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Thomas Houseago on Envisioning a Treehouse During Recovery and a Beach Walk With Leonardo DiCaprio

publication · 2026-10-10

While recovering from a breakdown, artist Thomas Houseago pictured a treehouse as a safe space to call home. He encountered a version of that vision while walking along the beach with Leonardo DiCaprio. The account appears in a Financial Times article headlined with Houseago's description of the house as "a rainbow after the storm."

Key facts

  • Thomas Houseago is the artist at the center of the story
  • Houseago was recovering from a breakdown
  • During recovery he visualised a treehouse as a safe space to call home
  • He found a version of it while walking along the beach
  • Leonardo DiCaprio was walking with him on the beach
  • Houseago described the house as "a rainbow after the storm"
  • The story was published by the Financial Times

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  • Financial Times

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