There's no denying the beauty of an old wooden window shutter, especially if it's an original piece from your home. In addition to being stylish, wooden shutters allow you to control how much light ...

Curb appeal is incredibly important to the overall look and value of a home. Give your house a charming cottage look with ...

Most off-the-shelf shutters are thin, fake, and purely cosmetic. Building modern shutters from scratch means controlling the design, the fit, and the finish. This project shows how simple construction ...

Dear Jerry: I never paid much attention to the shutters on our 1928 stucco home until the recent windstorm ripped five of them off! When we retrieved the shutters, I realized they were a thin plastic ...

Tom spent 20 years running his own contracting company, working as a building mechanic and operating as a carpenter. Now he creates solar, home security, moving and home warranty content content for ...

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a new shutter system for homes that allows the shutter to be easily attached and removed as needed," said an inventor, from Murfreesboro, ...

I went to France recently and noticed many homes had external window shutters that help block the sun. My home gets hot in the summer, and I've been considering air conditioning - but now I am ...

The mass production of housing that began in post-WWII American suburbs dramatically changed the architecture of residential housing from both a design and manufacturing perspective. Enabled by a ...

In 1979, Hurricane David skirted the South Florida coast before coming ashore in the Palm Beaches. In 1990, area residents braced themselves for the onslaught of Hurricane Hugo; it bypassed us but ...