A shelter magazine is a periodical publication with an editorial focus on
interior design
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,
architecture
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, home furnishings, and often gardening.
The term is most often used in the U.S.
magazine
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publishing trade. The earliest example of this "chiefly N
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Oxford English Dictionary
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New York Times
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'' article published on July 3, 1946, in reference to ''
Your Own Home'', a "shelter magazine devoted to low-cost housing", which was reported to have gained a new advertising manager.
Examples of US shelter magazines
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Architectural Digest
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Better Homes and Gardens''
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Country Life in America
''Country Life in America'' was an American shelter magazine, first published in November 1901 as an illustrated monthly by Doubleday, Page & Company. Henry H. Saylor was the initial managing editor, and Robert M. McBride started his career at ...
'' (1901–1942)
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Country Living''
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The Craftsman''
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Desert Magazine''
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Domino
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Dwell''
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Elle Decor
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House Beautiful''
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House Method''
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House & Garden''
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Lonny''
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Martha Stewart Living
''Martha Stewart Living'' is a 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), ...
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Metropolitan Home''
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Midwest Living''
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Southern Living
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Alabama ...
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Sunset
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This Old House
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Traditional Home''
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Veranda''
''Shelter Magazine''
Shelter Magazine
' is also the title of a trade magazine for builders in the U.S.
Notes
Lifestyle magazines published in the United States
Magazines published in the United States
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