Sunday, May 17, 2009

How to Get the right ART for your space.

Do you have a challenging space or need some design guidance ?
It’s all about the art for me lately. My time as an artist who is studying vastu and feng sui from last 6 years has greatly influenced my appreciation and love of art in relation to vastu effect. I am surrounded by amazingly beautiful original artwork every day and i interact with a lot of vastu experts. I love it! I’ve learned that art is a huge part of Vastu interior and no space is complete without it. I’ve also learned along the way that a lot of people are intimidated by choosing art and instead they are living with blank white walls! This has to stop, so I’ve put together a list of helpful tips on choosing art for all you white wall people out there (you know who you are!).
1. Choosing art should be an exciting and enjoyable experience. Don’t be intimidated, if you buy what you love you are making the right choice.
2. There is no right or wrong, pick pieces that draw you in and speak to you.
3. When placing the pieces you buy in your home, pay attention to scale and vastu rule. A large wall space needs a large piece of art or a grouping of two or more pieces. A small piece will get lost on a large wall. This works the other way also.And its very important that which painting should be placed in which room and in which direction
4. When choosing multiple pieces for one space, try to have a connecting element, either color or theme that ties them together. If you have multiple framed pieces, make sure the frames are similar, keep them all the same color for a unified look.It also have vastu effects .So one can place the right framing in perticular room and perticular direction to get right result.
5. Lastly, explore all of your available resources for purchasing art. There are so many resources today, whether you have thousands or hundreds of rupees/dollars to spend, it’s unbelievable! You can find really affordable and cool framed or canvas reproduction prints online or you can visit local galleries or retail stores that represent local and emerging artists for a mix of affordable and more expensive original art.Or else you can contact at info.vastuart@gmail.com for an advise.
Follow these simple tips and say goodbye to those white walls for good! It’s easier than you think, and if you’ve found art that you love, but still need help with the rest of the space, let the art inspire you! You can pull colors out of the artwork to create a color palette for your space and once you have that, everything else will be so much easier.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Guide to Decorating Your Home According To Vastu

Some rules should be followed while considering the decoration of the interiors of your house. Some rules and tips related to the same are as under:
Shoe Racks: The shoes and footwear should be placed in the south-west portion of the verandah or main hall only, and never in the bedroom. Shoes should never be placed in the north, south-east or east portion of the house.
Almirahs: Almirahs should be placed in the southwest of the room. If almirahs with valuables are to be kept, the best place for the same is in the southwest portion of the southwest room in the house. The almirahs with valuables and jewellery should open towards the north or east direction.
Beds: The beds should be placed more towards the southwest of the room but never in the southwest corner. One should sleep with head towards the south for sound sleep and better health.
Sofa Sets/Sitting: Sofa sets or chairs etc. should be kept in the south and west of the living room. The chairs should be so kept as for the owner of the house, or elder person in the house to face towards south or west direction while sitting.
Dining Table: Dining Table can be placed in the north west of the kitchen. The owners or elder person in the house should face towards the north or east while the guest should face south or west while eating.
Study Table: A study table can be placed in the southwest of the room and the person should face towards north or east while studying.
Mirrors: Mirrors should only be fixed on the north and east walls. No mirrors should be place/installed in study rooms and opposite to beds in the bedrooms.
Home Appliances: Heating appliances must be placed in the southeast of the room. Fridge should be placed in the northwest portion of the room. Television sets should never be placed in the southeast of the rooms.
Paint Colours: The kind of paint colours used in the house greatly effects the mood and general nature of the inmates. The psychology of the man can be disturbed is wrong type of colours are used. In entrance of the house, avoid red, black and gray colours, while using white, light blue and dark green colours are good.
Plants Within The House: According to Vastu, cactus or related plants should never be kept in the house. Plants with red flowers and bonsai of the trees are not allowed in the house. Avoid plants in the northeast corner of the house. Avoid pots along the north and east walls of the house.
Paintings and Statues: Vastu doesn't allow to use northeast corner of the house to hang paintings or any other thing, so as to keep the northeast clean and light. Paintings with scary marks and evil things should be avoided. Paintings depicting scenes of Ramayana and Mahabharata should be avoided; however, Vastu allows the use of other puranic paintings. Paintings of nude should be avoided. Paintings showing violence and abstract paintings with clashing colours should be avoided. Avoid keeping statues of gods in bedrooms. Vastu suggest paintings of nature scenes, prayer, and temples for good health and better living. Avoid keeping heavy statues in the northeast corner of the room. Never keep any stuffed animals in the house.
Fountains and Fish Tanks: Never keep fountains and fish tanks in bedroom and study.