If you’ve ever tried to paint a ceiling yourself, you’ll know why they so often go undecorated. Gravity doesn’t make it an easy job. Even Michelangelo felt that painting a ceiling was pure physical ...

Scroll down to read listener-submitted porch stories. From periwinkle and turquoise to more mellow shades the color of the sky, the paint of choice for many porches across the country is blue. Is it ...

Across the South, a unique tradition hangs overhead: sky-blue porch ceilings. Whether you’ve noticed them subtly softening the light above a historic wraparound veranda or brightening up a cozy ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Tour guide Alphonso Brown knows one of Charleston’s most common design trends well, because he grew up with it in his childhood home in Rantowles. “We painted the (porch) ...

Choosing tile for your home once meant picking from a handful of pastel ceramic squares. Would it be dusty pink or dusty blue? If you were feeling bold, maybe mint green or pale yellow? Today, we’re ...

In Richmond, Virginia, people debate their favorite sky-blue paint color for porch ceilings as they do their favorite biscuit recipe. “It’s all about bringing the outside in,” said designer Suellen ...

If you've ever had the pleasure of sipping sweet tea on a sun-drenched wraparound porch down South, you might have looked up and found a colorful surprise. Porch ceilings in the American South (and ...