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

You’re walking the historic streets of Charleston, oohing and ahhing over the sprawling porches of the antebellum mansions, and then you see it the pale blue hue that graces ceilings above. It ...

On a cool summer night, sitting under a pale blue ceiling can help people feel as if the day is just a bit longer. In Ancient Rome, Aubert said, ...

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 ...

People are just realizing why Southerners paint their porch ceilings blue. By LAUREN ACTON-TAYLOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM. Published: 07:23 EDT, 1 June 2025 | Updated: 11:30 EDT, 1 June 2025 ...

Blue porch ceilings are a Southern tradition dating back 200 years or so, ... Light blue paints for porch ceilings are now marketed as haint blue by paint companies Sherwin-Williams as well as Behr.

While we have yet to find a scientific study supporting this theory, we're all for painting porch ceilings a pale sky blue. Read the original article on Southern Living. Show comments.

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 ...

Color schemes you can live with Making colors other than neutrals work together can be difficult for do-it-yourself decorators, but a new book by interior designer Alexandra Stoddard offers some ap… ...