Outdoor seating in Corlim gets dirty before it gets wet. Soot and dust from the estate and the passing lorries settle on anything left on a balcony, and ordinary cushion covers turn grey and then mouldy in the rains. Sunbrella acrylic copes with both: the dirt washes out with mild soap and water, the colour stays, and the cloth dries fast after a shower. It is water-repellent, so rain beads and runs off, but a soaked cushion still needs standing on edge. Pick mid-tones and textured weaves; white and pastel show marks soonest. Small balconies gain most, because the cushions can live outside for good.
- Balconies of modest flats: a bench cushion or two chair pads in a mid grey or brown, left out all year round.
- Row-house sit-outs facing the road: seat cushions with zip covers, washed with mild soap whenever dust dulls the colour.
- Break areas outside offices in the estate: bench pads in a dark textured acrylic, on quick-dry foam that drains after rain.
Corlim lies just east of Old Goa on the road to Ponda. It is known for its industrial estate and has grown into a residential area for people who work there and in Panjim, with housing colonies and apartment buildings.
Homes are mostly modest flats and row houses, with some staff housing. Offices and units in the industrial estate account for part of the work.
Corlim is inland. Industry and the Ponda road bring dust, and the low ground towards the river is humid.
