Bedrooms are probably the most precious units in a flat or building. Hence the interiors of these rooms must be greatly taken care of. Vastu Shastra has a number of guiding principles that can bring peace, prosperity and harmony in these units. The following rules will be of great help.

The first step begins with the selection of the plot. Then the construction of the bedroom should be taken care of. In case the plot is big and spacious build the bedroom adjacent to the living room. Do not built the bedrooms in the northwest direction of the north side of the plot.

If the bedrooms are located in the north then these will receive morning sunrays to some extent.

If in the north side bedroom, you sleep with your head towards the east or the south, you can enjoy a sound sleep.

If there is a separate bedroom for the head of the family then it should be in the south-west corner of the west side. If there are more than one floor, the head of the family should have a bed room on the upper storey in the south-west corner of the west direction. Such rooms are also good for adult married children. But under no condition it should be a bed room of the younger children. There will be clashes and unnecessary quarrels in the house. A bedroom in the south direction is also acceptable.

For children a west side bedroom is the best. An eastern bedroom can also be used for unmarried children or for guests. But these are not suitable at all for newly wed couple.

If the bedroom is in the south-east direction of the main building, it results in unnecessary quarrels between the husband and the wife. Wasteful expenditure increases and one has to face one kind of trouble or the other.

The north-east is the direction of the deities. Therefore no bedroom should be constructed in this direction. Otherwise, one will face various calamities and diseases.

Bedrooms should be build exactly in the middle of the building.

The roofs should not be sloping. Moreover the shape of the room should not be pyramidal.

As far as the colours of walls are concerned people can choose from light rose, gray, dark blue, chocolate, dark green and others. White or yellow colored marble stones should not be used in the bedrooms. White marble is generally used for maintaining the austerity of the temple.

In the main south-west corner of the south-west side bed room, heavy articles should be kept. The bed in this room should be to the south or the west of the southwest corner of this room.

Sleeping with legs towards the east gives name, fame and prosperity. Sleeping with legs towards the west brings mental peace and can also instill a penchant for spiritualism; with legs toward the north, increases wealth and prosperity. However sleeping with legs towards the south must be avoided. There will be disturbed sleep, bad dreams and bad thoughts might crop up in the minds. Heaviness in the chest is felt sometimes. The reasoning behind this is that the south is known as the Yamasthan or the place of Yama. Mental sickness increases and there is a likelihood of reduction in the life span.

Some buildings do not get proper east-west and north-south directions. They get the corners only. In bed rooms of such buildings, for getting the proper direction, one should not put his or her bed in an oblique position.

The dressing table in the bed room should be kept in the east of the north direction. Reading and writing work should be done in the west or the east of the bed room.

Electric appliances, such as, TV, heater or others should be in the south-east corner of the bedrooms.

The wardrobe should be in the north-west or the south-west walls of the rooms.

The door of the bed room should be of one shutter as far as possible. It can be located in the east, the west or the north. small windows in the east and the north are also acceptable. Almirahs, showcases etc. should be in the south or the west walls. People can also have a mezzanine on this side.

The south west corner should never be kept vacant.

If bathroom, tub bath, toilet and changing room are to be attached to the bed room, they should be in the west or the north sides.

Avoid keeping safes in the bedrooms. In case they are placed here these should be kept in such a way that do not occupy the south-east, the north-east, the south-west and the northwest corners as well as the east and the north directions. But safes should not be kept towards the north in any room because it opens towards the south, leading to unnecessary expenditure and loss of wealth.