IDEAL HOUSE WITH PERFECT VASTU:

The following are the guidelines to design and construct an

ideal house which houses prosperity, protection and
peaceful environment in the house. It is essential to
understand and interpret these ground rules and then
apply.

The main door of the house should preferably be located in

any of the exalted positions from the Northeast corner -
either from North of Northeast or from East of Northeast.
Doors can also be in the South of Southeast or West of
Northwest but in no case, should the main entrance be from
the center of any direction. Also the main entrance or door
should be avoided in all the following four directions,
namely, North of Northwest, East of Southeast, South of
Southwest and West of Southwest. There should not be any
obstruction or water body just opposite the main entrance.

Balconies should be planned towards the East and North

and should be definitely avoided in the South and West. If
balconies in the South and West cannot be avoided, then
larger balconies must be provided towards the North and
East. Care should be taken while providing balconies so that
a cut or truncation is not created in the Northeast corner.

The kitchen should be ideally situated in the Southeast

corner of the house and as an alternative in certain
cases, may be in the Northwest corner, but in both
cases, the cooking platform should be arranged to facili-
tate cooking while facing east only. The Kitchen should
never be in the Northeast corner and it should also be
avoided in the Southwest too, as both locations will
create problems with respect to the health and finance
of the inmates.

• Rooms in the West and East can be used for din-

ing. The appetite can be stimulated in the dining hall by
having the walls painted in light pink or orange. A
rectangular dining table is the most preferred. In the
dining room, while eating, one should sit facing East or
West.
• Grains and other food can be stored in the
Northwest sector. Oil, butter, ghee, milk and other oily
liquids can be stored in the Southeast of the Northwest
room.
• When a generator or transformer is to be located
outside the plot, it should be placed in an open space in
the Southeast sector. As a second choice, it may be
placed in the Northwest sector.
• The overhead water tank should be located in the
Southwest corner of the terrace preferably in the West
of Southwest.
• Penthouses, if built, should be in the Southwest
corner of the terrace leaving an open space in the North
and East.
• The prayer room should be planned in such a way
that it is placed either in the Northeast corner or in the
central portion (Brahmasthana) of the house. The
pictures of the god should touch the wall on the East
side in the prayer room facing West; inmates should
perform their prayers facing East for better
concentration and devotion.
• No garbage should be thrown or dumped in the
Northeast corner of the building or plot and the
Northeast should always be kept free and clean.
• Heavy equipments such as the grinder, fridge, etc,
should be placed towards the South and West walls in
the kitchen. Even in the storeroom, racks should be
built on the South and West walls.
• Rainwater should flow West to East or South to
North and ultimately flow out from the Northeast corner
of the house or plot.
• The Northeast, North and East walls should be
decorated with photo frames, mirrors, and paintings of
gods and with wallpaper with natural scenery; whereas
the West, South and Southwest walls can be decorated
with scenery in a dull or matte finish. The South wall
can be used for hanging pictures of departed souls.
Pictures of living beings may be hung on the Eastern
wall.
• It is always advisable, and it is considered
profitable, to purchase additional adjacent plots on the
Northeast, North and East sides.
• Under no circumstance, should one acquire any
plot adjoining the South or West sides of one's plot. Any
adjacent land acquired on the South or West side can
be disastrous to the person.
• The master bedroom should be in the Southwest
corner, while other bedrooms can be in the Central-
South and Central-West directions. A bedroom in the
Northwest is also recommended but should be used as a
guest room or only for daughters. Bedrooms should be
avoided in the Southeast corner.
• It is preferable to have children's rooms in the
West or North. Children should have their study desks
in the North or East of the room and they should face
East while studying.
• One should sleep with one's head pointing towards
the South. Children, however, can sleep with their
heads pointing towards the West. No one should sleep
with their heads in the North.
• The bedroom can be painted in light to deep blues
to induce sleep. Green is advised for study rooms to
promote intelligence. Sandal/ yellow is advised for the
prayer room.
• The living room should be located in the North or
East sectors of the house. Heavy chandeliers or fancy
lamps should not be located in the geometrical center of
the rooms. They may be placed slightly towards the
West or South of the room.
• TVs and computers should ideally be placed in the
Southeast corner of the living room or study room. They
should not be placed in the Northeast corner or
Southwest corner.
• Telephones can be placed in the Southeast or
Northwest corner but not in the Southwest or Northeast.

