Linen Drapery Editor

Mara Levin

Mara is the voice behind our linen drapery coverage. Her articles cover slub texture and weight, lining choices that decide whether a panel survives morning sun, pinch pleat and inverted box header behavior, and the price math behind every Liz Linen, Patti Linen and made-to-order panel before you commit. If you want to understand why a panel reads designer-grade in one room and synthetic in another, Mara's articles are where to start.
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Low-VOC & Low-Emission Curtains (2026): What to Look For

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Walk into a curtain aisle and six terms quietly decide whether the panel you bring home is safe for a nursery or slowly leaking formaldehyde into the air your kid breathes for ten hours a night. VOC. Off-gassing. Formaldehyde. OEKO-TEX Standard 100. GREENGUARD Gold. Low-emission. Master these and roughly 90% of the buying decision is … Read more

Two Pages Free Swatches: How to Order Up to 5 for $8.99

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Here is the direct answer. Two Pages charges $8.99 upfront for up to 5 fabric booklets, ships them USPS First Class to a US address in about a week, and credits the fee back as a discount on the first panel order over $50. The program is the cheapest sanity check available before a $300+ … Read more