When putting things into your room, be it books of poetry, candles, flowers or whatever, this should be done in pairs too. Collins advises that both objects in the pair be of similar stature.
"If I put two candles out I wouldn't want one to be a tiny votive and one to be a huge pillar candle because the symbology there is that one of the partners is much bigger than the other," says Collins, "when really you are looking for is an equal."
You don't need to rush out and buy new things to pair up, play with the things that you already have and see how they might create the energy and symbolism you are looking for. "I'll often find art that's stacked in a closet that's exactly right and the person really likes but often they'll have something on the wall that's really holding their singleness in place," says Collins.
A room for intimacy
Feng Shui is all about creating a harmonious balance between the opposing forces of Yin (which is serenity) and Yang (energy). Our bedrooms are supposed to be all Yin, but unfortunately these days many of us use them as home offices or like just another room in the house, which is really bad Feng Shui not only for romance but for our health in general.
To encourage romance you need to change the focus of your bedroom and make it a haven of serenity and intimacy. "So hide the laundry hamper and take the thigh master and the computer out of the bedroom, because these are icons of action and wakefulness that pull us away from being with our partner," says Collins.
The bed should be the absolute focal point of the room and if there is other furniture in the room it should also be for quiet activities (such as a reading chair or chaise.)
Collins says that televisions should absolutely not be in our bedrooms but some clients have a really hard time dealing with that. "A television drop-kicks sensuality and serenity out of a room," she says, "but if you really must keep one in there, hide it in a cabinet or at least throw a scarf over it so it isn't commanding over your space."
Collins doesn't expect clients to just take her word on what will work, which is why she's willing to cut people a break on the whole TV thing. But she encourages people to play with the Feng Shui of their home and see what happens. You might be surprised at what a little tweaking of your interior does for your love life.
"Feng Shui is all about experimenting and finding out whether what you are doing with your environment is creating the result you want in your life," she says, "so that we can become masters of our own space instead of our places being masters of us."
With changes as simple as the ones that she suggests, it can't hurt to try to change your luck a little, right?