5 Easy Feng Shui Tweaks for Better Luck and Energy in 2026 That Start at Your Front Door

Some years feel better than others, and if you have been left thinking that 2025 was the year of bad luck for you, there are five simple tweaks you can make to your doorway to harness the Feng Shui power of the 'Mouth of Chi', and bring good energy into your home and life this year.

As a Feng Shui consultant, the first thing I assess with clients is the condition of their front door, because it's the cornerstone of good luck and lifestyle, with this space setting the tone for everything that happens inside.

Make 2026 the year your luck changes by tweaking the main entrance to your home, known as the 'Mouth of Chi’, so that positivity, success, and abundance can pour in with ease.

There is much you can do with Feng Shui principles in your entryway to rejuvenate the energy, including picking the best Feng Shui color for the space and putting your mirror in the right spot, but here, I'm going to delve into the five practical elements to tweak when improving the flow for the Mouth of Chi.

Five Entryway Elements to Tweak for Positive Mouth of Chi

1. Don't Overlook the Importance of Curb Appeal

In homes where the front door has been treated as an afterthought and compromised by neglect, carelessness, or lack of use, this will reflect negative energy into the lives of the occupants. I've seen it cause personal issues, poor health, a lack of opportunity, and unpleasant delays.

When the Mouth of Chi is compromised in a home, the occupants can fail to thrive, as well as experience endless bad luck.

Here's my easy checklist to work through to bolster your Mouth of Chi:

• Ensure a clear sightline to the entrance of your home, and a name or number that is clearly visible from the street.
• Create symmetry in design with matching lamps or outdoor lanterns, or some of the best planters. Even a pair of terracotta hanging planters from Anthropologie can bring that symmetry that is missing.
• Healthy, living front yard plants are always preferable to artificial ones. Cut back bushes or foliage that prevent a clear pathway to the property. Several bushes need trimming back in January for example.

2. Keep the Door Safe, Well Maintained and Welcoming

Polish door furniture, restore brass, and spruce up your home's threshold, door frame, and door to grime-free splendor.

Cleaning your entryway won't take long, but do spend extra time maintaining wooden numerals as these will crack, split, or fade under the constant pressure of being in changing weather, year-round. Using a multi-surface sealant available from Amazon will improve the appearance and longevity of these items.

Fix frozen locks, quieten a rattling door or squeaky hinges as these are signs of awkwardness and hesitation. A dab of petroleum jelly will lessen the squeak in seconds.

Meanwhile, a non-functioning bell or intercom harms communication throughout your life. Take inventory of what needs to be done and do it as part of your New Year refresh. Investing in one of the best video doorbells will help with communication doorside, as well as increase home security.

Longer term, refresh your front door color ideas and stay on top of paint chips and scuffs. Gentle cleaners such as The Pink Stuff from Amazon work like magic on black marks from bags and shoes.

A door that looks fresh and loved, whilst providing security for the home, is well worth the effort.

3. Remove the Clutter Inside and Out

Remove weeds, take care of any cracked paving, and remove any trash outside your front door.

Then move inside and declutter your entryway, as internal clutter shows a lack of respect for self and home in the principles of Feng Shui. There are many easy tweaks you can make here to reduce clutter in this highly functional space. Create an entryway drop zone, remove the items that always make this area look cluttered, and get organizing.

Sometimes, all it takes to reduce the visual clutter in your entryway is a set of allocated, pretty hyacinth baskets from Amazon for each member of the household.

In homes where there is a messy and busy entryway, I've found it to be more likely that occupants won’t feel valued in their work or at home, and this filters down into the behavior of children and other family members.

Clutter in the form of carelessly discarded shoes, coats and bags, along with bikes, junk mail, dead plants and general detritus, causes confusion, stress and missed opportunities for all.

Even the busiest of homes can streamline the space with a cleverly designed wide hall tree with a bench and shoe storage built in, from Wayfair.

Using practical entryway storage solutions and setting proactive boundaries to keep the space clear and welcoming will go a long way toward improving the good chi, or positive energy, you invite into your home.

