If you’ve ever been to Charleston or Savannah, you may have noticed the very pretty light blue porch ceilings that are common in the area. Actually, blue porch ceilings are fairly common all across ...

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 ...

Have you ever passed a beautiful mansion or cozy cottage and wondered why the porch ceiling was painted blue? It’s a southern tradition based on folklore but many Alabamians claim its true purpose is ...

Porches and Southern homes often go hand in hand, particularly if the house is older. They are places to take naps, relax, enjoy summer evenings and entertain guests. And if your house is 100 years ...

In recent years, various media outlets have published commentary on a custom in some parts of the U.S. South in which homes have light blue paint on exteriors, particularly porch ceilings, eaves, ...

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 ...

About a decade ago we painted the ceilings of eaves and porches at home and at the office with a light color blue paint traditionally called "haint." I continue to be fascinated by how clean these ...

All over the South, but certainly in the Low Country of South Carolina and Georgia, you will find porch ceilings painted a soothing robin egg blue. Let me tell you a story about that. Former enslaved ...

More than 10 years ago, Anna Colborn-Knoll helped a friend move to Savannah. The Georgian, Federal and Regency styles of architecture were striking. But there was a subtle splash of color that ...

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 ...

In Richmond, Virginia, 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 designer Suellen ...