VAASTU SHASTRA

          Vastu (Vaastu) Shastra is an ancient science energy flow throughout the house/office/factory that allows inflow of fresh air and natural light that promotes health, wealth, peace and happiness.

       The most ancient science of architecture that goes back to the Vedic ages, it is composed of specific rules and regulations, set down by sages of those times, that an architect / builder / owner was expected to religiously follow to avoid coming under negative or evil influences. Today, it is looked upon as a highly evolved, comprehensive building philosophy in which directions and shapes are the most vital aspects of designing.

Tips :

# 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 South-west 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 North-west 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.

FENG SHUI

This ancient Chinese notion can help us in designing and decorating each part of our premises, including the living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and even the yard. In this article, we offer some easy tips for improving indoor rooms.

Bedroom feng shui interior design: the bedroom is the place where most of us spend over eight hours a day, which is a large enough period of time to consider improving this room particularly. Specialists advise using calming and relaxing shades in this room, such as warm and light pastels. It's also advised to have furniture with rounded corners, which will help to smooth everything out. You may want to use a red object in the bedroom to promote love between you and your partner.

 

Living room feng shui interior design: The living room is the place where the whole family gathers together to chat or have some family fun. This room needs to have the freest possible flow of good Qi energy. Here's how you can achieve it: add light to any dark corners (lamps, mirrors) and free up space by removing any unnecessary furnishing items. For the same purpose, try to arrange the seating in a semicircle or octagon, and move the seating that may be blocking the windows. Make sure that the chairs and sofas make it possible for those sitting on them to see the living room door.

Kitchen feng shui interior design: the kitchen is another popular place to be. Here, you may also want to use light colors, but cooler than in the bedroom, such as light blue and light green. Using utensils and appliances made of stainless steel can also add to the beneficial flow of energy. If you have an overabundance of any element in the kitchen (wood, metal), try to add other elements to balance the room. If you have too much wood, you can add metal accessories. If you have too much metal, you can add a plant that will constitute wood.

Bathroom: The bathroom is the place that cleanses us and our homes from negative energy. The entire sewer system serves to cleanse us and our homes, both on the physical and the subtle energy level. It is advised to have a very bright and pleasant lighting in the bathroom, in order to help it get rid of the bad energy. You can also consider installing a small window in here, to help natural light penetrate into the room.

Try to liven up the bathroom with attractive objects, such as plants, vibrant sponges, and soft mats. You may also want to consider starting to use aromatic oils in here. You can either have a special bottle that's always opened, or simply add a few drops of essential oil into the bath water each time you take a bath.

Listen to your intuition and do some minor changes, and you will soon feel the positive energies starting to flow freer in your entire home, improving your life as a whole.

TIPS FOR A WORLD CLASS BATHROOM DESIGN

Most bathroom designs in the country reflect a lack of purposeful planning and experience in the design and execution of the entire building construction. A well structured home must have an impressive interior decoration to include a state of the art bathroom.

The bathroom setups of many homes in the UK will leave you wondering what the real estate developer or homeowner was thinking when they were creating the design. From research, it is obvious that many people take their bathrooms for granted. They would rather concentrate on the exterior part of the house than spend time designing the interior and most important area in the house.

A vast majority of home owners spend a lot of money and time building elegant houses fit for kings and queens "on the outside" but ruin the beauty of the house" inside" with a lousy bathroom. The presence of a well-designed and structured bathroom is simply mind blowing. It should be one of the most scintillating areas in the house because it is one of the most used.

The bathroom is a private sanctuary for every individual/ homeowner. It is a private cleansing area, and so should be treated with utmost care. When you step into a lousy bathroom to take a shower or a bath, you will definitely come out not feeling any better than when you went in, but when you spend time and money designing your bathroom; you will notice a big difference in your attitude every time you use it.

