Curtains in Ponda: Bespoke Designs & Expert Installation

Ponda's weather is harder on a room than on the fabric. With no sea within reach there is nothing to rust a ring or stiffen a hem, but summer afternoons are hotter than they are by the sea, and the traffic through town lays a film of dust on everything near an open window. So the curtain here is built in layers: a closely woven face fabric, a blackout or thermal lining on windows facing west and south, and a washable sheer nearest the glass to take the dust first. Deeper colours and tight weaves look clean longer than pale open ones. In the large family living room, a double track lets the sheer stay drawn all day.

• Family living rooms: a heavy lined curtain over a washable sheer on a double track, in a mid or dark tone that hides road dust.
• Bedrooms of shift workers from the industrial estates: full blackout lining, with the curtain taken past the frame on both sides to block daylight.
• Pooja rooms: a short, light cotton or sheer curtain on a simple rod, kept well away from lamps and incense.