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?

It's an iconic blast from Illinois' past, representing comfort in a rural setting that features a dairy barn and silo, a horse barn, a pioneer home and a one-room schoolhouse surrounded by acres of ...

Why do we paint barns red? -- Aram Balian, 8, Chevy Chase For starters, not all barns are red. West of Washington, for example, you will find many white barns, especially on dairy farms. In Southern ...