Q. This week: The question you answered last week about painting a house was in some ways, but not all, pertinent to what I'm going to do this summer - paint my barn. What should I use, latex or oil?

RACINE COUNTY - Usually when people think of quilts thoughts of warm bed coverings or folk art come to mind. But if Kathi Wilson has her way, the people of Racine County will view them differently.

Dad and I measure a good weekend by several factors: the time we spend together, the number of things we can check off of our to-do list and the quality of our Friday night dinner. We hit the trifecta ...

Beginning with the earliest American settlements and continuing into the 18th century, most barns weren't painted at all. Early American barn builders took sun exposure, temperature, moisture, wind, ...

Upon taking a barn quilt class at Rocori Senior Center in Cold Spring this fall, I became interested in the history of these decorative squares of wood on buildings that is gaining popularity in ...

Ever drove down the countryside and wondered why all the barns are painted red? The answer, like most things, lies in our history. New England settlers didn't have enough money to paint their farms.

When Scott Weber first started working for his dad in the painting business, there were plenty of barns needing attention in Walworth County. "We'd drive down a country road and we'd have work all ...

Take a road trip in the Midwest to see a homegrown art form that creatively combines aspects of Americana. Credit...Kevin Miyazaki for The New York Times Supported by By Jackie Snow Jim Leuenberger ...

LEXINGTON, Ala. (AP) - Imagine taking a three-month tour of the United States and being allowed to use the sides of old barns as a paint canvas. That’s what one woman from Australia is doing. The ...

BEAR POPLAR — When it’s completed, the community barn quilt being created square by square at West Rowan Farm, Home & Garden will be the size of a small apartment. The exact dimensions are 10 feet ...