Q: We’re finally moving to a warmer state and we’ve noticed a lot of the homes have a room called a lanai. What is a lanai and what can we use it for? A: Congratulations on the big move, and we ...

A lanai is similar to a porch, offering indoor-outdoor entertaining space, but often found on the back of a home. The name is derived from the Hawaiian island of Lanai, where this type of ...

Common in warm-weather states, the lanai originated in Hawaii and offers a covered outdoor entertaining space. Lanais may be common in warm-weather regions, such as Florida, but the covered outdoor ...