Choosing the right bedroom flooring

Choosing the right flooring for your bedroom can make a big difference in the decor of your personal retreat. Although you might not think of the floor as a focal point in your bedroom decorating, it does provide a foundation for everything that you do.

The traditional choice for bedroom flooring has always been carpet. And you can certainly carpet your bedroom if that's your preference. Carpet is very comfortable and you have the choice between throw rugs or wall-to-wall carpeting. But you're not limited to carpet any longer. There are a wide array of options available for bedroom flooring.

The best way to go about choosing the right flooring for your bedroom is to balance both looks and comfort. You should attempt to find flooring that is attractive, but at the same time useful. Special considerations you should keep in mind include the durability of your chosen bedroom flooring, the amount of maintenance required and your decorating budget.

Wood flooring is a classic bedroom choice. Hardwood floors tend to be emotionally warmer and more welcoming. You can find wood flooring in several different patterns and colors. Hardwood does add a lot of character to your bedroom, but it can be a little cold during the winter. This is easy to fix with some strategically placed throw rugs. You should keep in mind that true hardwood flooring has higher maintenance needs than artificial surfaces, and water is no friend to real wood.

Stone tile is an excellent choice for bedroom flooring, especially if you're looking for a natural substance. Stone provides an expensive look at an affordable price and gives your bedroom a spa-like feel. Maintenance is fairly light and stone tile stands up to a lot of abuse.

Bamboo is another natural flooring choice that has been especially popular in recent years. Surprisingly, bamboo is not wood, but is actually a form of grass. Bamboo is as strong as natural red oak flooring. Bamboo flooring is especially well-suited for changeable climates because it actually expands and contracts less than real wood. Bamboo is an eco-friendly choice as well, since bamboo grows more quickly and is more easily replenished after harvesting.

Marble bedroom flooring is a classic choice that provides a soothing and cooling look for your bedroom. Marble doesn't warm up quickly which makes it great for warm climates and not so good for colder areas. Marble resists stains, scratches and water.

Most designers' top choice for bedroom flooring is laminate. Laminate flooring provides the look and character of real wood flooring without the price or maintenance needs. In fact, laminate flooring is practically maintenance-free. It's highly durable, lasts for decades, and has no trouble resisting water, stains, or anything else you happen to spill on it.

Inside The House

The most important place in the house is the place of worship, the poojaghar. As far as possible the poojaghar should be in the north-east of the house. In the event of the house being too small to have an exclusive poojaghar, one can atleast have the place of worship in the north-eastern side. Place it in such a fashion that the deity would face the west while the one who performs the pooja would face east.
Photographs or images of two different deities should never be placed in front of each other. If the number of deities are more than one, they should be placed in one straight line.

1. Bedroom: The bedroom should be in the southern or the south-western part of the house & it should be arranged in such a way, that whoever sleeps there would have his head towards the south & his feet towards the north. On awaking up one should have ones sight set in the north, the abode of Lord Kubera, who showers prosperity.
   
   
2. Godown for grains & food materials: The family never faces shortage of food & grains if the north-western side of the house is spared for storing them. Metallic objects, not being used, can also be stored in this room. But since the south-west direction is supposed to be the abode of demons, the poojaghar should never be located in this direction. This room should have the minimum number of doors & windows & these should be as small as possible. This room should be dark-coloured & should never be used for auspicious ceremonies.
   
   
3. Sitting Room / Living Hall: The living room is an important part of the house. Hence it should be in the northern portion. Its door should open either to the north or the north-east. The furniture in this room should be placed in the southern & the western direction. It is always better to leave the northern part of this room open.
   
   
4. Bathroom: The bathroom in the house should be in the north, the east or the north-eastern direction. A bathroom in the north-east of the house brings in prosperity. If it is in the eastern-side, it ushers in physical well-being along with prosperity. A bathroom located in the south-east of the house is not good for the health of the lady of the house.
   
   
5. Toilet: The south-east is the ideal direction in which to have a toilet in the house. The west is also passable. But toilets should never be constructed in the north, the east or the north-eastern directions.
   
   
6. Kitchen: The kitchen should be located in the south-east of the house. Appliances like stoves should be kept in the south-eastern direction in the room. The arrangement should be such that the one who prepares food would have his /her face towards the east.
   
   
7. Dinning hall: The west of the house is ideally suited for the dining hall. While partaking the food one should sit facing the east. This arrangement makes everybody contended & peace prevails among family members.
   
   
8. Veranda: The eastern & northern sides are ideal for making verandas or balconies. They should be short compared to the height of other rooms of the house.
   
   
9. Wash Basin: Wash Basin should be either in the east or in the north. Due to such arrangement, one faces either east or north whenever the basin is used for different purposes like washing hands, face or shaving.

Important tips

1. The main entrance should be in the east or north but should be in line with the gate of the compound wall.
2. The wall of the house on the north-eastern side should have a minimum height.
3. If the wall of the house in the east is high, it stalls the entry of prosperity, the goddess Laxmi, into the house. Therefore, it should be kept low.
4. The southern side of the house should be as high & heavy as possible.
5. In any room of the house a beam or column should not cross the center.
6. The terrace or balcony in the house should be either in the east or the north.
7. A well, a pole or a temple should not exist in front of the main entrance of the house.
8. The slope of the house should be towards the east, the north or the north-east.
9. The main entrance of the house should not be in front of that, of the opposite house.
10. The upper storeys of the house should be constructed on the soutern or the western part.
11. Cupboards in the wall should be in the southern or the western direction of the house.

Auspicious & Inauspicious

A house without a roof or a ceiling, a door or window is considered to be inauspicious.

A house is stated to be inauspicious if a house warming ceremony or vastushanti is not performed.

A house with its entrance in the south is considered to be inauspicious.

A house is considered to be inauspicious if someone has committed suicide in it.

A house situated opposite a place of worship such as a temple or a mosque, is inauspicious.

A house with a cat kept as a pet in it is thought to bee inauspicious.

A house with a cow is auspicious.

It is inauspicious if one faces Agni, as in the stove, cooking gas cylinder & so on, immediately upon entering the house.

A toilet right in front of the house is inauspicious.

Sickness becomes the order of the day if any animal is killed on the land of the house.

If while digging the foundation of the house, water emerges, it is considered to be a bad omen.

A pole in front of the main entrance is considered to be inauspicious.