Think of a headboard in a Baga guest room as a wall protector first and a decoration second. Without one, the paint behind the bed is marked by sunscreen, wet hair and luggage well before the season ends. With one, staff wipe a panel and move on. That sets the specification. Leatherette or a tight synthetic weave, since salty, humid air from sea and creek makes cotton and velvet clammy. A plain rectangular or simply panelled shape, because it is easy to re-cover and to match across every room. A backing board sealed on both faces, fixed on spacers so air moves behind. Button tufting looks handsome on day one and gathers grime after.
- Hotel and guest-house bedrooms: plain wall-fixed panels in leatherette, identical in each room so one spare cover fits any.
- Creek-side rooms: headboards stood off the wall on spacers, with sealed backing boards, because that wall is the dampest.
- Suites and boutique rooms: a wider panelled headboard in a wipeable performance weave, with bedside switches set into it.
Baga is the northern end of the Calangute beach, where the Baga creek runs out to the sea below a wooded headland. It is the centre of North Goa's nightlife, crowded with beach shacks, clubs, restaurants and hotels.
Almost all demand here is commercial: hotels, guest houses, restaurants and bars. Restaurants want outdoor blinds and awnings to keep terraces open in the rain, and rooms need blackout and washable fabrics.
Baga has the sea in front and the creek behind, so it is humid, salty and breezy. Mosquitoes breed along the creek.