‘Show me your home and I will tell you who you are’ Iris Bloem’s apartment looks beautiful, but what does the environment she so carefully created say about her? This question is answered by Dutch feng shui expert Nina Elshof.
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The home of Iris exudes calm and serenity. Many objects have been meticulously arranged and compositions have been carefully put together. This shows which elements - feng shui has five: water, wood, fire, earth and metal - are important for Iris. Through these elements we express ourselves and determine our environment. Iris has chosen an environment in which many qualities of the element metal can be recognized. The precise and meticulous selection and positioning are examples of this. But also the fact that there are a lot of dried and non-living objects in her home refer to the element of metal. This makes for a very yin interior where stillness and inactivity rule and where life and vibrancy are largely absent. This subtle balance needs very little to get upset: a newspaper or book that is thoughtlessly left on the couch can be easily experienced as something which creates chaos and disrupts harmony. This, to me, raises the question whether there is room for a relationship. To me, this interior also shows a picture of a woman who is very sensitive to the energy of her environment and of the people around her. She may want to avoid the hectic pace of yang life outside her home, and withdraw in the safety of her self-created purity. Purity is indeed an important word in this interi-
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