Light Blue Front Porch Ceiling

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Light blue front porch ceiling. Homeowners choose to paint front porch ceilings blue from robin s egg and periwinkle to turquoise and teal. 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. These are the prettiest shades of haint blue for your porch. Reply to this comment lee june 18 2018 at 12 14 pm.
This color looks fabulous on a ceiling. Learned something today i knew why they used blue but never. Who doesn t want an inviting shade of blue on the front porch the tradition of painting porch ceilings light blue began with the gullah geechee communities of coastal south carolina and georgia the gullah geechee people who were descendants of central and west african slaves painted their doors windows frames shutters. Feb 9 2017 explore bbernarddesign s board painted porch ceilings on pinterest.
See more ideas about porch ceiling blue ceilings and blue porch ceiling. 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. My porch has just been painted and all of the porch ceilings will be blue. The front porch is almost finished and i love the blue ceiling.
Lay drop cloths on to protect the porch floor from splatter. Then it would be on all sides of the wood. Once just a southern tradition blue porch ceilings now appear all over the country. Mar 23 2020 blue or haint blue porch ceilings have become the preferred color for most porch lovers and has a rich history and colorful past.
Send text message. I used it on my front door which you will find more photos in my spring porch decorating ideas post. I grew up in kansas and our big front porch always had a light blue ceiling loved it. Blue porch ceilings are also quite prevalent along the east coast from boston to philadelphia and other historic cities where victorian and colonial homes abound.
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 10 of 11. Light blue all the way. Wythe blue by benjamin moore. If you are a fan of a more blue green tone for a porch ceiling look at wythe blue hc 143 by benjamin moore.
Sky blue ceilings were a popular color scheme for the victorians who preferred the colors of nature when painting their homes. See more ideas about blue porch ceiling porch ceiling and haint blue. Mustard yellow ochres browns olives terra cotta and the color blue were commonly used in exterior. Our home is over 100 years old and we thought that the blue ceilings would be perfect here.
Why didn t you prime them first. The front door will be red i like that contrast. Come and explore the history variety in blue shades and different applications for your blue porch ceiling. Reply to this comment laura janning june 18 2018 at 12 11 pm.