About r/InteriorDesign
In its own words:
Interior Design is the art and science of understanding people's behavior to create functional spaces within a building. It is a multi-faceted profession in which creative and technical solutions are applied within a structure to achieve a built interior environment.
The community was created on Aug 27, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,038 subscribers (+0.09%).
What sets r/InteriorDesign apart
r/InteriorDesign is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 40% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 22% across the Top 100. People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 4.2 comments per post, against 13.0 for a typical large subreddit. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.69% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 86% of the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/InteriorDesign grew from 1,145,073 to 1,152,940 subscribers (+7.9K, +0.69%). That is about 179 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/InteriorDesign talks about
Across 67 recent posts (Nov 1–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “room”, “help”, “living”, “space” and “ideas”. Other frequent themes are advice, layout, design, kitchen, arrange and keep. By format, 46% are galleries, 40% are images and 13% are text posts.
Activity and best time to post
The public archive holds 224,346 posts and 936,338 comments in total, about 4.2 comments per post.
Rules of r/InteriorDesign
The moderators of r/InteriorDesign list 5 rules. In short:
- This subreddit is for Interior Design, not Interior Decoration.
- Start With Your Ideas!
- Minimum Standards
- No Self Promotion
- No Link Shorteners
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/InteriorDesign 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 many members does r/InteriorDesign have?
r/InteriorDesign has 1,152,940 subscribers, which makes it the #924 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 7,867 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/InteriorDesign created?
r/InteriorDesign was created on Aug 27, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.
Is r/InteriorDesign still active?
Over its lifetime the archive counts 224,346 posts and 936,338 comments. In a sample of 67 recent posts we counted 65 different authors.
What kind of posts are on r/InteriorDesign?
The community describes itself as: “Interior Design is the art and science of understanding people's behavior to create functional spaces within a building. It is a multi-faceted profession in which creative and technical solutions are applied within a st…” Recent post titles often mention room, help, living, space and ideas. Most posts are galleries (46%).
Is r/InteriorDesign SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/InteriorDesign as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/InteriorDesign?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/InteriorDesign accepts both text and link posts, with images, galleries and polls enabled. It has 5 posted rules, starting with: “This subreddit is for Interior Design, not Interior Decoration.”; “Start With Your Ideas!”; “Minimum Standards”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/InteriorDesign?
Communities with similar topics include r/Design (4.5M), r/architecture (2.1M), r/TattooDesigns (1.9M), r/ImaginaryArchitecture (1.2M) and r/assholedesign (3.1M).
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/InteriorDesign.