Vastu decorative items for good luck and positivity

Vastu Items for Home Entrance

According to Vastu, the home entrance is the conduit for the entry and exit of positive and negative energies. Avoid placing any bins or garbage disposal near the main door. Here are a few Vastu decoration for home entrance:

1. Vastu Decorative Items #1: Torans

Vastu suggests adorning the front door with religious symbols, pictures and rangoli designs. It also suggests decorating your main entrance with torans or flower garlands to ward off negative energies and welcome positive ones.

2. Vastu Decorative Items #2: Water Bowls

On the recommended vastu items list for the entrance are decorative water bowls. Also called urli or uruli, the large bowl is available in a host of materials though brass is most commonly used. You can choose a simple one or one with carvings. These bowls are filled with water with flowers or floating candles added as a decorative element. Water symbolises wealth and prosperity, so having a water feature or flowing water at the entrance invites them into the home.

Vastu Decorative Items for Living Room

Being a social zone, the living room is one where families and friends gather. Vastu guidelines for the living room design are aimed at keeping this zone as harmonious as possible to build positive energy and long-lasting relationships. 

1. Vastu Decorative Items #1: Artwork and Paintings

According to Vastu, you can adorn your walls with decorative artwork and paintings but it is important to pick the right image to bring good luck. Artwork depicting seven running horses is auspicious but be careful to choose the right direction of their movement. Other recommended themes include nature-inspired images like calming landscapes, a sunrise, flowing water bodies and mountains for the living room.  Plants and flowers are themes but avoid those with thorns. Also stay clear of themes that evoke sadness or depict devastation. According to Vastu items for home, try avoiding abstract paintings.

2. Vastu Decorative Items #2: Indoor Plants

As an easy way to uplift your interior décor, we always love bringing in plants and the guidelines of Vastu suggest the same. Yet, there are certain plants your should avoid, according to Vastu. Indoor plants like Brahma Kamal, Money plant, Bamboo plant, Aloe Vera plant, Snake plant and Tulsi are preferred vastu decoration for home. Read our comprehensive guide on indoor plants as per Vastu for your home.

3. Vastu Decorative Items #3: Curtain Colours According to Vastu

For living rooms white, blue, orange, red and yellow curtains can work. Blue promotes peace, orange which is associated with good energy and health, yellow with happiness and red with passion. Green symbolises nature, relaxation and healing and is good for bedrooms. White is associated with purity and innocence and is great for any room but Vastu suggests pairing with another auspicious colour. Green, pink and blue are also great for dining rooms.

Dining Room and Dining Table Vastu Interior Décor

The dining room, where family and friends gather for meals, should be well lit and the dining table design should be free from unnecessary clutter. It is favourable to place mirrors in the dining room according to Vastu, especially a large one in front of the dining table to symbolise abundance. Place fresh flowers in the centre of the dining table to absorb negative energies. Square or rectangular tables are favourable while Vastu cautions against round, oval or irregular shapes.

Vastu Decorative Items for Bedroom

While mirrors are great for dining rooms, do not place a mirror in the bedroom, especially on the wall facing the bed. Additionally, as the bedroom is a place for rest and relaxation, avoid electronics like the television that can disrupt your sleep. A swan pair showpiece vastu item or even artwork depicting a pair of swans is considered auspicious as they symbolise unity and love and are ideally placed in the bedroom.

An elephant showpiece vastu decorative item, paintings depicting elephants or elephant print soft furnishings attract good energy and blessings and also work well in the bedroom. Elephants symbolise strength and frogs symbolise wealth – so a figurine combining the two is a powerful vastu item for home décor. You can opt for light colour curtains such as white, cream, light brown, green, pink for your bedroom as these colours help in relaxation. Check out our guide on vastu for bedroom furniture here.

1. Enhance your Vastu Home Décor with Wind Chimes and Hanging Bells

The soothing notes of wind chimes can have a calming effect on the residents of the home and they also attract positive energy and purify the home according to Vastu. They can be placed at the entrance (though not above the front door), windows, in gardens or balconies. Place metal ones in a west, north or northwest zone and wood ones in an east, south or southeast direction. Wind chimes made with clay or porcelain are best suited in the southwest, northeast and centre of a home. Also consider hanging bells for pooja room vastu decorative item.

2. Different Buddha Vastu Showpieces and Where to Place Them

The different poses of the Buddha statues signify different meanings. The pose where Buddha is seated with one hand raised in a blessing is best suited facing the entrance or at the entrance of the home. The reclining or sleeping Buddha should face west while the meditating Buddha should be place in the pooja room. The Bhumisparsha Buddha showcases the mudra formed with all five fingers of the right hand extended to touch the ground should face east where the sun rises. If you are placing a Buddha statue outdoors, put it in or near a water feature or flowering plant.

3. Sculptures, Showpieces and Positive Energy Vastu Items for Home Décor

According to Vastu, a tortoise sculpture like a crystal or wooden one symbolises protection and longevity. Metal ones should be placed in north and north-west direction, crystal ones in southwest or northwest direction, and wooden ones in east or southeast direction. A crystal tree Vastu decorative item made from colourful gemstones is ideally placed in a southwest direction to cultivate prosperity and harmony. An owl showpiece vastu decorative item, especially a brass owl vastu item, is auspicious as it is believed to remove financial troubles and ward off negative energies. It is ideally placed in the southeast corner. Peacock feathers and peacock showpiece vastu decorative items are also considered favourable home décor.

4. Vastu Products Include Flowing Water Features

Other than water bowls decorated with flowers and floating candles, Vastu showpieces for interior décor also include small water features with flowing water. Small water fountains or architectural waterfalls placed inside to home or in the garden/balcony areas is not only soothing to the senses but also invites prosperity into the house according to Vastu.

How can Beautiful Homes Help you with Creating Vastu Perfect Decoration for your Home?

The guidelines for vastu compliant architecture and vastu decoration for home can be quite wide ranging, even confusing sometimes. If you are unsure about south wall decoration according to Vastu and Vastu items for home, reach out to the Beautiful Homes Service by Asian Paints. The panel of experts will help guide the design process to craft a home that brings in positive vibes, is completely Vastu compliant and yet feels like an extension of you. They will work out every detail to make the process of home interior design easy, enjoyable and hassle-free. You will get the benefit of a panel of designers, seasoned contractors as well as a dedicated project manager to work out each step of the way. You can also peruse the Beautiful Homes online shop or retail stores in various cities for an exceptional range of furniture, lighting, home décor, accessories and wallpapers for home.