RUNG 1 | Regional Shelter Magazines
Highest acceptance rates. Editors actively seek emerging local designers. The audience is your actual buyer pool. A regional placement often has higher ROI for your local business than a national one.
Colorado Homes & Lifestyles
Print | 6 issues per year | Colorado
Colorado’s leading home design magazine for nearly 30 years. Covers architecture, interior and landscape design, decor, food, wine, and luxury real estate for upscale Colorado families. They publish their annual Home of the Year award and themed issues including a dedicated Kitchen Issue each fall. A strong fit for any Raw Urth project in Colorado.
Best for: Colorado-based residential projects across all styles, from mountain modern to urban contemporary. Kitchens, baths, and full home features. They actively seek local designers and emerging talent.
How to submit: Email editorial@chlml.com with subject line ‘Pitch for Colorado Homes & Lifestyles.’ Include a 1-2 paragraph synopsis, a completed entry form (available on their site), a signed homeowner release, and a Dropbox link with high-res images. Send one project per email, up to five projects total. Projects must be unpublished.
Submit: coloradohomesmag.com/getpublished
Insider tip: Their September/October issue is typically the Kitchen Issue, which is the strongest fit for projects featuring a Raw Urth hood. Deadlines run about 5 months ahead, so plan accordingly. If your project is not selected for print, they may still consider it for digital.
Mountain Living
Print | 8 issues per year | Rocky Mountain West
The Mountain West’s premier home design magazine, now approaching 50 years of publication. Covers Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, and the broader Rocky Mountain region. Known for their annual Home of the Year award and their ML List of Top Mountain Interior Designers.
Best for: Residential projects in the Rocky Mountain West. All styles and sizes, with a preference for homes that demonstrate a strong connection to their mountain setting. They require homeowner participation in an interview, though homeowners can remain anonymous.
How to submit: Email editorial submissions to editorial@mountainliving.com. Include a brief description with home size, location, distinctive details, and architect/designer contact information. Homeowners must sign a release form. The project must be located in the Rocky Mountain West and must not have been previously published.
Submit: mountainliving.com/Get-Published
Insider tip: Mountain Living editors give extra consideration to exceptional photography and styling. If you are submitting for their Home of the Year award, note that non-advertising firms pay a $400 entry fee while advertisers enter free. Projects published on your own website for marketing purposes are acceptable.
Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles
Print | Monthly | Atlanta and the Southeast
Atlanta’s only monthly home and garden magazine, published since 1983. A longtime champion of the Atlanta design community and increasingly influential across the broader Southeast. Known for their annual Southeastern Designer Showhouse.
Best for: Atlanta and Southeast residential projects. They look for a range of styles and are particularly responsive to projects with strong color, personality, and craftsmanship narratives.
How to submit: Email to editorial@buckheadcrownmedia.com a short description including all active design partners, the year the project was completed, and a link to a file-transfer site containing low-resolution images. Do not send high-resolution images unless specifically requested by the editor.
Submit: https://atlantahomesmag.com/editorial-submissions/
Insider tip: Send low-res scouting shots first and let them request the full take. This is one of the few regional magazines that publishes monthly, which means they need a steady pipeline of projects and are often more accessible than bi-monthlies.
New England Home
Print | 6 issues per year | New England
The premier shelter magazine for the six New England states. Covers high-end residential architecture and interior design with a focus on the region’s distinctive architectural heritage, from coastal shingle-style to modern farmhouse.
Best for: New England residential projects with strong architectural character. Renovations of historic homes, coastal projects, and kitchens with custom craftsmanship elements are strong fits.
How to submit: Email editorial submissions with project images, a brief description, and professionals that worked on the project to edit@nehomemag.com.
Submit: https://nehomemag.com/customer-service/
Insider tip: New England Home editors enjoy working with up-and-coming designers and projects do not need to come from a well-known firm.
Cottages & Gardens
Print | Monthly | Connecticut, Hamptons, New York City editions
A family of regional shelter magazines covering the most affluent design markets in the tri-state area. Connecticut Cottages & Gardens (CTC&G), Hamptons Cottages & Gardens (HC&G), and New York Cottages & Gardens (NYC&G) each have their own editorial staff and focus.
