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5 reasons why paintings and pictures should be selected with care since they have a strong influence on the vaastu of your house

Much of what we know today about ancient culture has been learned from ancient artwork. Philosophy and symbolism play a huge role in every culture. Every object in the house has its own energy and a strong influence on the people staying there. During Vaastu consultations, I have seen many houses that have paintings, which do not evoke positive feelings.

Many paintings connect you to your personal life and culture. Decorating a home with paintings and pictures is one of the best ways to brings life-supporting energies influencing finance, education, relationship, health, children as well as reputation.

Artwork adds an extra spark of elegance to your house while providing the vibrant energy you need to have a great day. Although painting preferences may vary from family to family, there are still some basic rules to be kept in mind while choosing one. Here are a few easy to follow suggestions, which will add to the harmony of your abode.

1 The northern sector of your house corresponds to money and finance. Ideally, paintings of a flowing river, waterfall or a fish in the north will help to channelize positive energy towards business and career. Feng shui experts advise golden fish, which is a strong symbol of prosperity, to improve the career as well as money luck. If you are not comfortable with a water picture, you can use the image of an endless road or path at north, which symbolizes more opportunities ahead.

2 According to Vaastu, northwest zone is dominated by wind element. This sector can be enhanced by paintings reflecting a wind element. Running bikes, racing cars, flying birds etc. can be effectively included as the theme. Those who are looking for an overseas job can use such paintings along with an image of the desired destination to improve career luck. People looking for overseas business can use pictures of foreign currencies or images of foreign destinations to improve travel luck.

3 Morning sun projecting ultra-violet rays is essential for health. It is the main source of vitamin D. Painting of rising sun can be displayed in the premises, which does not have access to morning sun rays. Avoid paintings of a sun with mountain, as a mountain at east is never recommended in eastern sector in Vaastu Shastra. Painting of green bamboo plant at the east wall is another ideal image, which is also recommended in feng shui practice. The bamboo plant stays evergreen in all four seasons, indicating your health to remain good throughout the year.

4 Fire, together with water, earth, wind, and space is one of the five known basic elements, which represent the substance of the world. According to Vastu Shastra, premises having missing fire element at southeast corner suffer from poor health and slow money turnover. Painting of beautiful candles symbolically serves you as an alternate source to fire element.

5 There are several ways to improve the relationship energy in your bedroom. Painting of hearts, birds, flowers, etc. in pairs, photographs of romantic holidays, happy couple photographs are highly recommended in the bedroom of a couple. Paintings in the children room, guest room, youngsters, etc should be placed with advice from a Vaastu expert.

Bottom line

Select a picture which inspires you. The artwork should invoke instant vibrant but comfortable energy once you look at the picture. Images can be used to shift, improve, correct and balance the energy in your personal and business environment.

This article written by Nitien Parmar published in DNA property on 05/07/2014

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Paintings & Pictures influencing Vastu of your House

Paintings & Pictures influencing Vastu of your house

Much of what we know today about ancient culture has been learned from ancient artwork. Philosophy and symbolism play a huge role in every culture. Every object in the house has its own energy has a strong influence on the people staying there. Paintings connect you to your personal life and culture. 

Decorating a home with paintings and pictures is one of the best ways to bring life-supporting energies influencing finance, education, relationship, health, children as well as reputation.

Artwork adds an extra spark of elegance to your house & provides you the vibrant energy that you need to have a great day. Although painting preferences may vary from home to home, there are still some basic rules to keep in mind while choosing a painting. 

Here's something fascinating: Professor Semir Zeki, a renowned neurobiologist at the University College of London, reveals that "When we gaze upon beauty, our brain's pleasure and reward centers light up with activity. Dopamine—that magical 'feel-good' neurotransmitter—floods through these areas. Essentially, these centers awaken with the same intensity we experience during moments of deep love and passionate desire."

Your subconscious is greatly influenced by your environment, which puts you in the mood to dream, relax and strengthen your imagination.

Let us share time-honored wisdom from Vastu Shastra (and even Feng Shui)—simple yet profound practices that will nurture harmony, peace, and positive energy throughout your beloved home.

