An ancient Indian architectural and design philosophy, Vastu is finding new life on Long Island. The Sharmas, pictured here, cut a hole in the glass in the dining room of their Dix Hills home in order to build a door so that they could bring more prosperity to their lives. (They claim it worked.) And as Newsday writes, Gary Gopalani, and wife, Anjali, recently hired a Vastu consultant to make suggestions at their new home in the Hamlet Estates in Jericho. "The builders wouldn't let them make adjustments during construction, or visit the work site, although they were able to choose a plot with an east-facing entrance," writes Carol Polsky. Read more about their story here.
Newsday photo / Bill Davis