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?

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 ...

Deciding on windows can be doubly fraught. Not only do they impact a home’s beauty and personality from the outside, but, as architect Kevin Clark points out, “Nothing has as much effect on an ...

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 ...

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 ...

Question: A decorative window shutter on a brick wall at my house blew off in a windstorm. It would be easy to reattach it, except that the holes left in the mortar by the former nails are now too ...

If you're a fan of the whole "rustic" look and you need a place to keep incoming mail and papers organized so they don't pile up on the countertop, this mail organizer will do the trick. It's made ...