As Freeland Painting dryly notes, “If you have a porch ceiling painted Haint Blue and have noticed fewer insects as a result, please let us know!” Choosing the perfect haint blue color is a game.

According to southern traditions, "haint blue" is said to repel bugs (and supernatural spirits) from your home when added to your porch ceiling. To investigate this claim further, we tapped Dr ...

The hues of the Southern porch ceiling originated in the 1800s in an attempt to ward off and confuse spirits. 'Haint Blue' was first used in Charleston and is associated with the Gullah Geechee ...

Haint blue is more than just a soft pastel hue adorning Southern porch ceilings. It’s a spiritual holdover from African and Gullah Geechee traditions. According to Atlas Obscura, enslaved ...

Some Southerners swear that haint blue also repels wasps and keeps them from nesting around a porch ceiling. Even Sherwin-Williams has referenced this, though the company says it might have had ...

According to southern traditions, "haint blue" is said to repel bugs (and supernatural spirits) from your home when added to your porch ceiling. To investigate this claim further, we tapped Dr.