Girl Talk on Sidechat | speaking of porches did you know down south a lot of us have blue ceilings? it’s called haint blue originally used by the Gullah Geechee people to ward off haints (restless spirits). nowadays it’s more commonly used for aesthetics. but it repels bugs too!

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Girl Talk 20w

speaking of porches did you know down south a lot of us have blue ceilings? it’s called haint blue originally used by the Gullah Geechee people to ward off haints (restless spirits). nowadays it’s more commonly used for aesthetics. but it repels bugs too!

252 upvotes, 12 comments. Sidechat image post by Anonymous in Girl Talk. "speaking of porches did you know down south a lot of us have blue ceilings? it’s called haint blue originally used by the Gullah Geechee people to ward off haints (restless spirits). nowadays it’s more commonly used for aesthetics. but it repels bugs too!"

Girl Talk 20w

okay i’ve been googling out of boredom patio vs deck vs porch and ik what makes a patio different from the others but i don’t really see a difference between decks and porches and now im confused

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Anonymous 20w

not fuckin slugs tho i had to pour old coffee grounds into the cracks of my patio (it’s just 4 concrete panels sitting next to each other lmao) to keep them bitches away cuz when it rains they all wanna come up under there and i HATE slugs

Anonymous 20w

i just asked my parents if they knew about haint blue when they painted ours and they just replied with “we are southern” so yeah they knew

Anonymous 20w

it’s so whimsical and fun omg i want this

Anonymous 20w

it’s pretty good at keeping wasp from building on my porch!

Anonymous 20w

omg that’s so cool

Anonymous 20w

That’s my porch!

Anonymous

OP 20w

the gullah people are from the coastal south and that is where i am! so makes lots of sense

Anonymous

#1 20w

huh

Anonymous

OP 20w

as a bug phobia girly I love these little hacks thank u for sharing pookie

Anonymous

#2 20w

(also as a spiritual girlie I love hearing the spiritual side so thank u I luv this post xo)

Anonymous

#3 20w

yes!! the only critters we get are birds hiding up in the corners to stay dry when it rains. no bugs

Anonymous

#2 20w

hell yeah!!