Best for: High-end residential projects in their specific geographic coverage areas. CTC&G leans traditional and transitional. HC&G covers coastal and resort-style. NYC&G covers urban luxury.
How to submit: Email submissions to the appropriate regional edition. Include project description, design team credits, and a link to images.
Submit: https://cottagesgardens.com/about-us/contact-us/ | Contact the specific regional edition’s editor
Insider tip: Pitch to the specific regional edition rather than going broad. The photography bar is high with this readership.
Western Home Journal
Print + Digital | Regional editions | Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Idaho
The premier luxury mountain home resource covering the northern Rocky Mountain states. Over 12 years as the mountain home architecture, construction, and design resource for this region.
Best for: High-end residential projects in Wyoming, Montana, Utah, and Idaho. Mountain modern, rustic contemporary, and western luxury projects with strong craftsmanship stories.
How to submit: Contact a Team member based in the state you are located in with Project Images and a short description. On their advertise page below the fill out form are direct emails to members in each state. Or you can send to editorial@westernhomejournal.com.
Submit: https://westernhomejournal.com/advertise/
Insider tip: Smaller but deeply engaged audience of mountain-home buyers and builders. A feature here reaches exactly the people who commission large mountain kitchens.
Aspire Design & Home
Print + Digital | Quarterly | National with regional sensibility
A luxury shelter magazine combining visual brilliance with storytelling. Covers architecture, interior design, home furnishings, art, culture, real estate, and travel. Each issue celebrates both world-renowned and emerging regional designers.
Best for: Luxury residential projects with strong visual appeal and a compelling story. Custom metalwork and artisan-made elements are a natural fit for their editorial voice.
How to submit: Email the suggested article title, publish ready copy, high res images and captions, hyperlinks for websites, photo credits to communications@aspiremetro.com. Keep everything in one email.
Submit: https://aspiremetro.com/editorial-submissions/
Insider tip: Aspire functions as a bridge between regional and national. Their editorial team is known for being responsive to well-crafted pitches from designers they have not worked with before.
RUNG 2 | Niche + Lifestyle Titles
Smaller circulation, often more focused on specific aesthetics or audiences. Pitch into specific themed issues, not generally. These publications bridge the gap between regional and national.
Luxe Interiors + Design (Regional Editions)
Print | Multiple issues per year | 14 regional editions across the US
The largest network of luxury shelter magazines in the country, with 14 regional editions including Colorado, Pacific Northwest, New York, Texas, Arizona, Chicago, Southeast, and more. Pitching to your regional Luxe edition is dramatically easier than pitching to the national magazine, and a regional Luxe placement absolutely counts in your portfolio. Luxe likes refined craftsmanship, custom millwork, and thoughtful sourcing. A very strong fit for Raw Urth projects.
Best for: High-end residential projects with refined craftsmanship and thoughtful material selections. Kitchens with custom metal hoods, artisan finishes, and strong design narratives are exactly what Luxe editors look for.
How to submit: Submit through their regional editorial submission portal. Each region has its own editorial team. Pitch to your specific regional edition by selecting your region on their submissions page.
Submit: https://luxesource.com/contact-us/#Editorial-Submissions
Insider tip: Luxe also runs the annual RED Awards (Residential Excellence in Design) with categories including Kitchen. Winning gets you coverage in the May/June national issue plus digital promotion. Submissions typically open in the fall.
Galerie
Print + Digital | Quarterly | National
Galerie is art-world adjacent. They cover homes the way art magazines cover collectors, sitting at the intersection of fine art, architecture, and interior design. If your client is a notable art collector or if the home integrates significant artwork, Galerie should be high on your list.
Best for: Residences with significant art collections, projects by designers who work at the intersection of art and interiors, and homes where the architecture serves as a backdrop for cultural storytelling.
How to submit: Contact the editorial team editor@galeriemagazine.com with a pitch that leads with the art or cultural angle of the project.
Submit: https://galeriemagazine.com/contact/
Insider tip: Lead with the collector, the art, or the cultural story, not the square footage or the finish palette. The hood becomes part of a larger story about how the homeowners live with art and design.
