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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Best Japandi Window Treatments: 5 Picks by Room, 2026 Two Pages Buyer’s Guide

Best Japandi Window Treatments

What Actually Makes a Window Treatment Read Japandi? Here’s the deal with japandi. We screened 40 Two Pages collections against five japandi criteria: natural fibre content, low-sheen finish, warm-neutral palette discipline, hardware discretion, and drape architecture. Five made the cut. The rest either failed the palette test (too cool, too saturated) or the finish test … Read more

Best Sheer Curtains (2026): 5 Picks Across 5 Rooms Compared

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The 5-Buyer Map Sheer curtains live in a strange overlap: too important to skip, too quietly different to roundup on autopilot. Most “best sheer curtains” lists hand you the same five polyester voiles and call it a day. This one takes the opposite approach: five buyers, five rooms, five Two Pages picks, each one tuned … Read more

Best Noise-Reducing Curtains 2026: 5 Picks by Room

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Most “noise-reducing curtains” you’ll see in a Google image grid are thin polyester panels at 140 to 180 gsm, marketed with words like “soundproof” that no fabric on Earth can deliver. The pick that wins this 2026 roundup is Birkin Velvet Curtain Pleated from Two Pages, and it wins on the only acoustic variable that … Read more