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Does Ceiling Color Keep Away Bugs?

I went by Water’s Edge the other day – and snapped these pics.  The painter was doing the outside deck, and they chose a light blue for the deck’s ceiling.  The architect and builder said this discourages bugs from making nests up there.

Has anyone else heard of this?

Does this only work on Lake Martin?

By the way, the view from these homes for sale at Water’s Edge is absolutely stunning. The homes look for five or so miles over the Big Kowaliga section of Lake Martin.

I like the colors the picked for the outside of lot 1:

and lot 2:

Stay tuned for a chance to win a free weekend lake house rental at Lake Martin, courtesy of Water’s Edge!

The homes are almost ready, so if you are looking for a new home with huge views let me know!

More info:

Lot 1, Water’s Edge

Lot 2, Water’s Edge

Tags: for sale, home, Lake Martin, real estate, waterfront

This entry was posted on Sunday, July 18th, 2010 at 8:08 am and is filed under Buying Tips, Lake Martin. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

1. Alli said at July 19th, 2010 at 6:27 am

   I’ve heard of blue ceilings for porches not to keep away bugs but to keep away the spirits (oooooohhhhh). I don’t know why, my mom told me that. Also, it’s a Southern thing.

   Alli- Lake Martin visitor

2. John Coley said at July 20th, 2010 at 12:10 pm

   Alli – I guess it’s not just a Lake Martin thing, and you’re not the only one to comment about this spirits, apparently they deter haints in KY and SC, see my facebook fan page for these comments:
   http://www.facebook.com/LakeMartinVoice

3. chicago condos said at July 22nd, 2010 at 1:58 am

   Hi john, thanks for sharing those beautiful pics. It is wonderful to live in a place like that and I always longed for it. Nice sharing and keep posting.

4. Lynn said at January 17th, 2012 at 4:14 pm

   Hey John – our house in Orange Beach has light blue ceilings on the porches and we were also told that it kept bugs and spiders from building nests. Our house in Mobile has a brown porch ceiling. Guess which one has to be swept of cobwebs routinely – cool!

5. johncoley said at January 17th, 2012 at 4:23 pm

   Lynn, thanks! That is funny! Since I wrote this post, I have seen more ceilings like this. Whenever I comment about it, people go -> “yeah. You didn’t know that?” So I feel like a doofus for not knowing. But I do now!

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