Feng shui will improve the sense of flow and energy in your home

Carol O’Callaghan meets Nina Kati, an interior designer who applies principles of the ancient Chinese practice of feng shui to Irish homes.

Feng shui was the interiors buzz word about 20 years ago, but treated with the western urge for a quick fix approach and the relentless push of new home interior trends, it went out of fashion.

Apparently, placing a money tree in the south-east corner of your house didn’t necessarily turn financial woes to joys, nor did the love-lorn, symbolically making room in their wardrobe to occupy garments of Mr or Mrs Right, always achieve a happy ending. Hardly surprising.