Each issue is approximately 150 pages long and contains many different sorts of advertisements. Some of these ads are related to architecture and its related fields of design, but many of them are ads for things like automobiles, cosmetics, and clothing companies. Approximately the last 10 to 15 pages of the magazine are a large cluster of advertisements for products ranging from tanning beds to rare china pieces. Like Architecture, the articles in House Beautiful feature many different accomplishments in the world of design. These feature and regular articles are written by a staff composed of departments such as Decorating, Architecture, Food and Entertaining, and Art, as well as other administrative units.
Articles feature designs by everyday people as well as professional architects and designers.
For me, the main attraction to House Beautiful is its emphasis on the fun side of design. The articles show creative and fun ways that people have redone their homes and gives ideas for ways others can redo their own. Articles in House Beautiful have also featured many different types of designs. For example, recent issues of this publication have discussed English landscapes in upstate New York, idiosyncrasies that decorate a 1920s house, the combination of Chinese tradition and Viennese Modernism, a new design for the Basque capital s Guggenheim Museum, and a home with sunny, wide open spaces. Each article emphasizes the creative and unique work everyday people have put into making their homes and the world around them suit their needs and personalities.