Dear Master Lee,
I am thinking of putting a shoe cabinet near the entrance of my house and I am worried if the position of the cabinet will affect the Feng Shui of my entrance. I was thinking of a few options would like to seek your best advise on which of the options are suitable for my new shoe cabinet that will not affect my entrance (as attached)
Thanking you in advance for your advise.
Regards,
Josh Lee

These are some considerations:
1. In my opinion Option 1 is the safest bet.
2. Option 3 depends very much on the width of the "clearance". As it is only a sketch; hard to determine what is the clearance between the main door and the unoccupied area. Usually, since this is the main entrance door; the minimium preferred clearance is 900 cm or ideally if it is 1,000cm or 1 metre clearance is best. If so, this option may be considered. With the consideration that the doors for the cabinet should not have highly reflective material especially the doors directly facing the main door.
3. Option 2 is hmmmm.... .....
4. Anyway, for commonsense Feng Shui; best not to use doors with louvers as shown in the attachment. This is plain common or cowsense. Take alook. If one is standing close to the louvered doors and if the louvers is above eye level; one can literally see into the cabinet.. such things are red ,pink, purple shoes, slippers and yes... the smell... coming from the cabinet.
4.1. Thus, if one really needs to install louvers or (small vents drilled into cabinet doors) such louvered doors should only be allowed not higher than an adult's waist height and the rest of the upper doors; those flat surface type of doors.

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On 7/17/2011 2:01:47 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Master Lee,I am thinking
of putting a shoe cabinet near
the entrance of my house and I
am worried if the position of
the cabinet will affect the
Feng Shui of my entrance. I
was thinking of a few options
would like to seek your best
advise on which of the options
are suitable for my new shoe
cabinet that will not affect
my entrance (as
attached)Thanking you in
advance for your
advise.Regards,Josh Lee

Thank u Master Lee for your quick response, really appreciate your advise... I have a better view now on how to do my shoe cabinet....
Once again, TQ very much.
Best regards,
Josh Lee

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On 7/17/2011 3:01:23 PM, Anonymous wrote:
These are some considerations:1. In my
opinion Option 1 is the safest bet.2.
Option 3 depends very much on the width
of the "clearance". As it is only a
sketch; hard to determine what is the
clearance between the main door and the
unoccupied area. Usually, since this is
the main entrance door; the minimium
preferred clearance is 900 cm or ideally
if it is 1,000cm or 1 metre clearance is
best. If so, this option may be
considered. With the consideration that
the doors for the cabinet should not
have highly reflective material
especially the doors directly facing the
main door.3. Option 2 is hmmmm.... .....
4. Anyway, for commonsense Feng Shui;
best not to use doors with louvers as
shown in the attachment. This is plain
common or cowsense. Take alook. If one
is standing close to the louvered doors
and if the louvers is above eye level;
one can literally see into the cabinet..
such things are red ,pink, purple shoes,
slippers and yes... the smell... coming
from the cabinet.4.1. Thus, if one
really needs to install louvers or
(small vents drilled into cabinet doors)
such louvered doors should only be
allowed not higher than an adult's waist
height and the rest of the upper doors;
those flat surface type of doors. On
7/17/2011 2:01:47 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Master Lee,I am thinking >of
putting a shoe cabinet near >the
entrance of my house and I >am
worried if the position of >the
cabinet will affect the >Feng Shui of
my entrance. I >was thinking of a few
options >would like to seek your best
advise on which of the options
are suitable for my new shoe
cabinet that will not affect >my
entrance (as >attached)Thanking you
in >advance for your
advise.Regards,Josh Lee

Today, an old client shared with me a shoe cabinet design that not only allows ventilation of shoes but also serves as a door handle!

How cool is this?

This is what I call creative design that kills two birds with one stone; functional, neat and a real smart idea!

Do you agree?

Quote

On 7/18/2011 10:06:14 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Thank u Master Lee for your quick
response, really appreciate your
advise... I have a better view now on
how to do my shoe cabinet.... Once
again, TQ very much.Best regards,Josh
LeeOn 7/17/2011 3:01:23 PM, Cecil Lee
wrote:
These are some considerations:1. In
my
opinion Option 1 is the safest
bet.2.
Option 3 depends very much on the
width
of the "clearance". As it is only a
sketch; hard to determine what is
the
clearance between the main door and
the
unoccupied area. Usually, since this
is
the main entrance door; the minimium
preferred clearance is 900 cm or
ideally
if it is 1,000cm or 1 metre
clearance is
best. If so, this option may be
considered. With the consideration
that
the doors for the cabinet should not
have highly reflective material
especially the doors directly facing
the
main door.3. Option 2 is hmmmm....
.....
4. Anyway, for commonsense Feng
Shui;
best not to use doors with louvers
as
shown in the attachment. This is
plain
common or cowsense. Take alook. If
one
is standing close to the louvered
doors
and if the louvers is above eye
level;
one can literally see into the
cabinet..
such things are red ,pink, purple
shoes,
slippers and yes... the smell...
coming
from the cabinet.4.1. Thus, if one
really needs to install louvers or
(small vents drilled into cabinet
doors)
such louvered doors should only be
allowed not higher than an adult's
waist
height and the rest of the upper
doors;
those flat surface type of doors. On
7/17/2011 2:01:47 PM, Anonymous
wrote:
Dear Master Lee,I am thinking
of
putting a shoe cabinet near
the
entrance of my house and I
am
worried if the position of
the
cabinet will affect the
Feng
Shui of
my entrance. I
was thinking of a
few
options
would like to seek your
best
advise on which of the options
are suitable for my new shoe
cabinet that will not affect
my
entrance (as
attached)Thanking
you
in
advance for your
advise.Regards,Josh Lee

