The living room gets full sun, and it has crown moldings, hardwood floors, plantation shutters and a bar area with multiple windows just off the kitchen.

All was in order in about 15 minutes, and my room, overlooking the pool, greeted me with upbeat chartreuse walls and late-afternoon sun streaming through white plantation shutters.

The plantation shutters in the kitchen were closed as well.

New Yorkers in the market for plantation shutters usually opt for 2 1/2-inch slats, though there are no rigid rules.

At the only window of his second-floor study, the wide louvers of the plantation shutters were ajar.

He put his glass on the desk and went to the window to stare out at the night between the slats of the plantation shutters.

The plantation shutters were folded away from the window, so he stayed a couple of steps from the glass.

Lightning flickered, visible through the cracks between the wide slats of the plantation shutters, and peals of thunder reverberated in the window glass.

This 1,800-square-foot house has Corian counters, plantation shutters, vaulted ceilings, ceiling fans, a covered patio and two bathrooms.