A bedroom in Cavelossim has damp on both flanks, and a headboard should not become a sponge for it. Mount the board a finger's width off the wall so air circulates, seal its timber backing on both faces, and avoid deep padding jammed against an outside wall. For the cover, leatherette or a tight synthetic weave is right; both wipe clean and neither holds moisture as cotton velvet does. Resort and apartment rooms add a second demand, since guests lean on the board daily: keep the shape plain and panelled, easy to re-cover, and the same in every room. Any metal fixings should be stainless, as salt reaches indoors here.
- Resort guest rooms: wall-hung panelled headboards in wipeable leatherette, one design throughout so that a re-cover matches.
- Sea-side holiday apartments: a synthetic-weave board on a sealed backing, held clear of the wall on stainless brackets.
- Bedrooms of river-side village houses: a slim headboard fixed to the bed, keeping padding off a wall that sweats in the rains.
Cavelossim lies on the narrow strip of land between the Sal river and the sea, south of Varca. The village has a white-sand beach, several large resorts, a river frontage with fishing boats, and a main street of shops and restaurants serving visitors.
Property here is dominated by resorts, hotels and holiday apartments, with village houses along the river side. Hospitality work is the larger share: guest-room curtains, restaurant blinds, and outdoor seating.
With the sea on one side and the river on the other, Cavelossim is humid all year and salty on the beach side. Fittings must be rust-proof and fabrics quick to dry.
Sea-facing homes
Fix a headboard a little off a sea-facing wall so air can move behind it, and choose a synthetic or leatherette cover that does not hold damp. Wooden backing boards should be sealed on both sides.
Riverside and backwater homes
In a damp room, avoid thick padding pressed hard against an outside wall. A wall-hung headboard with a gap behind it, in a cover that can be wiped, stays fresh.
Do you take hotel and resort work in Cavelossim?
Yes. We supply guest-room curtains, blinds, upholstery and outdoor cushions, and can fit room by room around bookings.
What do you recommend for a home between the river and the sea?
Aluminium tracks, stainless fixings and washable synthetic fabrics, with mosquito nets on windows facing the river.