Paintings in Living Room

How do you shape a living room that feels warm yet looks like a gallery? Many of us overlook how deeply the art in our home shapes the mood.

The pieces you choose greet every guest at the door and quietly honor your own story—your colors, memories, and dreams—through thoughtful paintings and soulful objects.

Wall art becomes the heart that breathes kindness and welcome into the room.

Recommended paintings for living room:-

Painting of deep path, Flowing river, rising sun, running horses, artificial window

Imagine a painting where water flows—river, waterfall, or a graceful fish—quietly guiding fresh, positive energy into your work and career. The movement reminds your space (and your heart) to keep moving forward.

Many Vastu & Feng Shui experts cherish the golden fish—whether a painting or sculpture—as a timeless symbol of prosperity. Its gentle glow invites growth, opens doors, and nurtures both career progress and money luck.

If you’re dreaming of a powerful career path, choose an image of an endless road. That open horizon whispers possibility—more chances, better ideas, and new beginnings waiting just ahead.

                                         

The gentle morning sun, with its healing light, deeply nourishes your well-being. It’s our most natural source of vitamin D. In spaces that miss the dawn, a rising-sun painting can invite that life-giving energy. Avoid images of the sun with a mountain—the mountain isn’t recommended in the solar zone, according to Vastu Shastra.

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Paintings for bedroom

A bedroom is where you slip away, safe from the world’s noise and weight. It’s your sanctuary, a quiet cocoon, and each room carries a spirit of its own—threads of color and memory that gently become part of you.

Want a retreat that melts stress the moment you enter? Start with soothing colours and intentional wall art. Choose harmony-and-love themes to calm the heart. Place a pair of Warli love paintings in the bedroom; their tender rhythm adds a soft, romantic glow to the space. They whisper togetherness and invite rest.

Green bamboo artwork is a beautiful choice, symbolizing resilience, renewal, and quiet strength. Evergreen through all seasons, it gently blesses your home with steady, year-round vitality and health. For the best results, place it with accurate magnetic-compass alignment. This imagery is especially supportive when the bedroom lies in the southeast zone.

Bamboo  symbolically indicates growth in all season

Fine art America offers a wide choice of Vastu paintings for people staying in the USA.  

The deer embodies quiet endurance, tender grace, and a life that flows long—an ageless symbol of longevity. Place its artwork in the health sector of your bedroom to gently invite strength, balance, and lasting well-being.

deer for good health
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Pine trees interact with human energy in a cleansing manner. Placing this in your health sector helps in removing negative energies from your surroundings and auric field. You can realign your home to get rid of negativity, by using positively recommended paintings.

                                       

Mountain painting in the southwest zone enhances the earth element. This is a good painting in the bedroom. It indicates strength, support, and stability.

There are several ways to improve the relationship energy in your bedroom. Painting of hearts, birds, flowers, etc. in a pair, photos of romantic holidays, happy couple photographs are highly recommended in the bedroom of a couple in a relationship zone.  Love, romance & harmony, you need more in life, then use beautiful loving painting recommended by experts.

Paintings in Kids' room

Kids are always developing and it's important to keep this in mind while designing their rooms.  Art helps in improving creativity through its many forms like painting or sculpture when displayed in kids' rooms. It encourages fine motor skills development in children as well as nerve development and problem-solving abilities.

Artwork which displays teamwork,  speed, and creativity is best suitable in children's rooms.

Artwork for kitchen

The kitchen is the heart of any home, and it's easy to see why. It provides a space for gathering with friends and family over delicious food. When choosing artwork for your walls in this important room in your house always consider what you love about food - whether that be eating or creating something new.

Fire, together with Water, Earth, Wind, and space is one of the five known basic Elements, which represent the substance of the world. According to Vastu Shastra, premises having missing fire activities at the fire element zone suffers from poor health and slow money turnover. Painting beautiful candles or lamp symbolically serves you as an alternate source to the fire element.

