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 ...

If you’ve ever tried to paint a ceiling yourself, you’ll know why they so often go undecorated. Gravity doesn’t make it an easy job. Even Michelangelo felt that painting a ceiling was pure physical ...

In the South, people debate their favorite sky blue paint color for porch ceilings as they do their favorite biscuit recipe. "It's all about bringing the outside in," said Richmond, Va., designer ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - 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) ...

Across the South, a unique tradition hangs overhead: sky-blue porch ceilings. Whether you’ve noticed them subtly softening the light above a historic wraparound veranda or brightening up a cozy ...

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've ever had the pleasure of sipping sweet tea on a sun-drenched wraparound porch down South, you might have looked up and found a colorful surprise. Porch ceilings in the American South (and ...