In richmond people debate their favorite sky blue paint color for porch ceilings like they do their favorite biscuit recipe.
Porch roofs painted blue.
Whether used to keep bugs away or to help visually extend daylight by matching the color of the sky colors like clear skies 2054 70 and arctic blue 2050 60 are popular choices.
We replaced the vinyl with pine beardboard and we painted it blue to match my front door which was always blue and the trim around my front windows.
Another version of the tradition explains that the haints were afraid of water and would therefore flee at the sight of the watery hue on the houses but if you re not one for believing in haints you may still want to paint your porch a nice light blue for a more practical reason.
Porch ceilings in the american south and parts of the northeast are almost always painted blue whether the rest of the home s exterior is white yellow pink or any other color of the.
The light sky blues just were too light.
My roof is blue so we went with a darker blue.
Blue porch ceilings have been a long standing tradition in many parts of the country for centuries.
Looking for a quick project to liven up the front porch.
The color should be close to that of the paint e g a white light gray or light blue primer for a haint blue porch ceiling.
Some say that the color prevents wasps from building nests we.
So the front porch is painted with americana blue which i believe is also a behr color.
It s all about bringing the outside in says designer suellen.
Lay drop cloths on to protect the porch floor from splatter.