"As a preservation contractor, I was constantly called in to fix mismatched windows and poor replacement shutters and I ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Professional designers have pinpointed these colors as ones to avoid on your exterior shutters. Some are too bright, others ...

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 ...