• Living rooms can be painted in white, yellow, light

pink, light blue or green. Grey, red and black are to be
avoided.
• Always keep the center of the room, building and
plot, free from any loads, weights, pillars, columns,
beams, water bodies, etc.
• It is preferable to have the staircase towards the
South, West or Southwest of the building but it may be
in the Southeast or Northwest, depending on other
parameters. Staircases should be avoided in the
Northeast, North and the East.
• Circular/spiral staircases are generally to be
avoided. The number of steps in a staircase should be
odd, including the landing step, and they should rise
from East to West or from North to South. It is better to
make sure that the steps are by the South and West
walls, and that it should be constructed in such a way
that the movement is in a clockwise direction while
going upwards, that is from the ground to the higher
floors.
• Toilets should be located in the Northwest corner
of the building or in the Northwest corner of the rooms.
Where Northwest toilets are not possible, Southeast
toilets are allowed. Other alternative directions for
toilets are Central-South or Central West. Closets in the
toilets should face North or South, along the North-
South axis; and should not face the East or West. See
figure for all possible locations for toilets and
bathrooms.
• Toilets should be avoided in the Northeast, North
and East.
• Mirrors in the toilet and dressing room should be
on the North or East walls.
• A bathroom in the East sector is most preferred as
the beneficial rays of the morning sun can enter and
promote the health of the user.
• In the office or study room, the table should be
placed in the Western or Southern side so that one sits
facing the East or North. No equipment, furniture,
cupboards, etc, should be placed touching the North or
East walls and if it becomes unavoidable, they should be
kept at least 4" or 6" away from the walls.
• Cash boxes can be located in the room towards the
North (treasury). But if the box is heavy (such as a
safe, heavy almirah) then it should be kept in the
Southwest corner and the door of the almirah should
open towards the North.
• The storage or lumber-room can be located in the
Southwest, adjacent to the Master bedroom.
• If possible, the house should be extended by 4 feet
to 5 feet in the Northeast direction to ensure the
Northeast directional bliss for the household. Growing
tulsi and other beneficial herbal plants in the Northeast
will promote good health and prosperity.
• Pictures of landscapes depicting mountains should
be hung on the South and West walls only Landscapes
containing water, such as pictures of lakes and rivers
should be on the North and East walls. Pictures of
eagles, battle scenes, and carnivorous animals should
not be used for interior wall decorations. Pictures of
horses, cows and elephants can be used for decoration
purposes.
• The directions of East and West are important as
far as obtaining the energy from the sun is concerned.
The importance of the directions of the North and the
South lies in the flow of magnetic waves which flows
from North Pole to South Pole. Therefore southward
portion of every building should be higher than the
northward portion.
• Besides this it should also be kept in mind that the
inclination of land, building, floors of rooms etc. should
be towards North-East. In other words the parts in the
West and South of the building should be slightly higher
than those in the North and East.
VASTU SHANTI TIPS ( FOR PEACE AND
PROSPERITY):

• When sitting for worship, keep your face towards

North-West and sit in that corner to intake air from that
direction.

• Cash boxes can be located in the room towards the

North (treasury). But if the box is heavy (such as a
safe, heavy almirah) then it should be kept in the
Southwest corner and the door of the almirah should
open towards the North.
• TVs and computers should ideally be placed in the
Southeast corner of the living room or study room. They
should not be placed in the Northeast corner or
Southwest corner.
• Telephones can be placed in the Southeast or
Northwest corner but not in the Southwest or Northeast.
An aquarium with 9 gold fish and one black fish, in the
north east corner/portion of the house or factory is very
good.
• If the north-east area is untidy or unshapely, the
well being of male issues is found to be precarious.
• One should sleep with his head pointing towards
the South.
• Students should be facing east while studying, for
Academic Excellence.
• If the kitchen is off the proper place, some
member or the other is always found to be suffering
from severe digestive disorder.
• Keep the Gas in the south east corner of the
kitchen.
• Person should face the east while cooking.
• Drinking water should be in the north east of the
kitchen.
• While Taking meals the plate should be in South-
East.
• A house should not have paintings, which depicts
depressing scenes, i.e. like an old woman crying, scenes
of war or poverty. It should have picture of say, a
sunrise, an ocean, mountains, flowers or laughing
children.
• Tall trees are nowhere recommended close to the
main building. For trees the south in itself is good and
so is the west. No tree should be grown in the north and
the east. The one at the north-east is the worst.
• Small decorative plants and shrubs may be grown
in the north and the east. The height should not exceed,
say, half a meter at the north-east increasing gradually
to not more than 1.5 meter as one moves from the
north-east to the north-west or to the south-east end.
• Except rose and a few medicinal ones, all thorny
plants give rise to tensions in the environment. Plants
exuding white sap should also be kept off. Lime and
karonda etc. are OK in an orchard but not in residence
or business premises.
• Amongst the beneficial plants, the best is Tulsi. It
is commendable to keep at least one Tulsi plant in the
north-east area of the premises, but its height should
not exceed 1.5 meter.
• Growing creepers/climbers with support on the
compound wall or a house wall is best avoided.
 • If north of any house is blocked it blocks
prosperity.
• Water flowing/water fountain from north to east
is very good.

Vaastu Shanti Tips for Offices/Businesses

In the office, the temple should not be placed at the back

of the owner’s seat.
The owner seat must be facing east or north. West is also
permissible but it must not face south.
There must always be a solid wall behind the owner’s
seat.
The owner’s desk must always be rectangle.
The central point of a factory, house and office should be
empty.
Vaastu Shanti Tips for Offices/Businesses.
In the office, the temple should not be placed at the back
of the owner’s seat.
The owner seat must be facing east or north. West is also
permissible but it must not face south.
There must always be a solid wall behind the owner’s
seat.
The owner’s desk must always be rectangle.
The central point of a factory, house and office should be
empty.