Christian Ladd of Christian Ladd Interiors opts to paint ceilings, or what she calls the fifth wall, to add height and dimension to a room. "The same can be said for porch ceilings," she says.

Styles certainly come and go, but if this one ever really went away, it's back. Light blue paints for porch ceilings are now marketed as haint blue by paint companies Sherwin-Williams as well as Behr.

Tis the season for sweet tea and rocking chairs; happy hour cocktails and wicker chaise lounges. It's that time of year in the South when life moves outside—to the porch. And if your outdoor ...

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Learn why so many homeowners paint their porch ceilings this color "Haint" blue paint use originated with the Gullah people, African Americans in the Lowcountry region of the U.S. states of ...

Do US Southerners Paint Porch Ceilings Blue to Ward Off Ghosts? Using blue paint on Southern homes allegedly originated with the Gullah community, the descendants of enslaved Africans in the South.

The idea is that a blue ceiling looks like the sky, which doesn't seem like the place for a nest. While we have yet to find a scientific study supporting this theory, we're all for painting porch ...

The Gullah people would paint the woodwork around their windows and doorways to ward off the haints, Handal says. This painting practice spilled over onto porch ceilings, and the color came to be ...

If you've ever traveled down south to Georgia, Florida or South Carolina, you may have noticed a trend of light blue painted porch ceilings. While it's a stunning design choice that can make an ...

The Hobdy home in Natchez, Miss., uses a traditional blue on the porch ceiling, seen Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. Folklore says the color will not only keep insects away, but it also keeps away haints ...

Keeping the tradition of blue porch ceilings alive Abby and Tate Hobdy purchased an old house in Natchez and part of making it home was a fresh coat of blue paint on the porch ceiling. "We ...