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The Living Room is the room where guests are entertained and made to sit, once they enter the house. This is the room where they make their first impression. Members of a family also sit around, and have their daily discussions here. In a way, the living room is the heart of a home. The Living Room is accessed through Main Entrance Door.
Here I have explained the Vastu Guidelines for a Living room. Since Vastu is a science, every guideline is based on logic and reasoning. As an Architect, I have attempted to explain these guidelines rationally and scientifically, so that you can decide what you want to follow and what you don’t, instead of blindly following them.
Since the Living room should be near the entrance, the location of a Living room is based on the direction a house faces:
In a North facing site: The Living room can be in the North-East.
In a West facing site: The Living room can be in the North-West.
In a South facing site: One can have a South-East Living room.
A living room can also, be in the Central East, central West, central North or central South of a house.
WHAT ARE THE VASTU GUIDELINES FOR ARRANGEMENT OF FURNITURE IN THE LIVING ROOM?
Sofa sets should be placed against the South and West walls: If there is no other choice, then place them against the East walls. The Reason – It is best to have big window openings on the North and East walls as they allow the constant North light and the morning East light into the house. So it is better not to obstruct these windows with furniture.
Avoid a cluttered sofa arrangement and allow free movement: The Reason - It is obvious that a cluttered arrangement will not allow for free movement and creates tension in our ordered minds.
Avoid furniture near sharp corners of columns: The Reason – These sharp edges can be dangerous when moving around and can cause damage to the furniture when moved against them. Hence it is better to camouflage them by placing something in front of them, like indoor plants.
Water fountain/Aquarium should be in the North: A small, wall, floor or tabletop mounted, that runs throughout the day, and made of natural materials like copper, stone, glass, clay, stainless steel, bamboo, etc., or a Fish Aquarium is recommended. The Reason – The soft and soothing sounds of falling water in a fountain are pleasing to the ear. Also, watching fish moving around is a very relaxing pastime. This helps in better interaction between the family members and guests as the aquarium becomes a focal point.
Watch TV, facing East or North: The Reason - Since one tends to sit in front of the T.V. for long hours, it makes sense to sit facing North or East, as you can be exposed to the suns rays, entering from the North or East windows.
Air conditioners should be placed on West walls: The Reason – The West wall tends to get heated up the most in the evenings and during the night, hence it is logical to have Air coolers or air conditioners that release cool air on this side.
Fireplaces should be in the South-East or North-West: since South-East represents Agni (Fire). But avoid the North-East and South-West corners since North-East represents Water. The Reason – The North-East corner is to be left open for the sun’s rays to enter the house, so blocking it with a fireplace is not advantageous.
Paintings can create an active ambience: As a rule, avoid paintings that depict death, violence and negative aspects of life. The Reason - Negative images can remain in our sub-conscious mind causing some tension in us.
The North Wall can have paintings/pictures of water bodies to stimulate the positive aspect of the primary element water.
The East wall can have a painting or picture of the rising sun — the beginning of the dawn of a day.
The South and West walls can have innovative paintings of a gentle elephant herd, high rise mountains with heavy plant life and similar pictures or paintings that denote strength.
Avoid exposed beams: As a rule avoid sitting under a beam as it excites your stress zone and disturbs your rational judgment in matters of importance. The balance can be partly restored by concealing beams with the help of a false ceiling. The Reason – When sitting in a room with an exposed beam, your peripheral eye vision is constantly disturbed as the ceiling is not uniform and the beam is projecting out. It is just like the feeling of irritation you get with a small speck of dirt on a clean surface. So it is better to conceal the beam.
WHAT COLOURS DOES VASTU RECOMMEND FOR A LIVING ROOM?
Related Topics:
- VASTU SHASTRA
- VASTU SHASTRA FACTORS
- VASTU SHASTRA PRINCIPLES
- VASTU GUIDELINES | SELECTION OF SITE
- VASTU GUIDELINES | DESIGN OF A HOUSE
- VASTU GUIDELINES | STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION
- LOGIC BEHIND SUPERSTITIONS
