Custom Blinds in Arambol: Roller, Wooden & Monsoon Solutions

For a row of guest rooms behind Arambol beach, the plain chain-operated roller is hard to beat. It has few parts to break, its fabric wipes free of sand and salt, and when one is damaged it can be changed between bookings without touching the rest. Order every room in the same fabric and a few common widths if the windows allow, so spares are interchangeable. Sea air here rusts steel in a season: specify aluminium tubes and rails with plastic or stainless chains. Wooden and bamboo slats swell in the humidity and are a poor buy. Roll blinds up before rooms are closed for the monsoon, clear of any window that may leak.

• Guest-room windows: blackout rollers in one standard fabric across all rooms, on stainless brackets that stand rough use.
• Balconies and open cafe fronts: clear PVC blinds that drop against wind-blown rain and sand, and roll away on fine days.
• Rooms in family homes: a sunscreen roller for daytime privacy from passers-by, wiped down with a damp cloth.