Vastu, commonly known as Vastu Shastra is an age old Indian form of architecture science. It helps in building a living space where you can live and work in the most scientific setting and avail the benefits of the natural elements for a healthy, wealthy, happy and prosperous life. Vastu combines the art, astronomy, science and astrology. The directions (east, west, north and south) have a significant role in the vastu. Today, several people follow the vastu tips to build homes. Over the internet there is plethora of information available on building homes according to vastu principles.
Here are some beneficial Vastu tips for domestic purposes:
1. One of the most important vastu tips you can follow in building your residential property is that, the home should be built in such a way that the main doorway admits natural light to enter inside the home.
2. The bedroom should be constructed such that the wind blows from south to west across the room through the window.
3. Another important vastu advice to consider is that, if you wish to have a fish tank in your home, place it in the southeast direction in your living room. Vastu shastra experts suggest that aquariums should never be placed inside bedroom.
4. Vastu experts suggest that the furniture in the house should be set in a circular, octagonal or square form.
5. According to vastu experts, the house should be constructed in such a way that each corner in the home should be bright and receive ample light.
6. The dining room should be built in such a way that it should not be exposed to the main entrance door of the house.
7. Vastu experts suggest that the rooms in the home should not be built in triangle, circle or oval shape.
8. Another vastu advice you must not ignore is the way the bathroom is built. The bathroom should always be located in the northwest zone in the home.
9. Water sources such as a pond, a well or a tap that has a flight of stairs reaching the surface of the source in the north, north-east or east direction is considered to be auspicious.
10. The height of the ceiling in every room should not be less than 10 feet. A 12 feet ceiling is considered to be ideal.
11. It is advisable that the house is not built in area around temple, hospital or graveyard.
Following the above-mentioned vastu tips will surely help your bring peace, happiness and prosperity in your home.