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Practical install, measure and care guides

139 articles ·Updated July 2026
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How-To

Practical install, measure and care guides

Jacquard Curtain Buying Guide (2026): Woven Motifs, Real Weights, and How to Pick From Lydia’s 9 Signature Patterns

Updated July 6, 2026 by Mara Levin
How-To
Jacquard Curtain Buying Guide

Six words separate people who buy the right jacquard curtain from people who buy the wrong one. Weave. Warp. Weft. Motif repeat. Gsm. Dye lot. Understand those and the decision…

Mara Levin
Mara LevinLinen Drapery Editor
Categories How-To

Silk Curtain Buying Guide (2026): Real Dupioni, Sheen Honesty, and How to Pick Selman

Updated July 6, 2026 by Theo Castellan
Silk
Silk Curtain Buying Guide

Four questions answer 90% of the silk curtain decision. Budget per panel, room exposure, header style, lining. Answer them once, and every product page in the Two Pages silk catalog…

Theo Castellan
Theo CastellanVelvet & Silk Editor
Categories How-To, Silk

Wool Curtain Buying Guide (2026): Real 100% Wool, Thermal Value, and How to Pick Karin

Updated July 6, 2026 by Theo Castellan
Wool
Wool Curtain Buying Guide

Renter, owner, first-home buyer, cold-climate transplant. Your answer changes what a wool curtain is actually worth to you, and it changes which of Two Pages’ three Karin formats belongs on…

Theo Castellan
Theo CastellanVelvet & Silk Editor
Categories How-To, Wool

Custom vs Ready-Made Curtains: The Honest 2026 Buying Guide

Updated July 21, 2026 by Mara Levin
How-To
Custom vs Ready-Made Curtains

Before you compare custom against ready-made, pin down six terms that most product pages assume you already know. Get these wrong and every comparison after reads like a foreign language.…

Mara Levin
Mara LevinLinen Drapery Editor
Categories How-To

Extra-Long Curtain Buying Guide (2026): How to Pick Panels for High Ceilings and Loft Windows

Updated July 21, 2026 by Mara Levin
How-To
Extra-Long Curtain Buying Guide

Here is the honest starting point. Four questions answer 90% of the extra-long curtain decision: how tall is the real drop from your rod to the floor, which header will…

Mara Levin
Mara LevinLinen Drapery Editor
Categories How-To

Cafe Curtain Buying Guide (2026): Kitchen, Bath & Beyond

Updated July 21, 2026 by Iris Quinn
Cafe Curtains
Café Curtain Buying Guide

Cafe curtains split buyers into four tribes. The rental fixer who cannot drill. The homeowner refreshing a tired kitchen. The design-forward statement seeker chasing a specific print. The natural-fiber loyalist…

Iris Quinn
Iris QuinnOutdoor & Café Curtain Editor
Categories Cafe Curtains, How-To

Velvet Curtain Buying Guide (2026): Polyester vs Cotton Velour, GSM, Header & Persona

Updated July 6, 2026 by Theo Castellan
Velvet
Velvet Curtain Buying Guide

Six words carry 80% of the velvet-curtain decision: pile, gsm, dye lot, header, lining, and memory training. Learn what those six mean and you can pick between a $89 Birkin…

Theo Castellan
Theo CastellanVelvet & Silk Editor
Categories How-To, Velvet

Linen Curtain Buying Guide (2026): Real Linen vs Blend, Matched to Your Room

Updated July 21, 2026 by Mara Levin
Linen
Linen Curtain Buying Guide

Four questions answer 90% of linen curtain decisions: real fiber or blend, which header, which lining, and which room. Everything else, colorway, hardware, memory training, is downstream noise until those…

Mara Levin
Mara LevinLinen Drapery Editor
Categories How-To, Linen

Cordless vs Corded Shades: Safety, Pros & Cons (2026 Buying Guide)

Updated July 6, 2026 by Owen Reyes
How-To
Cordless vs Corded Shades: Safety, Pros

Renter, first-time parent, or empty-nester? The right lift mechanism is not the same for all three. A cordless roman shade that makes sense in a nursery would be an overspend…

Owen Reyes
Owen ReyesShades & Blinds Editor
Categories How-To

Inside Mount vs Outside Mount: Which to Choose (2026)

Updated July 6, 2026 by Mara Levin
How-To
Inside Mount vs Outside Mount: Which

The decision between inside and outside mount takes about two minutes once six words are in the vocabulary. Before that, it takes three trips to the tape measure and one…

Mara Levin
Mara LevinLinen Drapery Editor
Categories How-To

Blackout vs Room Darkening Curtains (2026): The Real Difference Explained

Updated July 21, 2026 by Theo Castellan
Blackout
Blackout vs Room Darkening: Difference Explained

Retailers use blackout and room darkening interchangeably. The industry does not. A panel sold as “blackout” on Amazon can measure 55% shading under a lightmeter. A panel labeled “room darkening”…

Theo Castellan
Theo CastellanVelvet & Silk Editor
Categories Blackout, How-To

Motorized Shade Buying Guide (2026): Smart Picks That Match Your Budget and Home

Updated July 6, 2026 by Owen Reyes
Smart Shades
Motorized Shade Buying Guide

Renter, owner, or luxury retrofit? Three motorized shade paths, three different answers. Most buying guides pretend one collection fits every window, then bury the caveats in the footer. Your rental…

Owen Reyes
Owen ReyesShades & Blinds Editor
Categories How-To, Smart Shades
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