Porches attract mosquitoes, moths, and wasps. We decided to investigate which porch ceiling paints could be attracting bugs, ...

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’s not ...

Light blue paints for porch ceilings are now marketed as haint blue by paint companies Sherwin-Williams as well as Behr. One theory circulating is that light blue paint on porch ceilings mimics ...

The hues of the Southern porch ceiling originated in the 1800s in an attempt to ward off and confuse spirits. 'Haint Blue' was first used in Charleston and is associated with the Gullah Geechee ...

Haint Blue' Porch Ceilings Have a Tough History to Track ... "Haint Blue, a Traditional Paint Color with a Haunted History." Franklin Painting. 24 July 2012, https://www.franklinpainting.com ...

Because of this theory, many people, Gullah and beyond, paint their porch ceilings haint blue as a deterrent for bugs and spirits. The light blue hue also has a way of giving a home's outdoor space a ...

The color, known as "haint blue," was used by the ... The Farrow and Ball Lulworth Blue paint appears in various strengths for doors, shutters, porch ceilings, and outdoor furniture.

Don't rush out and paint your porch ceiling black or brown ... color with the sky and pass through the ceiling. Some Southerners swear that haint blue also repels wasps and keeps them from nesting ...

Because of this theory, many people, Gullah and beyond, paint their porch ceilings haint blue as a deterrent for bugs and spirits. The light blue hue also has a way of giving a home's outdoor ...