People need a pleasant environment in their homes, and this is only possible when all services are aligned with the VastuShastra. Here are ten important Vastu tips for your new home that can enhance positivity and prosperity:
1. Main Entrance: The main door should ideally be located on the north, east or northeast side of the house. This orientation brings positive energy and fortune into the home and room. Organise your entrance well and make sure it has adequate lighting to allow positive energies into your home.
2. Room Shapes: Ideally, your home’s rooms should be of square or rectangular shape. Non-rectangular and non-square rooms can make changes in the flow of energy, thus creating a boring and uneasy atmosphere. Lighting up the rooms is also important in creating a good mood because excessive dark and closed spaces should also be avoided.
3. Furniture Placement: Bed and wardrobes and other heavy items of furniture should be kept in the southwest direction of the house. This positioning aims at the stability as well as the strength of an aircraft. It is recommended not to have a mirror facing the bed as this is considered to reflect negative energies and interfere with the relations.
4. Colour Schemes: As for the walls, choose light colours, such as white, yellow or light blue. These colours are said to improve the circulation of positive energy in the home. Dark colours should not be used because they would store energy or potentially drain energy, making the room cold and dreary.
5. Kitchen Location: The ideal place to set the kitchen in terms of the compass is the southeast. This placement has a relation to health and prosperity, which is associated with the element of fire. Make sure the operation of the kitchen is right to sustain a positive atmosphere in the preparation of food.
6. Children’s Room: Arrange the children’s room in the southwest; the beds should be directed to the south or east. This position is thought to promote good luck as well as a positive state of mind among children, in the appendix to their healthy development.
7. Study Room: In choosing the positions of the study room, they should consider the areas located in the western or the northwest part of the house. These directions are believed to increase concentration and hence are recommended for learning and working environments.
8. Bathroom Ventilation: All types of bathrooms should have windows or should be provided with an exhaust fan. This enables the negative energy to go out and positive energy to come in. It is also important to close bathroom doors and ensure hygiene as this would reduce stagnation of energy.
9. Indoor Plants: Introduce more plants into your home to boost the energy levels of that particular room. Nevertheless, don’t position them on the northern or eastern sides as a way of eliminating all sources of the sun and air. Florals should be well cared for by the occupants of a home or the landlords in order to complement the environment.
10. Decluttering: Do a spring cleaning several times a year to help get rid of stagnant energy in your house. Throw away anything that one has not used in a long time or anything that does not make them happy. Having a clean and uncluttered environment is one way of ensuring that one gets a good feeling and is also sold.
Following the above Vastu suggestions in your new home will help to nurture and enhance the positive aspects of the family/ community that reside there. Please remember that the atmosphere of your living space directly influences your quality of life.
