutter free. Make sure newspapers don’t pile up and the trash cans don’t live out on the curb. Adding colorful flowers and plantings along the drive will draw chi energy, and abundance, towards the house.

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