Throughout the U.S., porches are often a favorite place while the weather is nice to sit and watch time and life go by. When sitting on the porch, it can seem as though life has taken on a slower ...

"It's all about bringing the outside in," says designer Suellen Gregory, who says she's seen them on front and back porches, screened-in porches, loggias and garden rooms. "My clients do ask for ...

But aside from the simple southern charm and replication of a clear blue sky, there's a long history of blue porch ceilings in the American South . . . and it's spooky enough to give you chills.

Learn why so many homeowners paint their porch ceilings this color "Haint" blue paint use originated with the Gullah people, African Americans in the Lowcountry region of the U.S. states of ...

Plus, the history of haint blue porches is just as fascinating as these porches are beautiful. Designer Roger Higgins of Nashville-based R. Higgins Interiors recommends "a pale blue that is subtle ...

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 ...

This Nov. 19, 2019 photo, shows a house on Sires Street featuring a blue door with a haint blue porch ceiling in Charleston, S.C. (Lauren Petracca/The Post And Courier via AP) more > ...

If you’ve ever taken a stroll through Savannah or Charleston, you’ve no doubt admired the beautiful homes and their welcoming porches. And if you looked really closely, you may have noticed that many ...