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 ...

Shutter size is the most important thing to consider Shutters are primarily made of wood, composite material or vinyl They look best when hung as though they are going to be opened and closed Although ...

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Although glass and screens have eliminated the practical need for shutters, they’re still popular for decoration. “They add another layer of thoughtful detailing to a house,” says Ted Cleary, a ...

The original Kodak Extra rangefinder camera made its first appearance way back in 1941. Now, Kodak is evoking that classic camera with its new photography-oriented smartphone of the same name. The ...

Q: Can hurricane shutters remain closed when a home is unoccupied throughout the summer, even when there is not an active threat of a storm? (D.F., via e-mail) A: It depends on the local codes and ...

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 ...

We have featured a number of different cases for the iPhone here at Geeky Gadgets, which give your iPhone the look of a camera, and now this new one adds in some actual camera functions as well as ...

Those darn pests, taking advantage of us humans again. Regular readers of this column might rightly refer to this pest habit as being opportunistic. I might call it job security. Shutters are a ...