The Surprising Truth About The Blue Shutters That You Find In The South

Published on 02/25/2021
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A Visual Trick

She added, “It depends how deep you want to go into the brain of an insect… but it’s not unlike how ladybugs will land on a white house. It’s a visual trick.” Other homeowners seem to believe in this as well. This is the reason some of them have painted the porch ceilings blue. But this is not exactly accurate for all of them. After all, they might simply b turning a blind eye to something else.

A Visual Trick

A Visual Trick

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Using Milk Paints

The truth is that blue paints on ceilings used to be “milk paints.” They usually added lye into the paint mix in the past! The lye was actually what kept the bugs at bay. Milk paints tend to deteriorate at some point in the future to add extra layers now and then. By doing so, they are ensuring that the shutters and ceilings still had enough lye in them.

Using Milk Paints

Using Milk Paints

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