Haint blue

This is my favorite Haint Blue Ceiling porch color! If you don't know what haint blue is, keep reading to find out!

{Southern Tradition} How to Add Haint Blue Porch Ceiling - Southern State of Mind

Spend a weekend house-hunting in Charleston or strolling the streets of Savannah, and you'll likely notice that many of the houses have one thing in common: a sky-blue porch ceiling. While the practice is widespread across much of the South and even beyond, the tradition of painting porch ceilings light blue began with the Gullah Geechee communities of coastal South Carolina and Georgia.

If you’ve ever driven deep into Lowcountry – where the spanish moss practically drips off trees and sweet tea on the front porch is a past time, then you’ve probably seen a porch ceiling that was painted blue. Haint Blue. What’s a haint you ask? Well . . . A haint is more widely known ... Read More about The History of Haint Blue

Haint blue is a light blue color typically painted on porch ceilings, door frames, and window frames to protect a home from evil ghosts. Haint blue window frames and door frames are seen on this log cabin. Southern superstition originally from West African folklore associated with indigo dye. #haintblue #bluecolor #protectivecolor #haints #southerndesign #southernarchitecture #blueporchceiling #whyareporchceilingsblue #southernsuperstition

By Tim Bean Haint blue goes by many other names: pool blue, blue alure, atmospheric, rainwashed, or even Palladian blue (a nod to its use in Southern neoclassical design). All these commercial names rest under

The best haint blue paint colors for the perfect southern back porch - beautiful options from Sherwin Williams, Valspar, and more!

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