Old louvered shutters with peeling paint can shake things up for the better, too.

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Those in the know grab the spacious Eugenia Suites on the second floor, whose louvered windows overlook the palm-lined pool in the courtyard.

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Meanwhile, the curved ceiling of the main house captures the interplay of light refracted from the L-shaped pool, and the roof's louvered panels float above a wall of windows, perching on delicate wood columns as they shelter an outdoor patio.

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