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Contemporary Interior Design Mag & Home Decor
This collection features modern and stylish interior design mag titles that focus on current trends, decorating ideas, and general lifestyle content. These are essential home decor magazines for anyone seeking inspiration for their entire living space, including projects and tips for every room.
Country Life Magazine
About 1915-1941
1901-1927
1901-1917
New York
The magazine began in 1901 with a target audience rural America, but changed its focus to city dwellers looking for ideas on country living. It ceased publication in 1942.
Dwell
Dwell Magazine Website
2000-2011
2015-2016
U.S.: Dwell
“Dwell is the first and only magazine to explore both the interiors and the exteriors of modern home design in a stylish, yet accessible way. With focus on a new modernistic approach to home design that offers identity, creativity and harmony. ” – Publisher.
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Magazine Website
1885-1886 and 1922-1925 of British Edition Online Books Page
1885-1928 at HathiTrust
1885-1928 at Internet Archive (Black & White)
2015-2016 at Internet Archive
Holyoke, Mass
“Good Housekeeping Magazine presents a diverse blend of articles on life-management, beauty care, cooking, shopping, holiday planning, and interior design for the average woman or mother. Each issue features enticing recipes for daily cooking or special occasions alongside useful tips for eating healthy and maintaining a fit figure. You’ll also find ideas for creative craft projects, maximizing space with smart storage options, and upgrading your home décor on any budget. Whether you have a spouse, children, or pets, Good Housekeeping Magazine provides timeless advice on building strong relationships and creating a healthy, advantageous environment for your loved ones.”
House Beautiful Magazine
House Beautiful Magazine Website
about 1895-2017
1896-1934 at Internet Archive (Black & White)
Hearst Magazine Media
Bound volume dates appear to range from 1930 to about 2008. They are not in chronological order.
“House Beautiful is an interior decorating magazine that focuses on decorating and the domestic arts. First published in 1896, it is currently published by the Hearst Corporation.” – Wikipedia.
House & Garden Magazine
Vol 1 (1901) – Vol 52 (1927)
Appr. 1925-1990
2015
New York
The collection of modern issues at the last length unfortunately does not show the year of each issue. House & Garden is an American shelter periodical published by Condé Nast Publications that focuses on interior design, entertaining, and gardening.
Log Home Living
Log Home Living Magazine Website
1984-2011
U.S.: Active Interest Media
“Log Home Living Magazine is the comprehensive authority for planning, building and living the log home dream. Each issue showcases a range of beautiful homes, and conveys a wealth of practical information on construction, design, maintenance, trends and decor. Log Home Living is inspirational and fun- always providing outstanding information and encouragement.” – Publisher.
Style at Home Magazine Free
Style at Home Magazine Website
2015-2016
U.S.: Publisher
“Style at Home brings an exciting and stylish voice to the world of home decorating. The magazine offers readers advice on everything from design trends and decorating projects to renovation solutions and entertaining ideas.” – Publisher.
Miscellaneous House and Home Magazines
2015-2016
This Internet Archive collection contains over 500 issues of a wide variety of English-language magazines published in the U.S., UK, New Zealand, and possibly other countries. Some of the titles are also found on this Century Past webpage.
Luxe Interior Design and High-End Decor
This section is dedicated to focused home decor magazines that concentrate on specific rooms, styles (like flea market finds), or niche home types (like log and timber homes). It provides targeted interior design mag content for those planning a renovation or seeking very specific style inspiration.
Architectural Digest
Architectural Digest Magazine Website
2015-2019
1960s-2000s
Conde Nast, NY
Each image on this page opens an entire volume, with several months’ issues. Volume dates appear to range from the late 1960s to at least 2005. Unfortunately, many volumes are falsely labeled as 1925, so you need to open them to see the actual year.
Architectural Digest Magazine has the subtitle “the International design authority”. “Architectural Digest is a vibrant monthly celebration of international design talents, innovative homes and products, inspiring decorating ideas, culture, and travel. – Architectural Digest website.