Robb Report (Home & Style)
Print + Digital | Monthly | National
The leading voice in global luxury, with a strong home and style vertical covering real estate, architecture, interior design, and home technology. Their audience is ultra-high-net-worth individuals actively commissioning custom homes.
Best for: Ultra-luxury residential projects, notable architect or designer names, homes with unusual features or exceptional craftsmanship. They want a hook: a celebrity homeowner, a record-setting price point, an innovative use of materials.
How to submit: Pitch via the editorial team editorial@robbreport.com. Robb Report is selective and often works through established PR relationships.
Submit: https://robbreport.com/contact-us/
Insider tip: Robb Report editors are more likely to engage with a pitch that comes through a warm introduction or established PR contact. A regional or national placement elsewhere first will give you credibility to approach them.
Western Art & Architecture
Print | Bi-monthly | Western US
A niche title at the intersection of western art, architecture, and interior design. Covers the homes and studios of artists, collectors, and design enthusiasts across the American West. Smaller circulation but a deeply engaged and affluent readership.
Best for: Western residential projects that integrate art, architecture, and craft. Custom metalwork and artisan finishes are a natural editorial fit.
How to submit: Email the editorial team with project images, description, and design team credits at rose@westernartandarchitecture.com
Submit: https://westernartandarchitecture.com/about/contribute
Insider tip: Underutilized by many designers but has a devoted readership.
RUNG 3 | National Shelter Magazines
Higher bar, but these titles publish many more designers per year than AD. Professional photography is non-negotiable at this rung. The highest hit rate comes from a direct email to a specific editor who has covered work similar to yours.
House Beautiful
Print + Digital | Bi-monthly | National | Hearst Design Group
One of the oldest and most widely read shelter titles in America. Publishes both in print and online, and the online side has a much faster editorial cadence. They lean into color, personality, and approachability. Part of the Hearst Design Group alongside Veranda and Elle Decor.
Best for: Residential projects with personality, strong color stories, and approachable luxury. Kitchens are a perennial strength. Themed issues (e.g., the Kitchen Issue) need many projects, making roundup inclusion more likely than a standalone feature.
How to submit: Submit exclusively through their online submission form. No projects will be considered unless submitted through the form. Include detailed info and photos in PDF format (max 4 images per page, max 10MB). Email hbsubmissions@hearst.com if you have any other questions.
Submit: Submission Form
Insider tip: House Beautiful requires submission through their form only. Themed issues are your best entry point. Their editorial calendar is usually available on their website or through their media kit.
Veranda
Print + Digital | Bi-monthly | National | Hearst Design Group
Veranda’s aesthetic is refined traditional with a Southern accent, though they publish nationally. Known for lush photography and an editorial voice that celebrates timeless design, gracious living, and exceptional craftsmanship. Based in Birmingham, Alabama.
Best for: Warm, layered, beautifully crafted residential interiors. Particularly responsive to projects with strong craftsmanship narratives and artisan-made elements. Projects that feel timeless rather than trendy.
How to submit: Pitch to Rachel Burrow (Rachael.Burrow@hearst.com) with a personal note referencing specific recent coverage. Lead with three to five strong images and a one-paragraph project description.
Submit: https://advertising.hearstmagazines.com/brands/veranda
Insider tip: Veranda editors are among the most craft-conscious in the industry. The Raw Urth fabrication story, with real hands and real metalwork, is exactly the kind of narrative that unlocks Veranda’s interest.
Elle Decor
Print + Digital | 8 issues per year | National | Hearst Design Group
One of the world’s most influential interior design publications. Sophisticated, international in sensibility, and focused on designers shaping the future of interiors. They may reshoot projects they accept for print.
Best for: Projects with a contemporary or fashion-forward sensibility. Designers doing something distinctive with materials, color, or spatial planning. They lean toward the bold and the new.
How to submit: Pitch to the editorial team. They often work through PR professionals, but direct pitches from designers are accepted if well-crafted. Send to elledecor@hearst.com.
Submit: elledecor.com / Pitch via editorial team or PR representative
Insider tip: Elle Decor sometimes reshoots accepted projects with their own photographers, so make sure you have homeowner permission for this before pitching.
