At the Windows

Shutters & screens: timeless essentials.

1. SWINGING CEDAR

This maker of exterior millwork also builds screen doors in standard sizes or to your specifications. Made of Western red cedar, doors are available in widths 24" to 36", with or without a frame. Framed door with screen: $550 and up. ProWood Market, (800) 915-5110, prowoodmarket.com

2. QUICK-SHIP SHUTTERS

Made from PVC patterned to resemble wood, these historically accurate, louvered shutters arrive within 10 days, ready to assemble. They’re available from 3' to 10' tall. Shutters 84" high x 21" wide cost about $850 per pair. Aeratis, (888) 676-2683, aeratis.com

3. CRAFTSMAN ENTRY

One of many Arts & Crafts styles available, the 3610-H screen door features a toe-kick bottom panel and inset overlay muntins. Shown in mahogany, it also comes in oak, Douglas fir, cedar, and more. Interchangeable screens/storms and pet doors are options. As shown, $450. Coppa Woodworking, (310) 548-4142, coppawoodworking.com

4. UP IN A SNAP

Screen an open porch with Snapp Screen, a DIY-friendly system that installs to any frame or structure using ½ "-wide extrusion channels. In PVC or aluminum. All components and tools for a 12' x 12' porch (including shipping) runs $800 to $1,100. Connecticut Screen Works, (203) 626-5202, screenporch.com

5. TRULY OPERABLE

A Colonial Revival house is outfitted with authentic, movable-louver shutters on flat strap hinges. Each measures 67" high x 18" wide. Cost per pair in Western red cedar, primed, sanded, and painted: $760. Holdbacks and hinges: $60 per set. Shuttercraft, (203) 245-2608, shuttercraft.com