Looking for a quick project to liven up the front porch.
Porch roofs painted blue.
Some say that the color prevents wasps from building nests we.
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.
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.
It s all about bringing the outside in says designer suellen.
How about a little something blue.
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.
The light sky blues just were too light.
My roof is blue so we went with a darker blue.
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.
Lay drop cloths on to protect the porch floor from splatter.
Blue porch ceilings have been a long standing tradition in many parts of the country for centuries.
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.
In richmond people debate their favorite sky blue paint color for porch ceilings like they do their favorite biscuit recipe.