For a soft pop of color on your front porch woelfel suggests painting the ceiling in a simple shade of light gray blue such as gentle sea or light drizzle.
Best light blue paint color for porch ceiling.
This is from the charleston collection and the ceiling color is blue heron dcr 054.
Then choose from one of three main variants of blue historically used on porch ceilings in different regions.
This is why it is especially common to see this color in the historic homes of savannah and charleston.
I love the soft blue tone that mimics the sky and matches just about everything.
Mystical blue palladian blue crystal springs artic blue and polar sky.
The tradition of painting porch ceilings light blue began with the gullah geechee communities of coastal south carolina and georgia the.
Homeowners choose to paint front porch ceilings blue from robin s egg and periwinkle to turquoise and teal for various aesthetic and practical reasons.
Whether because we re superstitious or hoping to keep the wasps at bay we love to paint a porch ceiling blue.
A serene grayish blue provides a cooling note overhead on the ceiling she explains making it a perfect place to enjoy a morning cup of coffee navy blues.
Here we ve rounded up our favorite paint colors for porch ceilings.
Haint blue in general can be tricky because it will depend on several factors like the natural light on your porch the other colors present and the amount of greenery surrounding your house.
Some of the iterations that have been interpreted and used on porch ceilings over the centuries vary from the traditional vivacious turquoise to more subdued ice blue hues to shades that are equal parts blue and green.
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Haint blue popular in the south can refer to any pale blue green such as benjamin.
They used the light blue paint to symbolize water and prevent spirits from entering homes.
Sherwin williams waterscape sw 6470 is a dynamic perfectly soft but bright blue infused with hints of green.
Blue heron by duron.
Come and explore the history variety in blue shades and different applications for your blue porch ceiling.
There are lots of benjamin moore colors that are popular for ceilings.
In this photo of our screened in back porch i found the perfect color by duron which is a sherwin williams paint for our porch ceiling.
Porch ceilings in the south were painted haint blue to keep away these haunting spirits.