Traditional farm - Earth.com

Come out into the countryside and farmhouses like this are everywhere. But instead of having a red-brick office block sitting in the backyard, they’ll likely have a red barn. You can picture it can’t you: a quaint little white house next to a red barn. Oh, and there will probably be a windmill there, too. How idyllic. But have you ever stopped to think why these barns are red? The answer is fascinating. Photo Credit: kjghcoastal2017/Instagram

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