Room placement for an east facing house
These are the conventional Vastu placements most families ask for:
- Main entrance: on the east side, towards the north-east rather than the south-east.
- Living room: north-east or east, at the front.
- Kitchen: south-east, with the cook facing east. North-west is the usual alternative.
- Master bedroom: south-west, at the rear.
- Pooja room: north-east.
- Staircase: south, west or south-west.
- Toilets: west or north-west; never in the north-east or the centre.
- Centre: kept open or lightly used.
Sun and comfort
The east front gets soft morning light, so living rooms and verandahs at the front are pleasant through the day. The rear (west) wall takes the hottest afternoon sun. Keep west windows small, put sunshades or a jaali on them, and place wardrobes, stores or bathrooms along that wall as a buffer for the bedrooms.
Common mistakes
Entrance in the south-east corner. It often happens when the car porch takes the north-east. Plan the porch and the door together.
Following Vastu and ignoring light. A south-west master bedroom with only west windows gets hot and dark. Add a north or south window wherever you can.