Achieving an excellent design for your bathroom does not cost as much as you may think. The first thing you need to consider when creating an outstanding bathroom is to ensure that the materials used are of top quality. "Quality" is the most important tip to note. Ensure that your property developer uses the best of materials for the construction and designing of the entire home to include fittings and furnishing.

The next tip is color, be cautious of the colors you use in your home. Use colors that match the fittings of the entire house. You do not have to be very rich to enjoy the luxuries of life; you do not even have to own a home to own a great bathroom. You can enjoy the functional and aesthetic appeal of a glamorous bathroom design with your level of earnings.

KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR PAINTS

            Paint has been used for centuries to decorate all kinds of homes and in that time a huge variety of finishes and effects have been employed beyond the flat coverage of a simply painted surface. Many of what are now regarded as traditional paint effects have their origins in the great houses of the European aristocracy and were later adopted by the rising merchant classes who wanted to share in those splendors themselves. Paint effects are a wonderful way to express your character and that of your home and the people who live with you. 

           Transformation, illusion, or more frankly deception, was usually the guiding principle, whether the effect was one of rough stone, luxurious marbling or the opulence of gliding. Even the colors can give the look of a period like the color blue-grey represents the traditional Scandinavian interior , the dazzling blues , soft pinks and warm ochre that outface the Mediterranean sun and the sober tones remind of the interiors of United states. These are styles and finishes firmly rooted in the often harsh climate and economic or social realities of a particular region, perpetuated over centuries by people whom the concept of style has often, for one good reason or another, been meaningless. 

            Choosing the color and finish for the walls are probably the most important decision you make when decorating a room. The paint should reflect the character of those who live and work there and the atmosphere they want to create. However, daring to try something new is fun and may reveal a new side of you, the possibilities are endless. Creating the right wall finish for a period interior was once time consuming and expensive. Today successful substitutes have been found for the unusual and expensive products required using the different permutations and combinations, one can easily reproduce the interiors with an authentic look. Any style of interior is now within your range - from a country kitchen to a baronial hallway. Paint techniques can also be used to disguise some surface imperfections, which is much cheaper than having your walls replastered. Thus, one should always consider the following tips while doing the paint.

            A poor surface treated with the right paint technique can be transformed into a wall of character. Equally, a perfectly smooth new wall can be given instant interest and texture.

            Each room must be treated individually, even though you may want a cohesive scheme throughout your home.

            Remember some areas suffer extra wear and tear: certain finishes may not be practical for kitchens or bathrooms, and others need special attraction.

           Always choose the color according to the space. Pale colors give a sense of space and darker ones make a room even smaller.

           Remember too that the color of the base coat will greatly alter the glaze coat applied to it. The most striking color effects are often achieved by using white as the base color.

BEDROOM DESIGNING

             Bedroom is more than a place of retreat and relaxing as it is that special confined place which makes you fall in love with this space away from all chaotic worlds. Today bedroom is not just treated as a place to make out or sleep, thus the word has broadened in other way out.

            Trends in bedsheets can never become redundant as they are the only eye catching cover which enhances beauty and charm of bedroom. Winters and summers have their own trends in linen as with the changing season, moods and comfort level fluctuate as well. Layering your bed with beautiful linen, velvet throws and faux fur will make your guests overwhelmed. 

ARCHITECTURE

A wider definition may comprise all design activity, from the macro-level (urban design, landscape architecture) to the micro-level (construction details and furniture). Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and constructing form, space and ambience that reflect functional, technical, social, and aesthetic considerations. It requires the creative manipulation and coordination of material, technology, light and shadow. Architecture also encompasses the pragmatic aspects of realizing buildings and structures, including scheduling, cost estimating and construction administration. As documentation produced by architects, typically drawings, plans and technical specifications, architecture defines the structure and/or behavior of a building or any other kind of system that is to be or has been constructed.

Architectural works are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements.

Architecture sometimes refers to the activity of designing any kind of system and the term is common in the information technology world.