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 ...

Have you ever been walking through a neighborhood—especially in the South—and looked up to see a porch ceiling painted a soft, sky-like blue? At first glance, it just seems like a pretty design choice ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve ever been to Charleston or Savannah, you may have noticed the very pretty light blue porch ceilings that are common in ...

Porches and Southern homes often go hand in hand, particularly if the house is older. They are places to take naps, relax, enjoy summer evenings and entertain guests. And if your house is 100 years ...

All over the South, but certainly in the Low Country of South Carolina and Georgia, you will find porch ceilings painted a soothing robin egg blue. Let me tell you a story about that. Former enslaved ...

When Rebecca Parlakian and Larry Giammo renovated their suburban 1940s farmhouse five years ago, they added a porch. To make the addition look and feel old, as if it had always been there, they ...