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?

The painting was discovered by the New York art dealer Allen Treibitz, who bought it at a summer barn sale in the Hamptons ..

The painter, textile designer, and entrepreneur typically rented a house in this low-key community near the north fork of Long Island for the summer season ... the new barn behind Dugan’s ...

She moved to Endeavor thinking it would be a base for her travel, but a house fire ... the art of barn quilts has added a touch of color to a dreary winter landscape for Back.

When she learned about painting barn quilts, it didnít take long to realize this could be a way. For the last 13 years, Hope and Joey have been restoring their 1927 house to its original design.

A Spanish Beauty, estimate £40,000 – £60,000, sold for £43,750 and Winter Landscape, estimate £5,000 – £7,000, made £5,625. Lionel Robinson, who bought the painting of his barn in 1914 ...