For indoor ceilings, southern California interior designer Betsy Ginn recommends pushing past Christopher Dresser’s light blue ceiling and going as dark as you dare: “Everyone thinks a dark ...

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

Across the South, the tradition of painting ceilings blue is passed down from generation to generation. There are many stories and legends as to why, and it’s not just about keeping bugs at bay.

Haint blue is a pale shade of blue that is traditionally used to paint porch ceilings and under eaves.(Howard Garrett) About a decade ago we painted the ceilings of eaves and porches at home and ...

“Haint” blue is a pale shade of blue that is traditionally used because of old beliefs. Today, a variety of blue shades are used for porch ceilings, including aqua, periwinkle, and teal.

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 ...

There are a number of things that make painting a ceiling a pain in the neck.Standing on a ladder with your head tilted back isn’t comfortable. And since you’re usually brushing white paint ...

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.

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 Old porches often come with ...

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, ...

Add that barely perceptible few drops of the wall color into your white ceiling paint, or try a more obviously related (and bold) combo like a pale blue ceiling and navy walls.