Q & A – Smokey Apartment
Q. Kindly reply with your views from a feng shui perspective. I have found a house that I like and I’m interested in renting it. The yard and house itself seem to have good energy. My concern is that the present occupant is a heavy cigarette smoker and consequently the house reeks. I have looked at many places and this has everything I am looking for, and one thing I’m not: the odor. I know it would require tons of cleaning and space clearing. I haven’t seen anything else that would suit me and I’ve looked a lot. One advantage is that this is a little house with a sweet yard, and not an apartment in a complex. Your feedback on this subject would be great.
A. One of the primary philosophies of Feng Shui is that everything is always changing. It sounds as though this little house is ready for a change as well – and that change includes you…
Thank goodness that the yard is so sweet, as you may sleeping with the windows open and living outside for the first few weeks while the house purges itself. Take good care of your scents in other ways, by bringing in fresh flowers each week, scented candles each day and potpourri by the wagonload.
Congratulations and welcome home!
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Re: the smoke residue—-there are actually businesses that specialize in restoring fire, smoke or water damaged houses. Check out your local directory under “Fire and Water Damage Repair”. They should be able to advise you on various paints and cleaners to remove the residue. Ask for the most non-toxic versions of these that are available.
My tip is to get rid of all soft furnishings, curtains sofas, etc that may be left in the property as it is very hard to totally rid them of the smell.
I would then repaint every room as that is the quickest way to freshen up and eliminate smoke odour and to wipe out any energy imprints from predecessors.
I would wash down all wood (skirtings, floors) and cupboards inside and out adding some Tea Tree and Lemon essential oils to the water.
This gives you a wonderful blank canvas on which to create a beautifully Feng Shui’d home.
I would also do a Blessings Ceremony releasing the energy of the predecessors (we use our ‘Water Blessings’ essence which we put in the water when washing everything down, and use ‘The Cleanser’ spray mist for each room and hallway, in every cupboard especially closets and each doorway, especially the front and back doors). This helps ensure that all of the predecessor energy has left the building. We usually then finish off with our ‘Feng Shui’ spray mist which is wonderful to use after cleaning and placement work.