Luxe Interiors + Design (National Edition)
Print | National | Annual compilation
The national edition of Luxe compiles the strongest projects from across all regional editions into a broader national showcase. Many projects that appear in Luxe National started life in a regional edition.
Best for: The strongest residential projects from across the Luxe regional network. If your project was featured regionally, it may be considered for national inclusion.
How to submit: The most effective path to Luxe National is through your regional Luxe edition first. Once you have a regional placement, the editorial team may select your project for national coverage. Read this guideline before submitting.
Submit: https://luxesource.com/contact-us/#Editorial-Submissions
Insider tip: Do not pitch directly to Luxe National as your first Luxe submission. Place regionally, build the relationship with your regional editor, and national coverage follows the strongest work.
RUNG 4 | International Architectural Digest Editions
Surprisingly underused by American designers. International AD placements count as AD placements. Each edition has its own editorial staff and accepts American projects, especially when there is a material story or international design influence.
AD Italia
Print + Digital | Monthly | Italy
AD Italia has a track record of publishing American projects, particularly when the project features unusual materials, strong artisan craftsmanship, or a design sensibility that resonates with Italian editorial taste. Italian design culture deeply values the hand of the maker, which makes Raw Urth projects a natural fit.
Best for: Projects with a strong materials story, custom craftsmanship, and architectural ambition. The hood as a piece of metalwork with a visible maker story is exactly the kind of detail AD Italia’s editors find compelling.
How to submit: Research their current editorial contacts and submit via email with a pitch that explains why an American project belongs in an Italian design publication. Lead with the materials and craft story.
Submit: https://www.ad-italia.it/info/redazione/
Insider tip: Your pitch should lead with the material and craft hook, not the location.
AD France
Print + Digital | Monthly | France
AD France publishes American projects regularly, particularly those with strong architectural statements and refined material palettes. French editorial taste favors restraint, materiality, and spaces that feel considered rather than decorated.
Best for: Architecturally significant residences with refined material choices. Projects that demonstrate restraint and intentionality.
How to submit: Submit via their editorial team. Some international editions accept pitches through the Conde Nast parent portal.
Submit: https://www.admagazine.fr/info/contact
Insider tip: AD France editors appreciate when a pitcher demonstrates knowledge of recent AD France coverage. Reference a specific recent feature that your project relates to.
AD Germany | AD Mexico | AD India | AD Middle East
Print + Digital | Monthly | Various international markets
Each of these international AD editions publishes American projects and has its own editorial staff and aesthetic. AD Germany values precision and material innovation. AD Mexico appreciates bold material choices. AD India covers luxury residential with an increasingly global perspective. AD Middle East features international luxury projects regularly.
Best for: Each edition has its own aesthetic, but all appreciate projects with a clear hook explaining why the work belongs in their market. Material story, architectural influence, or client connection to the country all work.
How to submit: Research each edition individually. Contact information is available through their respective websites.
Submit: AD Germany | AD Mexico | AD India | AD Middle East
Insider tip: AD India and AD Middle East are the most underutilized international editions by American designers, but both actively feature international projects.
RUNG 5 | US Architectural Digest
The top of the ladder. Rarely pitched cold. Almost never published from a cold submission. Designers who place here typically have prior placements, a relationship with an AD editor, or a project with a hook so unusual that it sells itself.
Architectural Digest (US Edition)
Print + Digital | Monthly | National | Conde Nast
AD US is the prize. They publish roughly 100 to 120 features per year and receive thousands of submissions. Their editorial calendar is set six to twelve months out. Their default answer is no. Their preference leans toward projects with a narrative: a notable client, a striking architectural intervention, a heritage home reimagined, or a designer doing something genuinely unusual with materials. AD US has recently stated they primarily consider well-known designers or well-known homeowners for print.
Best for: Projects with a compelling narrative hook, exceptional photography, and a design point of view that feels fresh. Celebrity or notable homeowners (even anonymous) dramatically increase odds.
How to submit: Email your pitch with ‘PROJECT SUBMISSION’ in the subject line (in caps, as AD specifically requests) to letters@archdigest.com. One page maximum. Lead with three exceptional images. Include a story hook in the first sentence. They have a 90 day turn around to get back to you.
