READY TO RENOVATE: Meg Lousteau was already skilled at restoring neglected historic houses when she bought a deserted Creole cottage in Treme seven years ago. "I was working at (the Preservation ...

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?

Danny Killion, owner and operator of Weathered Wood, sands down a piece of wood in the basement of his shop on Tuesday in Troy. Danny Killion, owner and operator of Weathered Wood, is seen in his shop ...