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Article: Harmonious homes the feng shui way
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- July 15, 2001
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A visitor can't help but relax upon entering the courtyard leading
to David Powell's front door. A fountain burbles in a tiny pond and
the wind chime plays a graceful melody. Potted flowers to the left of
the door and a decorative green frog atop a matching barrel to the
right invite guests to enter.
It's a simple, tidy look, but it's a purposeful one. Powell, a
dentist who lives in Corpus Christi, Texas, is a feng shui
aficionado, and his studies have led him to place his furnishings for
optimal homeowner harmony.
A growing number of homeowners are opening their minds and
pocketbooks to improve their surrounding energy, also called "qi," or
"chi," with feng shui (pronounced "fung schway"). ...