Looking to cut your energy costs and perhaps score a tax credit? Plenty of period-friendly windows and doors meet the new standards.

Whether the house is a Colonial or Romantic Revival variation, shutters help add a touch of elegance while enhancing color (or contrast) to the exterior.

Nothing beats a wooden screen door for old-fashioned appeal.

Discover the various door styles commonly used in early American architecture.

Windows evolved through time to help define the houses they accompany.

It's easy to make mistakes when adding shutters to a historic house. Here are 7 big ones to avoid.

Not every historic house had shutters, but many need them to look their best.

Whether restoring, renovating, or shopping for new old windows and doors, you will face both opportunities and challenges as you stand on the threshold of faithfulness to the past and judicious use of present technologies.

Outfit your Victorian, Colonial Revival, Arts & Crafts, or mid-century entry in style.

Keys to a compatible garage, with sources for period-appropriate doors.

Follow these 4 steps to keep a lock on energy savings.

See how one family swapped out newer windows for ones closer to the original look and feel.

Repair or replace? The ongoing tug-of-war has gotten more heated with renewed concern about energy use. Here are 8 guidelines to help you decide.

Finding a garage door that blends in with your house and enhances your curb appeal is all about playing the matching game.

Most doors and windows are sold on the basis of how they will look on the outside of the house. Manufacturers have stepped up their offerings in recent years, enticing prospective buyers with entry doors in dozens of wood species, and built-to-order windows in hundreds of stock and custom colors or wood tints. But how well do these products do when it comes to matching your interior décor, specifically existing casing and built-in elements like paneling?

For convincing new-old windows, every detail counts.

Today, millwork companies are opening up to the look of early 20th-century Arts & Crafts doors.

From the opening of the auto age, garage doors scored serious style points. Today, manufacturers offer a variety of period-perfect portals that evoke those eye-catching early designs.