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 ...

According to folklorists, the icons serve as talismans meant to bring good luck. For farmers, they also offered a form of ...

In the decade since property owners across Ohio allowed their barns to become canvases to celebrate the state’s bicentennial, some of those wall-size logos have faded, others have been repainted and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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?

A new mural in Perrysville honors Johnny Appleseed at a farm where he once stayed. The dedication is part of Ohio’s America ...

Do you remember seeing barns with the Mail Pouch logo painted on them? They were once quite popular. Several years ago, I connected up with Harley Warrick, a Mail Pouch painter, in fact, the last Mail ...

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 ...

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.

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to . There are three reasons we see so many red American barns. It's traditional, it's ...