Recently, another client showed me another design to allow ventilation of her shoes (shoe cabinet).

This is still functional and "neat" design

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On 6/26/2015 8:16:39 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Today, an old client shared with me a
shoe cabinet design that not only allows
ventilation of shoes but also serves as
a door handle!How cool is this?This is
what I call creative design that kills
two birds with one stone; functional,
neat and a real smart idea! Do you
agree?On 7/18/2011 10:06:14 PM, Shee Hou
Lee wrote:
Thank u Master Lee for
your quick
response, really
appreciate your
advise... I have a
better view now on
how to do my shoe
cabinet.... Once
again, TQ very
much.Best regards,Josh
LeeOn
7/17/2011 3:01:23 PM, Cecil
Lee
wrote:
These are some
considerations:1.
In
my
opinion Option 1 is the
safest
bet.2.
Option 3 depends
very much on the
width
of the
"clearance". As it is only
a
sketch; hard to determine what
is
the
clearance between the
main door and
the
unoccupied
area. Usually, since
this
is
the main entrance
door; the minimium
preferred
clearance is 900 cm
or
ideally
if it is 1,000cm or
1 metre
clearance is
best. If
so, this option may
be
considered. With the
consideration
that
the doors
for the cabinet should not
have
highly reflective
material
especially the doors
directly facing
the
main
door.3. Option 2 is
hmmmm....
.....
4. Anyway, for
commonsense Feng
Shui;
best
not to use doors with
louvers
as
shown in the
attachment. This
is
plain
common or cowsense.
Take alook. If
one
is standing
close to the
louvered
doors
and if the
louvers is above
eye
level;
one can literally
see into the
cabinet..
such
things are red ,pink,
purple
shoes,
slippers and
yes... the
smell...
coming
from the
cabinet.4.1. Thus, if one
really
needs to install louvers
or
(small vents drilled into
cabinet
doors)
such louvered
doors should only be
allowed not
higher than an
adult's
waist
height and the
rest of the upper
doors;
those
flat surface type of doors.
On
7/17/2011 2:01:47 PM,
Anonymous
wrote:
Dear
Master Lee,I am
thinking
of
putting a shoe
cabinet near
the
entrance of
my house and I
am
worried if
the position of
the
cabinet
will affect the
Feng
Shui
of
my entrance. I
was
thinking of a
few
options
would like to seek
your
best
advise on which
of the options
are suitable
for my new shoe
cabinet that
will not
affect
my
entrance (as
attached)Thanking
you
in
advance for
your
advise.Regards,Josh Lee

This is another design.

But I don't find it too common nor that nice looking as compared to the earlier two designs.

Quote

On 6/28/2015 4:22:05 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Recently, another client showed me
another design to allow ventilation of
her shoes (shoe cabinet).This is still
functional and "neat" designOn 6/26/2015
8:16:39 PM, Cecil Lee wrote:
Today,
an old client shared with me a
shoe
cabinet design that not only
allows
ventilation of shoes but also
serves as
a door handle!How cool is
this?This is
what I call creative
design that kills
two birds with one
stone; functional,
neat and a real
smart idea! Do you
agree?On 7/18/2011
10:06:14 PM, Shee Hou
Lee
wrote:
Thank u Master Lee for
your
quick
response, really
appreciate
your
advise... I have a
better
view now on
how to do my
shoe
cabinet.... Once
again, TQ
very
much.Best
regards,Josh
LeeOn
7/17/2011
3:01:23 PM,
Cecil
Lee
wrote:
These are
some
considerations:1.
In
my
;
opinion Option 1 is
the
safest
bet.2.
Option 3
depends
very much on
the
width
of
the
"clearance". As it is
only
a
sketch; hard to
determine
what
is
the
clearance
between the
main door
and
the
unoccupied
area.
Usually, since
this
is
the
main entrance
door; the
minimium
preferred
clearance
is 900 cm
or
ideally
if it
is 1,000cm or
1 metre
clearance
is
best. If
so, this option
may
be
considered. With
the
consideration
that
the
doors
for the cabinet should
not
have
highly
reflective
material
especially
the doors
directly
facing
the
main
door.3.
Option 2
is
hmmmm....
.....
4.
Anyway, for
commonsense
Feng
Shui;
best
not to use
doors with
louvers
as
shown
in the
attachment.
This
is
plain
common or
cowsense.
Take alook.
If
one
is standing
close to
the
louvered
doors
and if
the
louvers is
above
eye
level;
one can
literally
see into
the
cabinet..
such
things
are red
,pink,
purple
shoes,
slippe
rs and
yes...
the
smell...
coming
from
the
cabinet.4.1. Thus, if
one
really
needs to install
louvers
or
(small vents
drilled
into
cabinet
doors)
such
louvered
doors should only
be
allowed not
higher than
an
adult's
waist
height and
the
rest of the
upper
doors;
those
flat
surface type of
doors.
On
7/17/2011 2:01:47
PM,
Anonymous
wrote:
De
ar
Master Lee,I
am
thinking
of
putting
a shoe
cabinet near
the
entrance of
my house
and I
am
worried if
the
position of
the
cabinet
will affect
the
Feng
Shui
of
my
entrance. I
was
thinking of
a
few
options
would
like to
seek
your
best
advise
on which
of the
options
are suitable
for
my new shoe
cabinet
that
will
not
affect
my
entrance
(as
attached)Thanking
you
&
gt;in
advance
for
your
advise.Regards,Jo
sh Lee

