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Manufacturer of adhesives, wood consolidants, and wood replacement compounds for structural and decorative restoration.
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Heartwood Fine Windows & Doors offers custom-made, high-quality wood windows and doors for classic homes
Buy the Right Shutters
A primer on real, old-fashioned, appropriate exterior shutters, suitable for old houses, includes weather-resistant options.
5 Ideas for Historical Home Window Treatments
Window treatments confer privacy while giving rooms a décor boost. Here’s our guide to the best window embellishments for old houses.
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New old house designers and architects reveal their top picks for authentic exterior building materials.
Exterior Fix-Ups
Head outside for three projects: sealing tarnished brass, fixing torn window screens, and installing functional shutters.
7 Shutter Mistakes You Don't Want to Make
It's easy to make mistakes when adding shutters to a historic house. Here are 7 big ones to avoid.
The Best Shutters for Old Houses
Not every historic house had shutters, but many need them to look their best.
How To Repair Deteriorated Shutters
Architecture is all about the details—Modernist architect Mies van der Rohe expressed this best with his famous statement that “God is in the details.” Shutters are inarguably one of a house’s most significant details; historically, they shielded delicate fabrics from the sun, protected fragile glass from inclement weather, and also offered security, privacy, and ventilation. Now merely window dressing, shutters are frequently misunderstood and installed as an afterthought.
How To Repair Sagging Shutters
If time and the elements have left your exterior shutters hanging loose, use this step-by-step repair to set them right again.
The Case for Interior Shutters
A fresh look at interior window shutters, with tips on how to get that historical look today.
How to Make Rivets for Shutters
When shutter rivets wear out, make new ones to repair an original hinge.
Shuttercraft
Family owned manufacturer of top quality red cedar, mahogany, basswood, poplar, and red oak shutters for interior and exterior, and providers of full painting services, a large selection of exterior hardware and endless cutout design.
Timberlane Inc.
Manufacturer of custom exterior shutters: more than 40 historically accurate, customizable styles; available in premium woods & our own maintenance-free Endurian, along with the large selection of period shutter hardware.
Vixen Hill
Vixen Hill exterior shutters are built to last using the finest quality western red cedar and traditional joinery. Styles include panels, louvers, board and batten, and Bahama shutters; custom designs available.
Atlantic Premium Shutters
Atlantic Premium Shutters are the ideal finishing touch for any home in which "off the shelf" just won't do.
Americana ShutterBlinds
Americana offers the entire Devenco line of high quality, custom-manufactured window coverings, including exterior wood shutters, Colonial Wooden Blinds, Georgian and Plantation movable-louver shutters and Raised panel shutters.
