In a Porvorim flat the bedroom wall chooses itself, since only one is free of windows, wardrobe and door, and the headboard has to make the most of it. A wall-mounted panel wider than the bed, taking in both bedside positions, tidies the whole wall and saves the depth a framed bed would use. Bungalows and row houses have room for more: a full-width panelled headboard with reading lights and sockets, planned with the electrician before it is built. The plateau's bright light matters wherever the bed wall faces a large window. Sun reaches it for part of the day, so choose a fade-resistant cloth, or leatherette, over a dark velvet that will bleach in bands.
- Flats in the large complexes: a wall-mounted panelled headboard running past the bed on both sides, with small bedside shelves.
- Master bedrooms of bungalows in Alto Porvorim: a full-width headboard with lights and sockets built into the panel.
- Children's rooms in family homes: a low, wipeable leatherette headboard fixed to the wall, which takes knocks and pillow fights.
Porvorim sits on the plateau across the Mandovi from Panjim, along the highway to Mapusa. It has the state legislative assembly and secretariat, and has grown into the largest residential suburb in North Goa, with apartment complexes, bungalow colonies such as Defence Colony and Alto Porvorim, shops and schools.
Porvorim offers every kind of modern home: flats in large complexes, row houses and independent bungalows. Most are owner-occupied by working families. Large windows and sliding doors are standard, and many homes have a balcony that needs shade or rain protection.
The plateau is open and breezy. Upper floors get strong wind and driving rain in the monsoon, and laterite dust in the dry months. Homes along the highway have traffic noise.
Visiting Porvorim
Porvorim is about fifty minutes from the showroom, just across the Mandovi bridge. We measure free of charge and visit with Socorro, Sangolda and Penha de Franca.