Submit: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/contact
Insider tip: AD US is not where you send your first pitch. It is where you send your best pitch after you have built a portfolio of placements elsewhere. If you are pitching cold, your pitch must be perfect and your first image must be undeniable.
Digital First Publications
Lower barriers than print. Can be the credibility-building first clip that opens print doors. Do not skip these. An online feature is real exposure.
Domino
Digital + Quarterly Print / National
The go-to resource for design lovers who want to bring personal style home. Relaunched in 2013 as a digital-first platform with quarterly print. Their voice is approachable and personality-driven. They spotlight talented creatives, emerging designers, and industry pros.
Best for: Projects with personality and a clear point of view. They love color, unexpected choices, and spaces that feel lived-in rather than staged.
How to submit: Pitch to pitches@domino.com. They are active on social media and often discover projects through Instagram.
Submit: https://www.domino.com/about-us/about-domino/
Insider tip: Domino’s editors actively browse Instagram for projects to feature. A well-curated Instagram profile is sometimes the pitch itself.
1stDibs Introspective
Digital | National
The editorial arm of 1stDibs. Covers home tours, designer spotlights, style trends, and collecting with a sophisticated editorial voice. Their audience is affluent consumers and design professionals who appreciate craft, provenance, and materiality.
Best for: Projects with notable design pedigree, interesting collecting stories, or spaces where vintage and contemporary design intersect.
How to submit: Pitch via the Introspective editorial team through 1stDibs.
Submit: https://www.1stdibs.com/about/
Insider tip: 1stDibs Introspective readers are specifically interested in the provenance and story behind objects.
Apartment Therapy
Digital | National
One of the most-read digital shelter publications, with millions of monthly visitors. Covers interior design, organizing, and home improvement with an accessible, inclusive voice. They publish kitchen tours, before-and-afters, and product roundups frequently.
Best for: Accessible luxury. Projects that feel aspirational but relatable. Kitchens are a perennial strength.
How to submit: Submit through one of the editorial teams emails located on their submission page. They also accept submissions for their annual awards and themed features.
Submit: https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/about/submissions
Insider tip: A feature here can generate more web traffic and client inquiries than many print features because of the sheer volume of readers. Think of it as a credibility-builder and a lead generator.
Tips That Apply Anywhere
Editors look at instagram first
When an editor receives a pitch from a designer they don’t know, the very first thing they do is search the designer’s Instagram. If the feed is inconsistent, unfocused, or features mostly the project being pitched, the email gets archived. Audit your Instagram before you pitch.
Exclusivity is currency
Publications want to be the first to show a project. If you can offer a true exclusive, say so. A useful framing: ‘This project is being offered exclusively to [Publication Name] for first-print rights. If you decide to pass, I will consider other titles.’
Themed issues and ‘best of’ roundups are easier targets
Your odds of being included in a ‘best kitchens’ roundup are dramatically higher than your odds of being the cover feature. Most publications post their editorial calendar publicly each fall. Find it. Plan your pitches around it.
Editorial calendars run 6 to 12 months ahead
A spring 2027 issue is being assigned in fall 2026. If you are pitching a project for spring placement, pitch in early fall. Pitching a finished project in spring for spring placement the same year almost never works.
Never follow up more than twice
Send the pitch. Wait 10 to 14 days. Send one polite follow-up. Wait another 10 to 14 days. If you have not heard back, move on. Three or more follow-ups will get you remembered, but not in the way you want.
Build the relationship before the pitch
Designers who get placed regularly know their editors by name. They commented on the editor’s posts. They sent a thoughtful note about a recent feature. They introduced themselves at a trade event without pitching anything. Cold pitches from unknown designers rarely place.
Photography is the gatekeeper
Editors decide whether to open a pitch based on the first image. They decide whether to consider it based on the first three. If your photography is not publication-grade, nothing else matters. Invest in the shoot before you invest in the pitch.
When you submit a project with a Raw Urth hood, copy us
Call the Studio Line. Let us know which publication you submitted to and when. We will support the submission with maker imagery, process video, and a statement from Amy.