1 min readIn December 1896, Eugene Klapp and Henry Blodgett Harvey published the first issue of a new home magazine, The House Beautiful. “A little money spent with careful thought by people of keen artistic perception will achieve a result which is astonishing,” Harvey wrote in the opening story, “Successful Houses.”
Today, 130 years and thousands of issues later, House Beautiful still remains dedicated to creating “successful houses,” while also chronicling and defining the interior design trends that have shaped American homes across every decade. And believe it or not, many of those ideas still feel surprisingly fresh in the 21st century. (Case in point: “pattern drenching” appeared in the magazine as early as the 1960s.)
In honor of the brand’s anniversary, we spent weeks in the archives revisiting the most memorable spaces ever published across kitchens, living rooms, gardens, and beyond. From Jackie Kennedy Onassis’s 1971 New York apartment to a 1999 farmhouse that helped introduce French minimalism to a wider audience, these 130 iconic rooms below prove that the original House Beautiful founders were right: thoughtful design has always had the power to transform the way we live.
OUR 130 FAVORITE ROOMS
