What started out as a Southern tradition, blue porch ceilings have become a trend across the country. “Haint” blue is a pale shade of blue that is traditionally used because of old beliefs. Today, a ...

If you have ever stepped up to someone's front door, especially in the south of the country, and noticed a wonderfully painted blue porch ceiling, you may wonder why they chose to make such a ...

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. "We painted the (porch) ceiling blue and the trim ...

It's more than just a decorative choice. Across the South, a unique tradition hangs overhead: sky-blue porch ceilings. Whether you've noticed them subtly softening the light above a historic ...