If you're looking to plus up your home's exterior, look no further than adding shutters to your windows for the decorative ...

Mahogany Taylor is a licensed contractor with more than 35 years of experience in construction and interior design. She started early as an apprentice in several trades and gained industry experience ...

Dear Jim: I want a strong window shutter for security and storms, but I don't want it to block my outdoor view. Is a rolling shutter strong enough and will it improve the efficiency of a large window?

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Shutters are a common sight across climates, from the warm regions of southern France to the chalets of the ...

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 ...

Windows to the left of us, windows to the right of us ... a blessing or a curse? I'd say a blessing. Let that sun shine in! But what if the sun is blinding at certain times of the day? Here are some ...

In some situations, curtains can weigh a room down, collect dust, and even make a room look cluttered. With that said, if you're looking for a simple, architectural alternative to curtains, you may ...

Editor -- In your response to Mary Lou Cranna on "finding the perfect window covering. . ." ("Dumping drapes on bay windows," July 4) you listed as a disadvantage the use of shutters as "the panels ...

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 ...

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 ...