Business paintings

A fascinating new study examined how different types of workplace settings can affect employees' well-being during the workday--the result? A negative impact if there is no visual stimulus around them!

Art in the workplace can help to improve work productivity. A study of 500 employers found that companies with more artwork had higher revenues, lower absentee rates, and better company culture than those without any art on their walls. The presence of paintings or sculptures also made employees feel happier about themselves as well as being able to enjoy leisure time outside the office setting when they were not working which increased morale even further amongst them all too.

People looking for overseas or export business can use pictures of foreign currencies or the image of a foreign destination to improve travel luck. You can further enhance the energy of the painting by putting small copper pyramid chips (energy activator) behind the painting.

Recommended paintings for offices:-

Painting of overseas currency, endless paths, flowing rivers, tall buildings, etc.

My first billion- Symbol of wealth 

 Precautions & suggestions

• Paintings in the children's room, guest room, youngsters, etc should be placed with the advice of a Vastu expert. The wrong location of the painting can be harmful and invite unwanted problems. 
• The water element in the earth zone are harmful, fire pictures in the water zone (northern) is dangerous, and Dominating earth element painting in the water zone may put your all work on stay. 
• Select a picture that inspires you. The artwork should invoke instant vibrant but comfortable energy once you look at the picture. Pictures can be used to shift, improve, correct & balance the energy in your personal & business environment. 

During our Vastu consultation, we have seen many houses having paintings that do not evoke any positive feelings. We have recommended various paintings to our clients in India as well as abroad for their various issues related to relationships, career, health, travel, creativity & money.  They have experienced positive changes in their surrounding energy with recommended paintings.

FAQ on paintings

Q1: Are Vastu paintings necessary or just optional décor?
Vastu paintings are not mandatory, but they are a high-impact, low-effort remedy. If you're renting or can't renovate, paintings let you align room energy without breaking walls. In our  34-year experience, clients who pair structural Vastu with intentional art report faster, more noticeable shifts in ambience and behavior.

Q2: Which painting brings prosperity to the home?
Rising sun, blooming lotus, flowing rivers, and golden fields symbolize growth and abundance. Place them in the entrance, north wall, or northeast corner. Colors: yellow, gold, light green, orange. Avoid sinking ships, wilted flowers, or barren landscapes—they send the opposite signal.

Q3: Where should I avoid water and mountain motifs?
Water (rivers, oceans, waterfalls): Avoid in the south, southeast (fire zones), and directly behind your bed (creates restless energy). Best in north, east, northeast.
Mountains: Avoid in children's rooms (too heavy) and in front of your desk (blocks forward movement). Mountains are grounding—place them behind you (southwest, west) for support.

Q4: Can I keep religious art along with Vastu paintings?
Yes, absolutely. Place religious art in the pooja room, northeast, or east walls. Treat them with respect—avoid mixing sacred images with random décor on the same wall. If your living room has a Ganesha painting, let it be the hero—don't crowd it with unrelated themes.

Q5: Will Vastu paintings fix all my problems?
No. Vastu is a supportive environmental practice, not a magic cure. Paintings create daily visual cues that influence mood and behavior, but outcomes depend on many factors—relationships, health, career, effort, timing. Think of Vastu paintings as part of a holistic lifestyle, like eating well or exercising. They help, but they're not the only thing.

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Q6: Is there a difference between apartment and villa Vastu painting rules?
Core principles stay the same—directions, elements, themes. Villas offer more flexibility (outdoor walls, multiple entry points). Apartments need to work within fixed layouts, so focus on optimizing what you control: living room, bedroom, entrance wall, study corner. Small spaces benefit more from one impactful painting than multiple small ones.

Q7: Can I use digital art or printed posters, or must it be original?
High-quality prints work fine—the visual impact and theme matter more than the price tag. However, original art or limited-edition prints often carry more intentional energy because an artist poured focus into them. If budget allows, commission custom Vastu art from local painters—it personalizes your space and supports artisans.

 Want suggestions on which painting is suitable for your home, living room, bedroom, or children's room?

Nitien Parmar ( Vastu Shastra Consultant ), Mumbai

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