Sentences with word «haint»

The term "haint" is a regional colloquialism commonly used in the southern United States, particularly in areas surrounding the Appalachian Mountains. Full definition
I would paint the ceiling haint blue so it feels like summer year round.
Along with the superstition about haints, these touches are gentle reminders of the family's Southern origins.
For generations, Southerners have painted their porch ceilings a soft blue shade called haint blue because it makes ceilings appear higher and is rumored to deter wasps.
ALLISON JANAE HAMILTON, «Haints at Swamp II,» 2014 (C - print mounted on sintra / plexi).
On this Andrew Howard - designed porch at The Prairie by Rachel Ashwell in Round Top, TX, a perfect shade of haint blue (Yarmouth Blue by Benjamin Moore) sets a «Good Times Only» vibe.
Wondering... does anyone know where I can purchase «blue» (as in haint blue) laminate beadboard for a porch ceiling??
Mine is too bright (almost haint blue) and I hate it!
Some of the ceilings of the piazzas are painted in a colour called haint blue, a tradition originating with the local Gullah people, descendents of slaves who believed the colour would prevent ghosts from entering the house.
I meant to say «porch ceilings» when I wrote about «haint blue ceilings» above.
Painting porch ceilings «haint blue» became popular in the South, and if you're interested in the... [Read more...]
One night when he was 14, a «haint» (a Southern colloquialism for a ghost or apparition) tried to push him out his bedroom window.
One of the best chapters has Cha - Cha contacting each one to get their take on the haint; this is the first and only time we meet some of the siblings.
Prepare to have your breath taken away as you step back into the world of Cornish castles and haints, and one tormented man, in The Bride Finder by Susan Carroll.
Cha Cha isn't the only sibling that saw the «haint» when he was young, and he mentioned elderly relatives that knew what to do to get rid of «haints».
-- a haint, if you will?
«Earthquake bolts,» «piazzas,» «single houses,» and a popular shade known as «haint blue,» are about as common in Charleston real estate parlance as condos and semi-detached homes are in Canada.
«Earthquake bolts,» «piazzas,» «single houses,» and a popular shade known as «haint blue,» are common in Charleston real estate parlance.
Down here in SC, we love our «haint» blue ceilings too.
The blue is visually cooling in our HOT summer days, pleasing with the color of Southern winter skies, and a wonderful «ode» to «haint blue» ceilings which are used often in the South — and in the Caribbean (thinking of your Sweet P).
If you love the blue color, maybe paint the front porch ceiling with that same «haint blue» to give the house a real southern farmhouse feel?
Dual purpose... beauty and haint - deterring, all in one....
I have always wanted a big porch with a haint blue ceiling....
There is a story behind it, and you can read about the haint blue porch ceiling here.
Are you keeping the haint blue?
Love the haint blue ceiling!
My exterior project would be adding wood strips to our front porch ceiling and painting it haint blue!
Plus, it's a Southern tradition to paint your porch ceiling «haint» blue, and I love to carry that [color] throughout the home.
It is adorned with string lights hanging from stained beams and a haint blue ceiling.
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