A client like this shoe cabinet design as it is functional.

In summary, Option 1 is still the safest choice, and Option 3 is only suitable if the clearance is checked carefully, ideally around 1 meter. Also, cabinet door designs should avoid reflective finishes and louvers to stay in line with both aesthetic and practical Feng Shui guidelines.

How about placing the shoe cabinet next to the door inside the house? How should we place the shoe cabinet? 

On 10/24/2017 at 3:45 PM, Guest Jwee said:

How about placing the shoe cabinet next to the door inside the house? How should we place the shoe cabinet? 

This topic is subjective; a very traditional geomancer may consider certain practices completely unacceptable. From a practical standpoint, many homes, including landed properties, often place shoe cabinets outside the main entrance rather than only inside. It is generally advised that if shoes are stored above waist level, the cabinet doors should not have louvres extending higher than the waist. 

Ultimately, there is no exact science or strict rule for shoe cabinet placement. Typically, a width of 40cm is considered Feng Shui-friendly.

Another design.. but too obvious .. as the openings are large

Interlude

Many Feng Shui Masters are actually salespeople disguised as operators of a Feng Shui store. Recognize that their main goal is purely to sell, sell, sell and generate revenue, revenue, revenue!

Ask: Must I buy from YOU?

Hi Cecil, based on fengshui, is it bad to put shoe into room/balcony/kitchen?

Reply: Why all these places? Shoe cabinet not room or balcony or kitchen... become a shoe salesman?

Q: Can the main door open up to the shoe rack? And is the vinyl floor tiles horizontal right?

Not ideal. But so long as the shoe cabinet's ventilation slots is not visible to give a trace that this is a shoe cabinet. Who's to know.

And ideally, also, shoes at lower height. Not to the ceiling can be acceptable.

Vinyl tiles yes horizontal with the door

Q: Thanks...Also if i hack a wall and it is diagonal facing bed, is the edge consider sharp 杀气。 anyway to remedy it? Or is not

So long as the edge is 1 metre away, which often is, then no issue.

Hi
I am so paiseh. Wanted a 3 open horizontal hole but again carpentry gave me wrongly. Pls advice. Thank you so much!

Feng Shui doesn't micromanage this…

hi Master Lee, the shoe rack do like that (higher) near the main door. is it ok?

If concealed, no one is aware. However, if receiving criticism makes you uncomfortable, please choose not to take part. Otherwise, you might confront me later, and while that may feel fine to you, others may not agree. If that happens, please be ready to justify your view. So, please don’t come to me just to start a confrontation.

This is a subjective matter. Also, people who are very sensitive usually struggle with criticism, so they should avoid it. (This means that if someone is highly sensitive, they shouldn’t take part in these discussions.)

Integrated Shoe and Utility Cabinet adjacent to the front entrance

Each Pasir Ris 8 condo home comes with a handy built-in shoe and utility cabinet right by the front door.

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I’ve noticed that after the Riversails condo, no other projects seemed to include this feature. People thought the government stopped it because of fire-hazard risks and the safety concerns they raised. I’m really not sure why it was approved for the recent Pasir Ris 8 condo, though. Hmm...

 

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Reference: Additional images can be found at this link

 

Related: Riversails Condo

 

Extracts from the above Thread - On 15 December 2023

In the past, developers were allowed to install shoe cabinets outside the front door of each unit. But because of worries about combustion and potential fire hazards, developers are now no longer permitted to automatically include these shoe cabinets. Still, some residents went ahead to add them on their own, and in most cases the government simply turns a blind eye to it.