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.
368 articles 10 specialties

Best Curtains for Baby Boy Nursery 2026: 5 Blue-Anchor Picks

Best Curtains for Baby Boy Nursery

We screened 42 Two Pages colorways against four non-negotiable nursery-boy criteria: a 2026 boy-coded palette (slate blue, pale aqua, soft grey, white, or deep navy), a fabric at or above 250 gsm for real drape, a legitimate blackout path (either a coated fabric or a compatible lining), and a cordless-safe layout for crib-adjacent windows. Only … Read more

Bedroom Curtain Color Guide (2026): The 4 Decisions That Pick a Color That Still Reads Right at 9pm

Bedroom Curtain Color Guide

Six words decide a bedroom curtain color. Undertone. LRV. Blackout backer bleed. Sleep saturation cap. LED color shift. Dye lot drift. Skip any one of them and the panel that looked perfect in the configurator reads wrong at 9pm above your headboard. Here is the bedroom-locked framework: 4 decisions (wall tone, light exposure, blackout backer, … Read more

Best Luxury Bedroom Curtains 2026: 5 Picks by Fabric

Best Luxury Bedroom Curtains

The editor’s pick is Birkin Velvet Curtain Pleated from Two Pages, from $89 per panel in 37 colors, 300 gsm polyester velvet, OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified, cut to your window and hand-finished with a pinch-pleat header. Pair it with a blackout lining and it is the closest thing to a bedroom default the luxury tier … Read more