A home is the place where not only people resides but also shares the different problems of their life and share every feelings with their near and dear ones. You create it with many wishes and nurture it with love. You build a family that shares happiness and sorrow, good health and bad. People celebrate their first step in the new house with grandeur. We call it ‘Griha Pravesh’, a significant event for your ménage and that is the reason it is necessary to perform certain rituals to invite auspiciousness and good omen. In order to urge prosperity to stay forever, your house’s architecture and interior design need to comply with some strong scientific aspects. All these factors together comprises of the details of the Vastu Shastra– One of the most ancient science of setting up a livable home.
We have to make sure that the blueprint of your house is such that the construction faces either the North or the East. The use of land should be more towards these directions than the West and the South. The first brick should be laid in the Northeast corner or in the centre of the construction. The digging should commence in the Northwest corner and the foundation of the house should be laid in the Southwest corner. If you are raising walls, make sure they are higher and thicker towards the South and West than in the North and East. The kitchen should definitely face the Southeast, the dining room in the West, and bedrooms in the South and West. Bathrooms can face the Southeast and Northwest. All doors should face the eastern direction. Doors, except those in the kitchen and bathroom should always open inward.
Many people do want to set up a small temple inside the premises of the house then you can place it in the Northeast direction. Also if you want to install a swimming pool in your house, let it be on the Northeast side. The sink in the kitchen should be to the left of the cooking surface. If you want to install any kind of mirror in the house, place it anywhere in the South and Western directions. Pet shelters should be built in the Northwest direction. If you are into rainwater harvesting, collect it from the South and let it fall on the North or from the West to the East. All storage spaces should face the South or West directions.
It is an advice that you should never place a bed beneath a beam. Also, if the bed has a headboard, remember to place it in the South or West. The toilet seat in your bathroom should be towards the North-South direction; avoid installing it in the West-East direction. If you have staircases, make sure they are towards the South, West, or Southwest directions. Staircases can be in the North and East directions only when they are made of wood. Water tanks should be placed in the Southwest if they are overhead. Never place the tank without placing a base plate beneath it. A basement should be constructed towards the North or East, and an attic towards the South or West. Trees in your garden should be on the South or West only.
Color has a great impact on the lives of the human beings in every aspect. Color depicts the energy and strength of the body and also gives positive and negative vibes to the people. As a result, colors should always be used in a useful and effective way. Paint the walls of your bedroom in blue or pink shades. These colors are peaceful and create a romantic aura. Similarly, the kitchen and dining area should be painted in orange hues as it instills hunger. Living rooms can have shades of white and cream. These are relaxing colors and just right to start a conversation. If you have a study room, keep it green. This color helps in absorbing knowledge with more ease. Never use any dark color in the bathrooms. Also, if you have a temple within your house, paint it in absolute white.