4. Don't Be 'Nose Blind' to Unpleasant Smells

There is such a thing as going 'nose blind', where you stop smelling odors that linger in your home.

Whilst it can be challenging, it is possible to keep a house with pets clean. Keeo a regular schedule of cleaning throughout the home to prevent smells from building and becoming the norm.

In entryways, the odor from sneakers and other shoes can be a challenge, but using natural odor busters such as activated charcoal, or baking soda in shoes will help.

Keep a clean entryway floor, and invest in one of the best vacuums to make sure pet hair, dirt, and outdoor debris that comes inside is cleared with ease, rather than pushed into carpets or mats.

Use shock ventilation daily to clear pungent air and reduce the risk of mold and mildew, as stagnation and damp are a barrier to uplifting Chi, while the energy that does seep in can be sticky and negative.

Air freshener sprays are not the solution as they usually mask smells and don’t resolve odors.

Instead, stick to a regular and achievable cleaning schedule, choose a bleach-free odor neutralizer from Amazon instead, vacuum floors regularly and layer home fragrance.

Stay on top of anything malodorous, solve damp issues, wash pet bedding regularly, and confine smelly shoes in a cabinet.

If you suspect you have become nose blind, ask a friend for an honest opinion. You can also step outside for 10 minutes and come back in, paying attention to smells. Usually, the fresh air serves as a reset button for your nose.

5. Make the Lighting by Your Door Welcoming

Hidden and poorly lit front doors and entrance halls make life more difficult for occupants, visitors, and guests.

Instead, invest in home lighting ideas that fit your style and serve the vital purpose of illuminating this key area of the home.

Add warmth to your entryway and avoid harsh lighting, as it is more welcoming. Be sure to replace spent bulbs immediately to avoid emotional and physical burnout.

Twinkling lights might be great at Christmas, but flickering bulbs suggest poor connection and lack of stability, neither of which is conducive to long-term happiness.

If an architectural quirk means your front door is hard to find, use signage and lighting to guide Chi and your visitors to your home.

Improving the Mouth of Chi in Apartments

Shared entrances, elevators, fire doors, and long, impersonal corridors within large buildings can dissipate Chi energy, and this makes it doubly important to encourage it into your home.

Classical compass Feng Shui mapping is superb in these situations as it enables a property to draw energy from additional sources.

Here are some easy ways to maximise the flow in communal areas:

• Regard your apartment door as the threshold to all that is good in your life. Follow the general guidance above to keep it fresh and welcoming. Even if space is at a premium, ensure the door can open fully and is not blocked by coats or clutter. Store bulky extra coats in vacuum pack bags from Walmart and only keep a couple of pairs of shoes by the entryway to hide shoe clutter.
• A quality washable mat from Amazon outside the door defines your space and is easy to keep clean.
• If permitted, a seasonal wreath or subtle personal feature marks the space as yours.
• Even if the building itself is shabby or somewhat unappealing, take steps to make your own entranceway feel special. If the outside must remain uniform, stepping into your home can be a delight for the senses by incorporating fresh flowers and beautiful art, and well-positioned mirrors. Add a new dimension with delicate aromas via one of the best reed diffusers.

Side Doors and Garage Entrances

These might be practical access points for daily use, but they can do the energy of your home a disservice, especially if the front door is seldom used.

These doors require some extra support, or you might start to feel life, luck, and opportunity are passing you by.

• Consciously open the front door for a few minutes each day to activate Chi so it circulates smoothly throughout the home.
• Always use the front door for important occasions, family events, and celebrations.
• If a fresh start is required, perhaps after a separation, divorce, or ill-health, be mindful of the need for change and the importance of a new beginning. Enter your home using the main door to set the intention of a brighter and more positive future.

The front door to your home doesn’t need to be grand, it simply needs to be loved and respected as the route to the good luck, success and happiness you desire.

Next, delve into making an entryway inviting and how to arrange furniture for good Feng Shui