Home Décor Basics From House to KrisHna’s Home

A Home Rejuvenates the Body, Mind and Spirit

Home

Physical Safety, 5 senses are pleased

Emotional

Happy Relationships, Peace, Joy, Satisfaction of 5 senses

keeps one emotionally balanced

Spiritual Worship Krishna- 9 processes, Peaceful Place , Can soberly

think of Krishna

• Soft Natural Fabrics, Comfortable Seats, Rounded Smooth Edges Touch

• Fresh Flowers, Cleanliness, Clean with flower extracts, Good Prasadam, Fresh Air Smell

• Kirtan, Sounds of nature, Wind Chimes, No Traffic Sounds Hearing

• Good prasadam of four kinds, Fresh water and milk Tasting

• Deities, Live greenery, Sunlight, Pictures of Krishna, Colorful flowers, pillows, draped fabrics.

• Harmony of Layout Colors and Furniture , Vaastu Seeing

The Sense of Beauty!!

Why must our homes be beautiful?

• Because Krishna is present

• Pleasing atmosphere for family and guests

INSPIRATION FROM NATURE IN YOUR HOME DECOR

Why Nature?

Nature Heals

Nature Soothes

Nature Restores

Nature Connects

Why Nature?

Whatever we see around us has been

created by Lord Krishna

When we see that connection we remain inspired in spiritual life

7th,10th and 11th Chapter are about

meditation on Krishna through his opulence

Increases your meditation on Krishna

Watch Video: Patterns in Nature

Fractal Spiral Layers Lotuses

Peacocks Vines Cows Paisley( Mango)

Elephants Conch Sudarshana Gada

Can be expressed through

Marble Inlay Work

Embroidery, Cutwork,

Crochet

Wall and Floor

Painting

Fabric Painting and Block Prints

Upholstery and Drapes

Direct Depiction

of Krsna’s

Pastimes

Thus seeing each thing in the house becomes a meditation on Krishna.

While doing embroidery, fabric painting, block printing, rangoli one gets a chance to meditate on Krishna just like the Gopis!

More so when one does direct depiction of Krishna’s pastimes!

(5) alekhya -- art of painting

(8) pushpastarana -- art of making a

covering of flowers for a bed

(10) mani-bhumika-karma -- art of

making the groundwork of

jewels

(11) sayya-racana -- art of

covering the bed

(12) udaka-vadya -- art of

playing on music in water.

(13) udaka-ghata -- art of splashing with

water.

(14) citra-yoga -- art of practically applying an

admixture of colors

(15) malya-grathana-vikalpa -- art of designing a

preparation of wreaths.

(26) suci-vaya-karma -- art of

needleworks and weaving.

(27) sutra-krida -- art of playing with thread.

(35) tarku-karma -- art of

spinning by spindle.

(36) takshana -- art of carpentry.

(37) vastu-vidya -- art of

engineering.

(38) raupya-ratna-pariksha --

art of testing silver and jewels.

(39) dhatu-vada -- art of

metallurgy.

(40) mani-raga jnana -- art of tinging jewels.

(41) akara jnana -- art of

mineralogy.

(51) yantra-matrika -- art of

mechanics.

Some of the 64 arts mastered by Radharani and the Gopis involve the home arts we have discussed !

Make Your Homes Pleasing by making

beautiful motifs and patterns through various arts that

remind you of krishna

Thank You