North or east wall, so you face north or east in the reflection — and never where it reflects the bed. The room-by-room rules, and what to do about a mirrored wardrobe you cannot move.
Underground tanks and borewells belong in the North-East. Overhead tanks belong in the South-West. The two rules point in opposite directions, and that is the whole idea.
Face East or North while you work — and put the desk in the South-West, so you are sitting in the heavy corner looking out across the light one.
South, West or South-West, turning clockwise as it climbs, with a step count that is odd and leaves a remainder of two — the staircase rules, and what to do when yours breaks them.
The North-East corner of the living room, a wall-hung shelf at chest height, and a wall that does not back onto plumbing — a mandir in a flat needs three decisions, not a spare room.
West and North-West are the settled quarters for a bathroom. Two quarters need care, the rest are workable — and none of it calls for demolition.
The South-West is the anchor quarter and the traditional master bedroom. If your room is somewhere else, the fix is weight and head position — not construction.
Vastu judges your sleeping direction by where your head points, not where the bed sits — which is why most bedrooms can be corrected by moving a pillow.
The South-East is the ideal kitchen direction in Vastu Shastra — and if yours sits elsewhere, there are specific non-structural remedies that work without demolition.
The exact compass degrees for the best main door directions according to Vastu — and practical, renter-friendly threshold remedies for any entrance.
