Custom Bed Headboards for Mapusa.

Bedrooms in Mapusa flats are often tight, and the bed usually goes against one particular wall. If that is an outer wall in an older building, look at it first: damp patches are common there, and thick padding pressed against a damp wall will spoil. Fix the headboard to a dry inner wall, or hang it with a gap behind. A wall-mounted panel takes less depth than a bed with its own headboard, and can run wider to carry shelves. The dry inland air suits linen blends and velvet, but dust from the market roads settles on fabric, so choose one that vacuums easily and go light on deep buttoning.

• Small bedrooms in flats: a slim wall-fixed panel the width of the bed, with a shelf each side doing the job of tables.
• Old family houses: a padded panel cut to fit within the carved bed the family already has, so nothing is sawn or altered.
• Rooms on the busy roads: a smooth panelled design in a tight weave, which is quicker to dust than tufting.