Thomas Barrie

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Feature writer – @britishgq @_houseandgarden @VFLDN . Contributor – @sohohouse @KCRWPressPlay @TheFaceMagazine. Mook with dreams of knighthood

Articles

Anatomy of a Room: a Chelsea townhouse sitting room by Taylor & Turner

1 week ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Thomas Barrie

When the new owners of this Chelsea townhouse came into possession of it, they asked Harriette Cayzer and Anneke Gilkes of Taylor & Turner to soften it and bring out warmth in its interiors. It had been a very contemporary and spare space under the previous owners – beautiful and consciously designed, but not appropriate for the clients, who had a young family and wanted somewhere both to host and entertain, but also in which to escape from the bustle of the outside world.
Where does George Clooney live? Inside the star’s extensive portfolio of houses

1 week ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Thomas Barrie

George and Amal Clooney are perhaps the platonic ideal of a power couple: globetrotting superstars who only work to enhance each other’s spotless reputations, dropping in and out of film premieres and UN conventions alike with but a brief pause now and then to flog a Nespresso machine or two. Naturally, such a lifestyle demands (doesn’t it?) a half-dozen-plus stunning houses around the world, from the lush valleys of Lombardy to the hazy hills above Los Angeles.
The best films set in Paris

1 week ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Thomas Barrie

The Eiffel Tower, the Sacré-Coeur, the Seine, the Arc de Triomphe. Tourist hotspots of the city of love that are high on the list of any first-timer's itinerary. But along with the typical picture-postcard images of the endlessly popular French capital, are hidden corners, quiet neighbourhoods and stories from history that aren't shouted about in guidebooks.
The IKEA pieces interior designers come back to again and again

1 week ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Thomas Barrie

IKEA is something many of us become aware of even before we really show an interest in interior design – a place to run around between cheap beds and disembodied kitchens as children, or somewhere we picked out bargain pieces to furnish our student rooms or perhaps our very first flats. But it’s also a source of wildly useful, practical furniture elements that can enhance a house or flat without breaking the bank.
All the Chelsea Flower Show 2025 gardens to see in May

1 week ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Thomas Barrie

From 20-24 May, the great and the good of gardening will descent upon the grounds of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea to attend the 2025 edition of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Flower Show, the annual pinnacle of the horticultural calendar. As ever, there are several dozen model gardens exhibiting, each with a unique look and theme.
Where does Paul McCartney live? Inside his homes from St Johns Wood to the Hamptons

2 weeks ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Thomas Barrie

Paul McCartney on his 25th birthday at his house in St John's Wood. 18th June 1967. Mirrorpix/Getty ImagesSir Paul McCartney needs no introduction. You know the score and the story – Merseybeat, the Beatles, Linda and Wings and animal rights and solo records and, for a time, what felt like a performance of “Hey Jude” at every public event from the 2012 Olympics to the Royal Wedding. That’s Paul McCartney, national treasure.
47 thoughts I had while watching The White Lotus season three finale

2 weeks ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Thomas Barrie

It’s finally here. After dozens of Mai Tais, countless stolen Lorazepam tablets, a handful of freed snakes and one very intimate moment with Jason Isaacs, we arrived this evening at the end of our third stay at Mike White’s The White Lotus, and learned at last just who exactly decided to open fire at the Thai resort that has played host to the motley cast of billionaires, hangers-on and hapless staff for the last seven weeks. Going into the episode, the season had been… slightly mixed?
Forty-seven thoughts I had while watching The White Lotus season three finale

2 weeks ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Thomas Barrie

It’s finally here. After dozens of Mai Tais, countless stolen Lorazepam tablets, a handful of freed snakes and one very intimate moment with Jason Isaacs, we arrived this evening at the end of our third stay at Mike White’s The White Lotus, and learned at last just who exactly decided to open fire at the Thai resort that has played host to the motley cast of billionaires, hangers-on and hapless staff for the last seven weeks. Going into the episode, the season had been… slightly mixed?
A rare townhouse on one of Edinburgh's grandest terraces is up for sale - with interiors by Robert Kime

2 weeks ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Thomas Barrie

When a heavyweight of interior design dies, the chance of ever living in a house designed by them becomes that much smaller. However, lovers of the work of Robert Kime, who died in 2022, have been handed a golden opportunity to buy a stunning Georgian townhouse in Edinburgh which the designer himself devised during a glittering career which included redesigning Clarence House and Highgrove for the then Prince Charles.
All about tadelakt, the Moroccan plastering technique taking over our bathrooms

2 weeks ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Thomas Barrie

Simon BrownAny time you’ve been to stay in a high-end hotel or villa and marvelled at the smooth and seamless plaster under your feet, there’s a good chance what you were standing on was tadelakt. The traditional Moroccan plaster technique is well known for its waterproof qualities and has been historically used in bathrooms and hammans, both indoors and outdoors. But it also has a certain rusticity to it – a type of North African chic that belies its simplicity.