About r/HomeDecorating
The community was created on Dec 17, 2011, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,914 subscribers (+0.13%).
What sets r/HomeDecorating apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 51.7 new posts a day per million members, more than 87% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 1.00% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 94% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (19:00 UTC) sees about 3.3× as many posts as the quietest (04:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/HomeDecorating went up from 1,445,080 to 1,459,529 subscribers (+14.4K, +1.00%). That is about 328 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/HomeDecorating talks about
Across 139 recent posts (Oct 31–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “room”, “help”, “wall”, “living” and “rug”. Other frequent themes are ideas, color, art, add, home and design. By format, 49% are galleries, 26% are images and 14% are text posts.
Activity and best time to post
r/HomeDecorating gets about 75 new posts a day. The public archive holds 264,906 posts and 2,360,064 comments in total, about 8.9 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (99 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (60). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 04:00 UTC.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/HomeDecorating and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/HomeDecorating?
r/HomeDecorating has 1,459,529 subscribers, which makes it the #728 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 14,449 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/HomeDecorating created?
r/HomeDecorating was created on Dec 17, 2011, so it has been around for 14 years.
Is r/HomeDecorating still active?
Yes. r/HomeDecorating gets about 75 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 264,906 posts and 2,360,064 comments. In a sample of 139 recent posts we counted 128 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/HomeDecorating?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 04:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/HomeDecorating?
The community describes itself as: “Home Decorating Ideas” Recent post titles often mention room, help, wall, living and rug. Most posts are galleries (49%).
Is r/HomeDecorating SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/HomeDecorating as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/HomeDecorating?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/HomeDecorating accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/HomeDecorating?
Communities with similar topics include r/centuryhomes (1.2M), r/homeautomation (4.6M), r/starterpacks (6.5M), r/HomeImprovement (4.8M) and r/Jazz (1.3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/HomeDecorating.