Dear Kartar Diamond: Hi! My property is 8 acres and my home will be new construction. It’s a home for one. My question is to ask if there’s guidance for someone who wishes the home to be a few small buildings rather than a larger house? Particularly I’m liking the ideas of a kitchen/dining building,…
Dear Kartar Diamond: Hello! I’ve been decorating my car, a MINI Cooper, with stripes. You may have seen that many MINIs have stripes on the hood. I love the look of offset stripes, where there is just one stripe, either on the driver side of passenger side, instead of a pair of stripes. But, is…
Dear Kartar Diamond: How to place a bed in a commanding position if the spot diagonally from the door is unavailable due to a built-in closet? Answer: You asked what to do in regards to a be placement and what is called the Command Position. There is a notion that sleeping opposite a bedroom’s door is…
Dear Kartar Diamond: I live in a studio apartment so naturally my space is limited. The best spot for my trash and recycling bins happens to be in the entryway and near the front door. I purchased and built a pullout cabinet counter thing to hide the bins inside. Is it ok to keep them…
Question #1 Dear Kartar Diamond: Is it bad luck to sleep on the used adjustable mattress? Answer: You asked if it is bad feng shui to sleep on a used mattress. My answer is that it all depends. I wouldn’t recommend buying a used mattress from a stranger, but if you know who had the mattress previously,…
Dear Kartar: I have a small U-shaped kitchen with the stove on the right wall toward the bottom of the U and the sink in the left corner at a 45 degree angle under two windows perpendicular to each other. So, the sink and stove are somewhat facing each other in a slanted way. How…
Dear Kartar: Is it okay to have more than one bamboo plant in your house? I have 2 bathrooms and would like to place a 9 stalk bamboo plant in each bathroom. Thank you. Answer: You asked about having bamboo placed in your bathrooms and the simple answer to that is that it is fine…
Dear Kartar: I have a staircase in the center of my house, and I have a Bagua mirror on the closet door at the bottom of the staircase so the energy will scatter throughout the house. Is this not good? Thanks for your answer in advance. Answer: Ba’gua mirrors are largely misunderstood in current feng shui pop…
Dear Kartar: Which sector or direction of the house is best place for the master bedroom? What about kicthen/dining room and living room? Should I be using a regular compass, or a compass you buy that shows north? Answer: Thank you for your interest in feng shui room placements and acknowledging that a compass should be…
Dear Kartar: Is it good or bad to hang paintings of gardens and flowers and trees in the bedroom? Answer: You asked if it is good or bad feng shui to hang pictures of flowers and gardens in a bedroom. Firstly, whether it is the bedroom location or another part of the house, it should…
