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I am very new to feng shui, and trying to understand how we might decorate and arrange our new house to maximize good energy. We are buying a housewith a previous ownerso we will start with a really good space clearing! My question is about the garage, and whether or not it should be included in Feng Shui analysis. The basic footprint of our house is a rectangle, and the garage is attached. There is a utility room that connects it to the kitchen. The garage even has an extra space with a utility sink and a window, so when you look at the house in the front one of the windows you see appears to be a room, but is actually part of the garage. Thus, the garage feels very much a part of the house. BUT, there is no living space above the garage. So, the upstairs "footprint" is also a rectangle, but a smaller rectangle. Do I treat the first floor as a large rectangle, including garage, and the upstairs as a smaller rectangle, such that different areas/sectors won't "stack" on top of each other perfectly (the ones upstairs would be smaller). Or, do I not include the garage at all and only include the identical size "living space" rectangles on each floor? Or, is the main floor a full rectangle and the upper floor has missing areas? Thanks!