Cosmopolitan Home Grand Rapids
Cosmopolitan Home Grand Rapids Magazine Website
2017 – Present
Grand Rapids, Michigan: Newview
“Cosmopolitan Home brings the area’s most beautiful spaces and talented home professionals to readers throughout West Michigan. Professional photography, award-winning design and insightful editorial help respected industry leaders share their talents and knowledge with a high-end group of consumers.” -Publisher
EST Magazine
EST Magazine Website
2011 – Present
Melbourne, Australia: EST Living
“Unforgettable spaces and inspired design. Est Magazine is a free Australian digital design magazine curating the best in global design, fashion, interiors and lifestyle. Est Magazine brings together the creative talents of photographers, designers, stylists, writers and trend spotters around the globe and curates them with an Australian twist.”
Perfect Homes International Magazines PDF
Perfect Homes International Magazine Website
2018 – Present
Malaga, Spain: ClearVision Media
“Perfect Homes Magazine is an inviting, informative and influential resource for those interested in real estate and property investments. Designed for those who enjoy the finer things in life this publication is the ultimate source of information for those looking to purchase exceptional properties from around the world.” – Publisher.
Kitchen, Bath, and Specific Home Decor Magazines
This section is dedicated to focused home decor magazines that concentrate on specific rooms, styles (like flea market finds), or niche home types (like log and timber homes). It provides targeted interior design mag content for those planning a renovation or seeking very specific style inspiration.
Timber Home Living Magazine
Timber Home Living Magazine Website
1991-2010
U.S.: Home Group
Timber Home Living is a sister publication to Log Home Living, which has an entry on this web page.
Historical and Period Interior Design Magazines
These archives are perfect for history enthusiasts, providing a window into past styles, house building, and domestic city life (referring to general domestic life from the previous page’s context). These are valuable interior design mag resources for those interested in restoring old homes or studying historical home decor magazines.
Aladdin Homes Catalogs
1914-1963
Bay City, Michigan: Aladdin Company
Catalogs for home-building kits from the 1910s, ’20s, ’30s, 1940, ’50s and early ’60s. These include illustrations of home models with floor plans, plus a description of their construction process and an explanation of how they are shipped and constructed.
Arts & Crafts Homes and the Revival
Arts & Crafts Homes and the Revival Magazine Website
2006-2011
Massachusetts: Cruz Bay
“Arts & Crafts Homes inspires those building, renovating, or furnishing a home in the Arts & Crafts spirit, and celebrates the revival of quality and craftsmanship. ” – Publisher.
Atomic Ranch
2008-2014
Oregon: Atomic Ranch
“Midcentury marvels”. Homes and furniture designed in the mid-20th century.
Early Homes Magazine
2004-2010
U.S.
“Early Homes is a biannual special edition that focuses on the period 1690—1850 and it’s revivals, including Colonial and Neoclassical design. Each issue contains lavish photos and plenty of product sources.” – Early Homes Magazine.
Old House Interiors Magazines
1994-2011
Massachusetts: Cruz Bay
“Articles focusing on styles, projects, and ideas for old house interiors & decorative accessories, including furnishings, painting, wallpaper, ceilings, lighting, floors, and rugs.”
Old House Journal
Magazine Website
1975-2011
U.S.
“The Original Restoration Magazine for people who are passionate about old houses to repair, rehabilitate, update, and decorate their homes; covering all classic American architectural styles, from the earliest Colonial-era buildings to grand Victorians of every variety to Arts & Crafts bungalows and mid-century ranches.”
Period Homes & Interiors
2015-2016
UK
“Beautiful interiors and clever ideas for homes with character and charm.”
Historic Women’s and Domestic Lifestyle Publications
This group features classic women’s journals and domestic publications that predate modern dedicated interior design mag titles. While they cover broader lifestyle topics, they contain significant content on home management, fashion, recipes, and decorating trends of their time, offering historical context for home decor magazines.
