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The blue porch ceiling tradition Southerners never abandoned — and why they do it

For Southerners, the famous blue porch ceiling stems from a rich cultural history, though it also comes with some surprising ...
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Haint blue paint and Southern porches: Does it keep evil spirits away, and how did it start?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Porches and Southern homes often go hand in hand, particularly if the house is older. They are places to take naps, relax, enjoy ...
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The Best Blue Paint Colors For Porch Ceilings, According To Designers |

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Designer Roger Higgins of Nashville-based R. Higgins Interiors recommends "a pale blue that is subtle—never bold in coloration—so ...
Forbes

The Magical Quality Of Blue Porch Ceilings

What started out as a Southern tradition, blue porch ceilings have become a trend across the country. “Haint” blue is a pale shade of blue that is traditionally used because of old beliefs. Today, a ...
The Fayetteville Observer

Whether to ward off spirits, bugs or boredom, blue ceilings are a staple of the South

In the South, people debate their favorite sky blue paint color for porch ceilings as much as they do their favorite biscuit recipe. "It's all about bringing the outside in," said designer Suellen ...
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I painted the porch ceiling the wrong blue and it changed the whole look

A porch ceiling painted the wrong blue can shift a home’s entire personality, from welcoming to jarring, in a single afternoon. The wrong undertone or intensity does not just miss the charming haint ...
Washington Times

‘Haint blue’ porch ceilings have a tough history to track

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Tour guide Alphonso Brown knows one of Charleston’s most common design trends well, because he grew up with it in his childhood home in Rantowles. “We painted the (porch) ...
The Washington Post

It’s a Southern thing: Why so many porch ceilings are blue

In Richmond, people debate their favorite sky blue paint color for porch ceilings like they do their favorite biscuit recipe. "It's all about bringing the outside in," says designer Suellen Gregory, ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Blue porch ceilings scare off haints

Jesse Ellis Sr. knew how to elude haints. He would head for the swamp. "He always said when they were running from the haints if they could get across the water they'd be safe," said Brian Rodgers, ...
Charlotte Observer

Blue porch ceilings northward bound

When Rebecca Parlakian and Larry Giammo renovated their suburban 1940s farmhouse five years ago, they added a porch. To make the addition look and feel old, as if it had always been there, they ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Blue porch ceilings now heading north

In the South, people debate their favorite sky blue paint color for porch ceilings as they do their favorite biscuit recipe. "It's all about bringing the outside in," said Richmond, Va., designer ...