House Beautiful

House Beautiful
September 2009 cover of House Beautiful
EditorJoanna Saltz
Frequency10 per year
Total circulation
(June 2012)
835,005[1]
Founded1896
CompanyHearst Magazines
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.housebeautiful.com
ISSN0018-6422

House Beautiful is an interior decorating magazine that focuses on decorating and the domestic arts. First published in 1896,[2] it is currently published by the Hearst Corporation, who began publishing it in 1934. It is the oldest still-published magazine in what is known as the "shelter magazine" genre.[3]

The magazine was launched in the United Kingdom in the early 1950s, positioned for young 'home-makers.'[citation needed] It is still sold in the UK, where it has a circulation of 93,992.[4]

  1. ^ "eCirc for Consumer Magazines". Alliance for Audited Media. June 30, 2012. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  2. ^ "Top 10 Best Interior Design Magazines on USA". Home Design. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  3. ^ Hearst Press Room
  4. ^ "ABC Reports and Data Analysis: House Beautiful". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 30 March 2022. January to December 2021, average circulation per issue.