One of the most common questions I receive is about directly aligned doors in a home, be they the front door facing the back door, or two or more interior doors lined up in a row. This matters because energy moves like water through your home. When doors are aligned, that energy rushes straight out without settling, so the home will tend to feel weak and exposed. It is especially important to avoid a direct alignment between the front door and the back door because this alignment tends to weaken the house the most. If you do have a front door to back door alignment, or a direct alignment of a front door to a big window, I would encourage you to address it so your home can feel more calm and settled.

Here are a few simple solutions you can try:

• Place a round table in the direct pathway of energy. This will redirect the energy and slow it down. A vase with fresh flowers on the table or a grouping of small plants will improve the energy even further.

• Work with color to change the relationship between doors. Choose a focal color to strengthen one door more than the other. This will change the relationship between directly aligned doors and slow down the energy.

• Place a big plant in the direct pathway of energy. The specific use of a plant, ideally tall and wide, in a visually strong pot, will achieve the similar effect of redirecting the energy.

• Reposition the existing furniture to redirect the flow. If there is enough space between the directly aligned doors, create a nice grouping of decor pieces, or a conversation area in the direct pathway.

• Ground the energy even more with a colorful rug.  A round or irregular shape rug works better to diffuse the sharp energy than a rectangular one, but you have to decide based on what is happening in your space. Basically, what you need to do is redirect and soften the harsh energy flow created by two or more directly aligned doors.

Experiment until you find the solution that works best for you and your home, and be sure to choose only what you really like and what works on a practical level. Many people ask about special feng shui solutions for this alignment but the solutions are very practical, there is nothing magical about them. Improving the energy with practical decor solutions that look good in your home is the best way to do this work so you actually see results.