Curtains in Saligao | Custom Designs & Expert Installation

Tall windows under a wooden ceiling set the terms for curtains in Saligao. In the old houses the drop is long and the window usually has shutters and a deep sill, so the rod sits over the frame on the wall, never inside the recess, and its finish and finials are picked to go with the timber. Linen, cotton prints and silk all suit these rooms, and because the village is sheltered from sea wind there is no salt to spoil them. Humidity is the thing to respect. With wet fields all round through the monsoon, heavy curtains should have a lining that comes off for washing, and should hang a little clear of the wall.

• Halls of restored houses: full-length linen or cotton curtains on a wooden rod above the frame, in a colour taken from the woodwork.
• New villas built in the old style: wave-heading curtains on a ceiling track across wide doors, motorised where the span is too broad to pull.
• Bedrooms beside the fields: a detachable blackout lining behind a lighter face fabric, so both can be washed after the humid months.