W e were raised in a turn-of-the-century Spanish-style home built by our grandfather. A red clay-tile roof topped textured beige stuccoed walls, several archways and a column-enclosed front porch. The ...

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We were raised in a turn-of-the-century "Spanish Style" home that was built by our grandfather, Gaetano E. Seeno. A red clay-tile roof proudly topped heavily textured beige stuccoed walls spattered ...

We were raised in a turn-of-the-century "Spanish Style" home that was built by our grandfather, Gaetano E. Seeno whom we all affectionately referred to as Nano Tano — Nano is Sicilian for Grandfather.

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

We brothers grew up in our grandmother's house, a turn-of-the-century home with double-hung wood windows. Guess who was assigned the task of repairing and maintaining those contraptions? Even though ...

The double-hung wood windows in a relative’s house are jammed shut so tight that we can’t get them open to ventilate. Could moisture do this, and will they dry out so we can open them? Swelling of ...

Old windows have both historic character and durability that can't be matched in modern, factory-made models. (ELIOT KAMENITZ / THE TIMES PICAYUNE ARCHIVE) Questions about old wood-framed windows are ...