Interior Vastu: Furniture, Colors, Decor, and Elemental Balance
What this domain tests
Interior Vastu tests elemental balance inside a room: furniture weight, colour, decor, mirrors, plants, and the treatment of the centre. Questions often ask you to correct a room without demolition.
Core rules and concepts
- Elemental zones: earth in the southwest, water in the north and northeast, fire in the southeast and south, air in the northwest, and space at the centre. The centre should remain open.
- Colours: white, cream, and light blue in the northeast; green and white in the east; red and orange in the southeast; earth tones in the southwest; blue and white in the west; white and grey in the northwest; green and blue in the north.
- Furniture: heavy items in the south, southwest, and west; light items in the north and northeast. Beds should allow the head toward the south or east. Desks should face east or north. Mirrors should not face the bed or the main door.
- Decor: avoid cactus and thorny plants in the northeast; keep the centre clutter-free; use water features in the north or northeast; place electronic equipment in the southeast or south.
Worked example
A 20 ft by 15 ft living room has its main door on the east. Place the heavy sofa against the southwest wall facing northeast, the television on the southeast wall, an indoor plant in the northeast, and keep the centre clear. Do not place a mirror facing the main door. The reasoning is that heavy earth belongs in the southwest, fire and electronics in the southeast, and light water-related decor in the northeast.
Traps that cost marks
Do not place heavy furniture in the northeast or leave the southwest empty. Do not paint the northeast dark red or black. Do not put a mirror facing the bed. Do not fill the centre with a dining table or storage.