Williams's house — which his family still owns — is sleek and white, with a second-floor porch and a cool lanai, and is surrounded by giant ferns.
In addition, there is a bluestone patio with lanai and a porch swing off the living room.
The guest suites are connected to the main house by a lanai, a covered deck.
William Haines, a film actor turned interior designer who left the movie business after refusing to deny his homosexuality and who acquired a glittering clientele of Hollywood stars, created the Avalon chair and bench in 1950 for the lanai of the Sidney and Frances Brody House in Los Angeles.
The main house has ample outdoor living space: a rocking-chair porch, a terrace and a lanai.
A French door in the master bedroom opens to a lanai with a built-in barbecue and shade screen.
Although visible from the house, the 50-foot pool with its deck and lanai were placed about 10 feet lower in elevation than the house so the natural surroundings would not be obstructed.
THERE are homeowners in the tropics who pride themselves on their outdoor living spaces, and we'd be the last to disparage them for having the nerve to walk barefoot from kitchen to the lanai when the temperature dips as low as 68 degrees.
