Vastu Tips: How to place the furniture in your home

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Every living and non-living object including the space in between has energy. That and the understanding of these energies in correlation to spaces and directions are an essential part of the ancient science of Vastu Shastra. Even the placement of furniture can play an important role in influencing the vibe of a home. These are some essential vastu tips that can help you organise your furniture in such a manner that you usher in positivity, prosperity and health.

Living Room

The man and the lady of the house should have their seating arrangement in the South-West corner facing East or North-East of the room. This will ensure stability and facilitate the flow of positive energy

Seating for guests should be in the North-West or South-East. In case this is tough, one can place the furniture in the North-East, so they face South, West or South-West. This helps the owner of the home to be in control of any situation

Keep North and East as empty as possible. Make South and West heavy by placing furniture there

Keep the television set in the North-East on a lightweight and attractive table or unit

Some people tend to keep the television set in every room. That should be avoided as it could bring about friction amongst family members

Bedroom

 The bed(s) should be in the South-West corner of the room

The wardrobes can be placed along the South or West walls. The doors of these wardrobes should open towards East or North

The air-conditioner, TV set, room-coolers, and other electrical gadgets can be placed in the South-East of the bedroom

The dressing table should be in the South or West and the mirror should be kept covered as much as possible. While sleeping, any reflection from the mirror should be avoided since it leads to poor health

Provision of a mezzanine in the bedroom is ideal, though one should ensure that the person sleeping in the bedroom should have a full view of the ceiling. A beam, loft or any such other structure should not be over the body of the person sleeping

A study or work-table can be kept in the North to the East part of the room

It isn't advisable to keep a television set in the bedroom

It is preferable to have one big bed with a single mattress. In the case of beds joined together, a single bedsheet should be spread to cover both the beds

Kitchen

The ideal place for storage of provisions, grains, and other things is in the North-West or South-West regions of the kitchen

Keep the dining table in the North-West so that people dining can face the East, which is good according to vastu

 These days, with modular kitchen and trolley systems, food grains are stored in cupboards above the kitchen platform or in the trolleys. In such cases, keep at least five types of grains in the North-West corner. This will ensure that there is no shortage of food in the house

The garbage bin should be kept in the North-West corner of the house. If it is kept in the kitchen, place it in the same direction. If that isn't possible, keep the garbage bin in any location other than North-East.

Dining Room

The kitchen should be in the South-East and the dining room, in the North-West. The practice of placing a dining table near the kitchen that is in the East of South-East or in the South is not ideal

A square or rectangular wooden dining table is the best

It is better if one faces the East or North while eating food

Do not keep the dining table in the centre of the house or in the kitchen

While eating, do not sit beneath a beam or loft.

Do not keep a television set in front of the dining table. Avoid watching anything while eating

Study Room and Study Table

The study room can be in the West, North-West, West of South-West.

These days, in many houses, a study table is small and attached to a wall. The presence of a wall isn't good. A protruding cupboard from the wall (and the adjoining study table) produces energy fields that exert pressure on a child's concentration while studying. This kind of arrangement should be totally avoided

Let there be an open space in front of the study table. This helps in concentrating better

Arrange the furniture in such a way that while studying, the child is facing the East or North

The table can be placed near a wall, but ensure there isn't any protruding cupboard from the wall

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