Custom Curtains in Vidya Nagar, Goa

The flats of Vidya Nagar were mostly built over the last thirty years to a familiar plan: windows of standard height, with a wardrobe or a child's study table pushed against the wall beside them. That is why curtains here are so often kept within the window recess, where they cannot catch on furniture. On the upper storeys of west-facing blocks, add a blackout or thermal lining, because the afternoon sun is strong and there is no sea breeze to cool the room. Salt is hardly present this far inland under the trees, so cotton prints and linen are safe choices, and rods need no special finish. The bungalows, with broader living-room windows, can carry fuller curtains to the floor.

• Children's study rooms: sill-length curtains inside the recess, clear of the desk, with a sheer so homework gets daylight without glare.
• West-facing upper-floor bedrooms: a lined blackout on a double track, with a sheer alongside it for the daytime.
• Bungalow living rooms on the internal roads: full-length linen or cotton curtains on a rod above the wider window, with a sheer behind.