There are three reasons we see so many red American barns. It’s traditional, it’s practical and the color looks good. Although a main reason to paint wooden buildings is for appearances, paint also ...

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 ...

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.

Why are so many barns red? Barns, like houses and other buildings, could be any color you choose, but red seems to be the dominant barn color. Before 1800, very few barns were painted. There was ...

It’s a constant whether you’re a corn husker or a cranberry bogger. It’s a staple for the road-tripper traversing the U.S. from East to West, North to South. It’s distinctively identical pretty much ...

Most people see a rustic, weathered old barn, its red coat faded by sun and wind, its paint chipped in a perfect mosaic of time and history, and they think, How beautiful. I look at the same barn and ...

This is the all-time most popular frequently asked questions at The Barn Journal, edited by Charles Leik. The publication's Web site, http: / /www.thebarnjournal.org /stories /story006 /, elaborates ...

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 ...

WOODVILLE - The Sandusky County Convention and Visitors Bureau is celebrating the latest stop on its Painted Barn Trail, as officials unveiled a tribute to NASA astronaut and hometown hero Tom ...