Vaastu Shastra For Bathroom | Rest Rooms | Loo | Wash Room |

Vastu for Bathrooms | Toilets | Loo | Sophisticated Washroom/ Rest Rooms / Wash Rooms have come a long way from the tiny, dingy little cubicles that our ancestors rushed in and out of as fast as they could. Spending any thought or money on doing up these rooms was considered a sheer waste until very recently. The bathroom of today are different in quality and style-ranging from the practical to luxurious.

In some areas the bathroom is equipped with toilet, wash basin, bathtub and shower. In some areas the bathroom may not contain toilet facilities. In some orthodox families they may not likes to have toilets in their houses, so they may planned toilets out of their house plinth areas. It may be outside of the home but within compound premises. Actually this is good idea. But due to spacious place problem now we may not dream for such format constructions, particularly in cities it may not be possible for every body.

Every individual's idea of luxury differs as do the features they would like to include in their bathrooms. The possibilities are endless: His and Hers wash-basins, bidets, Jacuzzi with underwater lighting and adjustable slide jets with an option of water heated air or both, sauna, steam bath, whirlpool or a reading nook with bookshelves and two comfy chairs! Then there are bathrooms located in a secluded corner of the house beside a glass wall that brings the outdoors with in.

Whereas earlier the sink, WC and bathing area were placed just where they fitted in conveniently, often resulting in the users having to traipse the length of the room to wash their hands, today a lot of thought is given to the placement of each fixture in the bathroom.

Dressing walls in the bathroom is easier, as much material can be used. A simple look requires just a coat of paint or ceramic tiles. However, water as well as soap suds are bound to splash on the walls in the bathing area and if the material is not well-selected, it will leave ugly stains with the passage of the time. Lighting in the bathrooms give the whole space a well-lit look. Fluorescent tube lights are accepted as a rule, but a couple of bulbs fitted near the mirror would produce a clearer image.

The minimum fixtures in any bathroom are a WC or Western Commode, washbasin and shower/tap. But the tempting variety available today both in design and color offer different combinations. Bathrooms are been given much more attention, particularly in size The budget allocated for decoration of bathrooms has also increased substantially.

New and popular flooring options available today are more in terms of color than any change in material used. Italian marble and ceramic tiles still hold the market, but the changes seen are in the colors and the ways of laying them. Basic earth shades are being mixed and contrasted with bolder shades to draw attention to the floor. Walls can also sport the new look of plain, patterned, embossed or marbled ceramic tiles which are offset by printed borders.

A variety of WC's (Western Commode) are now available in different shapes, flushing styles and the capacity of the flush-which ranges from 5 to 7.5 liters. Wall mounted WCs Re available in two options: standard and concealed flushing apparatus.

Wash basins, with pedestals or fitted into a counter, come in a host of shapes- be it the standard one or the triangular shape that fits perfectly into a corner of the bathroom and avoids wastage of space.

Bathroom fixtures available in the market today have sleeker designs and come in a variety of power-coated colors of deep blue and vibrant red versus the chrome, black and ivory which were popular years ago. The designer taps may vary from a single tap to options like three tap hole basin mixers with pop-up systems and swivel spout mixers.

Acrylic bath-tubs are now available in many shapes- from standard rectangular to the more unusual triangular, D-shape and the rounded variety. Ready made acrylic bath trays, another new entrant, come in the standard size of 3'X 3' or 4'x 2.3' in a square or rectangular shape.

Luxury options like Jacuzzi (in some areas the Jacuzzi may also said like spa, whirlpool - your opinion requested to correct this words ) are popular with those who can afford the steep rise, while shower cabinets find very few takers in the market today. Jacuzzi made of acrylic and reinforced with fiber-glass are available in designs. Saunas are popular because they help the excess fat in the body to melt away.

Bathroom accessories are colour coordinated with the rest of the like the soap trays, bathroom shelves, towel rails, toilet-paper holders, hooks and toothbrush holder. Walk in wardrobes adjacent to the bathroom are also a common feature. A lot of stress is also laid on exhaust and fresh air fans. Soap dispensers may be at towards all directions but very very near to bath areas and another one may be near towards wash basin. Hand dryers may be very near to the door which was planned at benevolent position. 

The colour schemes popular today are contrasts between a basic earthy shade like a fawn, beige or black, with a bolder color like a deep maroon or forest green. If bathroom space permits, Jacuzzi and bath tubs find their way in.

Current lifestyles often demand that bathrooms offer extra facilities beyond the purely functional. Not only these some are mandatory in bathrooms like reading table, or a table very near to the WC, many residents reading news papers in toilets and keeping them on the table. Most of the homes in USA has Walking closet / WIC next to the bathroom. Due to the demand of residents architects are now doing modify many things to the toilets. Some are looking for storage, make-up table-cum-dresser, attire placements, washing machine or even a little nook used as a dressing space, we could find a bed or a dance floor in your private retreat next- depending, of course not in the toilet but next to the bedroom on the space available.

Vaastu is very prevalent here, and bathrooms are carefully planned accordingly- from where the WC is placed to the wall on which the mirror is hung. As many experiences said that the bigger and better planned the bathroom, the more prosperous residents will be.

The East portion of the house is best for constructing a bathroom. The morning rays of the Sun are believed to be extremely beneficial for health, hence proper windows (of course with due provision for privacy) should be provided in the bathroom. The slope of the bathroom floor should be towards North and east so water drains to the north-east side of the bathroom. Washing area can also be used at bathrooms (toilets), in some areas toilet is being called as latrines.

Here observe the toilet., there is shown max information in this bathroom/toilet. The bathtub came at Southwest corner, which is more weight, and toilet western commode came towards northwest and Gas Geyser came into Southeast corner and finally the wash basin came towards East side. This is more than enough in a bathroom. Exhaust fan is importantto this toilet. Better to place towards any way, as this is the air to go out. Better to place the exhaust fan towards Northwest as the first preference next best is southeast or south, west or North or East. Door showed at Northeast-north, or may be fit into northeast-east corner.

Now we are discussing some places where bathroom should not come :

Southwest is not the correct place for bathroom/toilet. So maximum avoid constructing the toilet at Southwest corner of your house. But generally the bedrooms came towards Southwest and recommended to construct the bedrooms towards Southwest, it is must to have the toilet. At that moment what we have to do. In that bedroom, don't plan the bathroom at Southwest corner. Hope you understood, anyway we are elaborating the deep levels for your kind information.

Southwest Bedroom and Toilet positions :

Have you observed that the bedroom came into southwest portion of the house and toilet is towards Southwest part of the bedroom, this is bad. It should not be placed like that. Except Southwest and Northeast corners you may plan the bathroom/ toilet at any other corner or place. But plan accordingly as per Vaasthu pandits recommendations.

Now the bathroom/toilet is at Northeast corner, is it right ?

Now the toilet is towards Northeast corner of the bedroom, which is not auspicious. Better to approach one vastu expert consultant and there after plan accordingly as per his recommendations to have peaceful life.

Is toilet is good at Northeast corner:

Here the toilet constructed towards Northeast corner, this is not good. Don't plan the toilet to be placed at this portion/location. Generally Northeast toilets are reflecting the negative results only. very rare of the rarest cases only they may be slightly providing the good results, but maximum areas these are not providing good results. FYI, here observe about NE toilet which a resident faces lots of troubles.