Vastu for a home is a system of orientation and spatial planning, not a decorating style.
Vastu for a home is a traditional Indian system of orientation and spatial planning, based on the five elements of earth, water, fire, air and space.
Most Vastu decisions for a home come back to a handful of directions, each linked to one of the five elements. Used as a guide rather than a rulebook.
How much of Vastu you can follow depends a great deal on the kind of home. This is the part that gets lost when Vastu for flats is treated the same as Vastu for an independent plot.
The worry most new homeowners carry is that a Vastu-friendly home has to look a certain way, heavy on symbols, mirrors and literal motifs.
A lot of Vastu turns out to be sound passive design wearing older language. The preference for light and openings in the north and east lines up with catching gentle morning sun while avoiding the harsh western afternoon.