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Adding Life to Your Living Room

Pallavi Chhelavda
June 6, 2026

Table of Contents

Paint One Wall
Potted Plants Help
Get Some Striking Art
A Few Vastu Pointers for Your Living Room

While the kitchen may be the most useful room in a house, the living room takes the prestigious crown of being the most used room. From watching Netflix to just hanging out, the room can be used for a bunch of different reasons.

This makes decorating living rooms such a challenge. Above all else, your living room should be lively and welcoming, so that when you receive guests they feel right at home. Here are a few tips on how you can add some flavor and personality to your living room!

Paint One Wall:

Gone are the days when every wall in the house had to be painted the same color (usually white). A simple way of adding life to your living room is by painting just one of the four walls. By doing so, you automatically make that wall stand out more than all others.

While some people mount their TV’s on this painted wall, it’s also perfectly acceptable for you to add your family photos on this particular wall so that the attention of your guests is drawn to it automatically.

While we’re on the topic of painting walls, Feng shui experts claim that light shades of blue and green attract positive energy and a sense of calm, while purple tones are linked to wealth and prosperity.

Potted Plants Help:

Nothing adds life to a room quite like Mother Nature! So if your living room feels a bit monotonous and dull, you can always spice things up by adding a cute little plant!

When it comes to choosing the plant to add to your living room, you’re almost spoiled for choices. You can always get beautiful flowers like African daisies if you want to add color, but nothing adds life more than the epipremnum aureum (money plant). Not only is it beautiful to look at, but it requires minimum maintenance and has many vastu benefits as well. You can read more about plants and other energy-affecting factors in our guide on how to make your home Vastu-compliant.

Get Some Striking Art:

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” – Thomas Merton

Nothing gets the senses tingling and the heartbeat going quite like art! Pictures and paintings have this uncanny property of making a statement and striking a chord despite being inanimate! Thus, when it comes to adding life to a living room, your safest bet is adding striking paintings. Broad, careless strokes of color on a blank canvas are bound to be a massive hit among your guests, and will do wonders as far as giving your living room some personality is concerned.

A Few Vastu Pointers for Your Living Room

Your decor choices matter, but so does the way your room is arranged. A few simple Vastu guidelines can make a big difference in how the energy flows through your living room.

Place your sofa or main seating along the south or west wall, so family members naturally face north or east while seated.
Avoid placing heavy furniture in the north-east corner, as this direction is linked to light and open energy and should be kept clear.
Keep the centre of your living room free of clutter or large furniture, as an open centre allows energy to move freely through the space.

If you want a full room-by-room Vastu check, our Vastu home consultant can help you plan the layout in detail.

That being said, you should be extremely careful when adding paintings as it’s very easy to go overboard. Too many paintings and pictures, or even art that contradicts itself can give off bad vibes and can become the hub of negative energy in your house!

We understand that adding life to a living room is no easy task. This is why it’s always a good idea to bring in an expert.

If you want to go further, a best Vastu consultant in USA can look at your specific space and give you a plan that fits. Contact us today or call us on 407-529-5714 to schedule your consultation.

Pallavi Chhelavda

Pallavi Chhelavda is a US-renowned Vastu Shastra and Feng Shui consultant with over 35 years of experience. As the founder of the Vastu Fengshui Research Institute and host of the popular TV show Vastu Living, she has helped thousands of individuals and corporations achieve success and harmony through energy-integrated design. She is the author of several books, including 101 Golden Fortune Steps and Vastu Vidya.

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