Here are colorful homes, each with distinctly different looks, along with design tips other homeowners can incorporate into ...

The renovation of a 120-year-old home in Athens, featured in Southern Living emphasizes color and comfortable living.

If you've ever traveled down south to Georgia, Florida or South Carolina, you may have noticed a trend of light blue painted ...

Porch lounging is a classic Southern pastime, and a cozy, well-designed place to perch makes it all the more enjoyable (and makes a great first impression for guests). Whether you're just looking to ...

Southern porch ceilings painted “haint blue,” cobalt-blue bottles decorating crepe myrtles. Those “bottle trees,” Perry writes, originated in “the Kongo,” where shiny objects were ...

If you are unfamiliar, the ceilings of porch roofs were traditionally painted a shade of blue known as “haint” blue. This color was believed to mimic water, which would ward off ghosts who apparently ...