1) Compared
to the south side rooms the northern rooms should be bigger and shorter in
height by 1” to 3”. This is an important rule of Vastushastra.
2) Living
room should be in the east (leaving the south-east corner) or in the north.However, it is more beneficial in the north.
3)
The
slope of the flooring of the living room should be in the east or in the north.
4) The
door of the living room should not be in the south-east or the south-west
direction. The eastern and the western doors are very auspicious for the living
room.
5) The
internal furniture, show cases and other heavy articles should be facing the
east or in the north direction.
6) The
sitting arrangement of the head of the family should be facing the east or in
the north direction.
7) As
far as possible T.V. should not be in the north-east or the south-west corner.
It should be in the south-east corner. If it is in the north-west corner it is
on for a long time, there by a lot of precious time is lost. If the T.V. is in
the south-west corner frequent breakdown are expected.
8)
The
telephone should not be in the south-west or north-west corners. It should be
in the east or in the south-east or in the north.
9)
The
Indian style sitting arrangement should be in the east, the west or the north
10) It
is better if the portraits of the God or the water falls are hung in the
north-east corner. Stuffed animals should be in the north-west corner.
11) The
colour of the walls and the tiles used in this room should be white, yellow,
blue or green. As far as possible it should not be red or black.
12) The
fancy chandelier should not be at centre of the room. It should be slightly
towards the west. The idea is that heavy gravitational force due to the heavy
weight of the chandelier should not fall at Brahma’s place.
13) Portraits
of birds, animals, women, weeping children, scenes from the wars etc. should
not be displayed in the room.
14) Above
any of the entrance doors on the inside of the room no photographs of any God
should be displayed. Only the photograph or tile painting of the Lord Ganesh
should be displayed above the entrance door on the outside.
15) Furniture of this room
should not be circular, triangular, egg shaped, hexagonal or odd shapes. It
should be square or rectangular.
16) Due to paucity of land,
if the furniture is to be kept in the east or in the north direction, it should
not be in direct contact with the flooring. It should be light and hollow and
place on base 1 to 3 inches above the floor.
17) The ceiling of this room
if slanting towards the east or the north is good (it is not essential).
18) There should be no outlet
in the middle of the room.
19) The cooler should be in
the west and not in the south-east section.
20) In the modern
architecture the height of the living room is more up to double than that of
the other rooms. There is no harm in doing so. However, the staircase should be
in the south, the west or the south-west corner of the room. It should be
rising up towards the south or the west direction.