The Australian Women’s Weekly Magazine
Australian Women’s Weekly Magazine Website
1933-1968
Sydney – Bauer Media Group
Published since 1933, Australian Women’s Weekly was for many years, and is again in 2019, the most read magazine in Australia. The most popular feature in the magazine is the recipe collection. For many years another popular feature was a pull-out TV guide.
Country Homes & Interiors
2015-2016
UK: Country Homes & Interiors
“Houses, gardens, food, craft, lifestyle.”
Décor Magazine
2014 – 2018
Malaga, Spain: Simply Media
“Decor Magazine is where style lives! A design resource for those with a passion for creating beautiful surrounding. Designed for interior designers or home enthusiast, Decor Magazine is the go-to-guide for those who want to discover what is happening within the world of interiors.”
The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine
1853-1862
London; S.O. Beeton
“An Illustrated Journal, combining practical information, instruction, and amusement.”
The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine was launched by Samuel Beeton, husband of Mrs. Beeton, who was widely known in the 19th century for her books of household management. This changed the face of women’s magazines of the period, and can be claimed to have invented the popular women’s magazine.
Godey’s Lady’s Book
Vols 1-136 (1830-1898)
Philadelphia
This monthly was the most widely circulated magazine in the U.S. in the period before the Civil War despite being more expensive than other monthlies. Each issue contained poetry, articles and engravings created by prominent artists and writers. Also recipes submitted by readers, illustrations of current clothing fashions, crafts, family activities, games, and much else about daily life in 19th century America. A similar magazine, ‘Peterson’s, is also found on this webpage.
The Home-Maker: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine
Vol. 1. October 1888 – March 1889
NY: Home-Maker Pub. Co.
Mary Virginia Terhune (1830–1922), also known by her penname Marion Harland, was an American author who was prolific and bestselling in both fiction and non-fiction genres. Her book “Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery”, a cookbook and domestic guide for housewives, became a huge bestseller, eventually selling more than one million copies over several editions. -Wikipedia
Harland edited this magazine, which was apparently short-lived.
Ladies’ Home Journal
1884-2007
Philadelphia
The Ladies’ Home Journal first appeared in 1883, and in 1903 became the first American magazine to reach 1 million subscribers. It was the most popular American women’s magazine through the 1950s. In 2014 it ceased publication as a monthly.
McCall’s Magazine
1911-1961
U.S: McCall Corporation
“Was a monthly American women’s magazine, published by the McCall Corporation, that enjoyed great popularity through much of the 20th century, peaking at a readership of 8.4 million in the early 1960s.
Peterson’s Magazine
Vols 13 – 100 (1848-1891)
1842-1897 at Internet Archive (Black & White)
New York
The owners of the ‘Saturday Evening Post’ began publishing ‘The Ladies National Magazine’ in 1842 as a less expensive alternative to the popular magazine ‘Godey’s Lady’s Book’ (also on this webpage). The name was changed in 1855 to ‘Peterson’s Magazine’, and it continued under that title until 1892, ceasing publication in 1898.
Redbook Magazine Free
Redbook Magazine Website
1931-2012
1903-1961 at Internet Archive (Black & White)
U.S. – Hearst
Redbook was founded in 1903, soon becoming a popular women’s magazine specializing mainly in short fiction for women. Over the decades since it has changed editors and owners, as well as its focus, but remained a popular and respected magazine. It ceased print publication at the end of 2018.
Suburban Life; the Countryside Magazines
Jun 1905 Jan-Dec 1906 Jan-Jun 1907
Jul-Dec 1907 Jan-Jun 1908 Jul 1908-Jun 1909
Jul-Dec 1909 Jul-Dec 1910 Jan-Jun 1911
Jul-Dec 1911 Jan-Jun 1912 Jul-Dec 1912
Jan-Jun 1913 Jul-Dec 1913 Jan-Dec 1914
Jan-Dec 1915 Jan-Dec 1916
Harrisburg, PA
A popular lifestyle magazine at the beginning of the 20th century for affluent people who lived – or aspired to live – comfortably outside the city.
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