For years, she had longed for a house on some land, but it wasn’t until she serendipitously found this parcel that she took the plunge.

Plus, the history of haint blue porches is just as fascinating as these porches are beautiful. Designer Roger Higgins of Nashville-based R. Higgins Interiors recommends "a pale blue that is subtle ...

It’s not a coincidence that so many porch ceilings are often painted blue in the South, and the history of why is even more fascinating.

The Best Shade Of Blue Paint for Porch Ceilings Like white paint, or pink, or gray, it can be hard to pick the one that's just right. Luckily, we see quite a few blue porches every day, and have ...

The Hobdy home in Natchez, Miss., uses a traditional blue on the porch ceiling, seen Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. Folklore says the color will not only keep insects away, but it also keeps away haints ...

HOUSTON – A charming Waller County estate with a renovated farmhouse and 221 acres of land is on the market for $7,250,000. The three-bedroom, four-bathroom home, built circa 1934, underwent a ...

Built in 2017 and updated in 2022, the 2,734-square-foot, two-story home comes with a metal roof, a wrap-around porch, a movie room, a garage with an extra apartment and two electric car chargers.

The color on porch ceilings has a name — haint blue. The word "haint" basically means evil spirit or haunt, and the color blue is intended to confuse any such specter.

Blue Heron Farm, the Martha’s Vineyard estate that the Obama family made into their de facto summer White House before architect Norman Foster bought and redid the property in 2011, has sold for $37 ...