The Mysterious �Haint Blue Porch Ceilings
Presented by Anna Looper
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Origins of our Haint Blue
WoadBlueofEngland,Ireland,andScotlandInfluence.MoreofaFrenchBlue
IndigobluebroughtoverbyAfricanAmericansandtrade.AlsogrowninUSduringslaveyears.
ColonialAmericansusedbothofthesebluesandoFenmixedthem.
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Both Haint Blues have spiritual value
HaintBlueistowardoffrestlessspirits.Consideredevilormischievousspirits
• ItwasoriginallymixedinapitonthelocaKonofthestructuretobepainted.WoadandorIndigowerebothusedandcombinedatKmes.
• LimewasaddedandthusitrepelledinsectsbutisnolongerusedandthepainthasnoinsectrepellingproperKes.
• Haintswouldnotcrosswaterortheywoulddrown
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Braveheart Battle Blue • ScoNsh• WoadBlue
• MelGibson
• Braveheart
YoucanseethiswoadblueisveryFrenchCountry
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More of a woad blue ThisphotowastakeninnorthernVirginiasonotsurprisingitwouldhavemorewoadinfluence.
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Woad�Scotland�Ireland Glustum
IsaKsKnctoriaProtectedyoufromthespiritsandmanymenworeitintobaWle.Usedinmanyspiritualceremonies.
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Queen Elizabeth said no woad within a certain rage of her house because it smelled so bad when fermenting Wasn’thardtospotawoaddyer.Theirhandswereblue.ThewoadgrowersunitedagainsttheindigogrowersofAsiaasitwasadangertotheirlivelihood.ThuswoadblueismorethetradiKonalblueofcolonialAmericawithsomanyScoNsh,English,andIrishdescendants.TheSouthhasmoreAfricanAmericaninfluenceandisthesourceforIndigo.
The Hunt of the Unicorn was made using woad dye.
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Freeman Pottery in Seagrove, NC HaintBluecanbeanycolorcombinaKonofblueasitwasintrepretedbyaperson’stasteandwhatdyeswereonhand.Theymightbetryingtomatchacolortheymorepreferredorthecoloroftheskythatday.
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Asthedaygoeson,thisparKcularaquaHaintBluetakesondarkertones.Justastheskywouldbecomedarkerasthedaygrewtoanend.Somepeoplethoughtthatiftheirporchwasskyblue…..thatevilspiritswouldjustfloatonupandoutofthere.Butlegendis,thespiritscan’tcrosswater.
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Itlooksveryturquoisetomeinthisphoto.
Roses loving the Haint Blue on this day
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More a southern Haint Blue ThisdefinitelylooksliketheHaintBlueassociatedwitharKsiansandsomeoneexperiencedwithcolor.ThisliWlehousebelongstoaverytalentedpoWer.FreemanPoWery
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Cheery ManyoftheHaintBluesarefaintorveryFrenchbutthisisjustdownrightcheery.OntheporchatFreemanPoWery,SeagroveNC
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So, it depends on where your heritage lies as to what is the true haint blue for you. Wheredoyouhailfrom?InthispainKngfromJohannesVermeer,IbelieveheusedbothIndigoandwoad.AndyofthebluesinthispainKngwouldbeconsideredHaintBlue.WoadfromScotland,Ireland,EnglandandIndigofromAfrica,Asia,andlatergrownintheSouth.
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Sherwin and Williams Color Generator Visitthesiteandplaywiththegenerator.Othersiteshavesimilarprograms.Youcanorderpaintsamplesandtrythemoutonyourporchceiling.YoucantakeaphotoofanexisKngceilingthatyoulikeandgeneratethecoloronline.
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You can say a lot of dark blue EventhisisHaintBlue.Doyouthinkyou’dlikethis?VeryIndigo.
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Very faint Haint Blue Remindsmeofadrizzlyquietbluesky.Verycomplimentedbythegreens.
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Dave and Mary Morris Front-Porch-Ideas-and-More.com,MaryandDaveliveinTennesseeandownawebsiteaboutfrontporches.Sheallowedmetheuseofsomeofherphotoswhereyou’llseetheirlogo.ThisistheirpersonalhomewithaverycleanHaintBlue.TherockworkisfantasKcalso.
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Marylovesallshadesoftealandblue.ShehasusedthemcreaKvely.
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A clever shade of blue will change colors during the day Blueisoneofthehardestcolorsforcolorchallengedpeopletosee.TheymaynotdifferenKatebetweenshadesorhues.IcanseemanydifferentcolorsofblueonMary’sporchbuttheyblendsonicely.Front-Porch-Ideas-and-More.com
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Vincent Van Gough Hewroteofcobaltblue,"thereisnothingsobeauKfulforpuNngatmospherearoundthings."
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