TWOPAGES Linen Blend Pinch Pleat Cafe Curtains, Plum, 2 Panels

Cafe curtains are having their own revival — the half-window format keeps daylight while softening the view — and doing them in plum linen is the single most transformative item in this guide. The pinch-pleat header hangs in proper structured folds rather than the limp gather of cheap tiers, the linen blend filters light to a warm glow, and TWOPAGES will make them in fifteen sizes, so awkward cottage windows are covered. When the light comes through them in the late afternoon, the whole kitchen goes gently violet.

Good to know: They are made to order, so allow roughly a week before shipping — and clip rings are sold separately.

As featured in our guide Aubergine Kitchen Decor: Plum & Eggplant Accents for a Cozy Cottagecore Kitchen (2026).