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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

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14 Prettiest Shades Of Haint Blue For Your Front Porch — Southern Living Haint Blue Front Door, Front Porch Southern, Colonial Porch, Porch Ceiling Lights, Haint Blue Porch Ceiling, Blue Porch Ceiling, Coastal South Carolina, Gullah Geechee, Southern Colonial

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.

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A log cabin with haint blue trim spotted in the wilds of Roswell, GA, along with instructions for how to make your own haint blue color for protection from ghosts. Haunt Blue, Color For Protection, African Folklore, Haint Blue Porch Ceiling, Blue Porch Ceiling, Blue Porch, Haint Blue, Southern Porches, Southern Architecture

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

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