''Metropolitan Home'' is an interior design

magazine A magazine is a periodical literature, periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content (media), content forms. Magazines are generally fin ...

published by

Hearst Magazines Hearst Magazines is a division of Hearst Communications that oversees its magazine publishing business in the United States and abroad. Its headquarters are located at Hearst Tower in the Midtown Manhattan of New York City. It has an audience ...

. The magazine focuses on "high-end modern design and interiors, blended with intelligent reporting, to connect with a progressive reader mindset."

History and profile

The magazine was launched in 1974 as ''Apartment Life''. It focused primarily on urban lifestyles. In April 1981, the publisher rebranded it as ''Metropolitan Home''. ''Metropolitan Home'' was part of the

Meredith Corporation Meredith Corporation was an American media conglomerate based in Des Moines, Iowa, that owned newspapers, magazines, television stations, and websites. Its publications had a readership of more than 120 million and paid circulation of more than ...

until 1992 when it was acquired by Hachette Publications. The first issue under Hachette appeared in January 1993. The publisher reduced it from monthly to bi-monthly publication. Its annual Design 100 issue was their largest selling single issue. In 2009, Hachette decided to concentrate on its top

interior design Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. With a keen eye for detail and a Creativity, creative flair, an ...

magazine, ''

Elle Decor ''Elle'' (stylized in all caps) is a worldwide magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, and society and lifestyle. The title ''Elle'' means ''She'' in French. ''Elle'' is considered "one of the world's largest ...

'', and shut down ''Metropolitan Home''. The December 2009 issue of ''Metropolitan Home'' was the last issue published until 2016. In 2016, new owner Hearst began publishing ''Metropolitan Home''.

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* {{Authority control Bimonthly magazines published in the United States Lifestyle magazines published in the United States Monthly magazines published in the United States Design magazines Fashion magazines published in the United States Defunct magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1974 Magazines disestablished in 2009 Magazines published in New York City