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Thomas Barrie

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

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

    The 50-room Shuna Castle sits at the northern tip of Shuna IslandFurther confirmation that private islands off the Atlantic coast of Scotland are the refuge of villainous millionaires, nature lovers, or both – this week a private island, Shuna, went up for sale for the first time in 80 years at an asking price of £5.5 million. Over 1,110 acres, rugged Shuna includes eight houses, a livestock farm, extensive grounds for shooting and stalking, a cornucopia of wildlife and, of course, a castle.

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

    A neat umbrella stand in the hallway of a 1930s flat by Daniel SlowikBoz GagovskiThe first space you enter in a house sets the tone for the rest of it, be it a cosy passageway or a high-ceilinged, airy entryway. Unfortunately, in many houses and flats this can also be an in-between, liminal space, and one which hasn’t been as consciously thought about as, say, a kitchen or a bedroom.

  • 3 weeks ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Thomas Barrie

    The George in RyeSussex sits in that perfect in-between realm of the countryside, rural enough to feel like a break from the big city – which for most visitors would normally be London – but not so remote as to be a pain to get to from the capital or elsewhere in the south of England.

  • 3 weeks ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Thomas Barrie

    All to often, a stunning project catches one’s eye, only for the detailed breakdown of its visual ingredients to reveal the usual to-die-for suspects – de Gournay wallpaper, Pierre Frey fabrics, ten-thousand-pound statement sofas – which put such design schemes out of reach for the average person. And while we love and cherish a super-high-end design concept done sympathetically, it can sometimes feel like excellent interiors are hard to come by without paying through the nose.

  • 3 weeks ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Thomas Barrie

    Studio Peake maintained the Arts & Crafts look of this Surrey house by housing the shelves in a rounded archway. Designed and created by 202 Design, these units are painted in a combination of Argile’s ‘Blanc de Meudon’ and Farrow & Ball’s ‘Suffield Green’.

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