Main gate, front door and staircase in alignment.

As all “Qi” traveling in a straight line, the rush can be too forceful, a gate, a main door plus a staircase of the house in alignment is considered bad FengShui. When face with such a situation, a temporary measure is to place a screen or partition between the staircase and door. You can also put in some tall plants. A more permanent measure is to move the main door elsewhere, thus breaking the straight line of “Qi”.

If the alignment involved the kitchen door instead of a staircase, the same remedies can be used. You can also hang some hanging plants from the left and right hand side of your kitchen door.