About r/interiordecorating
In its own words:
For all things interior decorating, decor styles, and moods, with elements of interior design – focused on DIY, self-directed home projects only, not work done by hired designers or for business/commercial spaces.
Community guide
r/interiordecorating (#942, about 1.2 million) focuses on DIY décor styles and moods—self-directed home projects, not hired-designer portfolios or commercial spaces.
What belongs
DIY decorating (about 73 posts/day). Rules cover content standards, blog spam and discrimination. Flairs lean Paint & Colors, Find my Style, furniture placement.
Versus InteriorDesign
InteriorDesign emphasises professional spatial design. interiordecorating welcomes style/mood DIY without a hired designer frame.
Practical pointers
Show your own space projects; avoid blog-spam dumps.
The community was created on Dec 17, 2011, which makes it 14 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 2,707 subscribers (+0.24%). Among the 8 communities on our interior design list it is number 5 by size. It sits just behind r/blunderyears (#941) and ahead of r/peliculas (#943) in our ranking.
What sets r/interiordecorating apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 65.0 new posts a day per million members, more than 91% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 1.94% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 97% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (02:00 UTC) sees about 3.9× as many posts as the quietest (07:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/interiordecorating grew from 1,108,426 to 1,129,916 subscribers (+21.5K, +1.94%). That is about 421 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/interiordecorating this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Tiny nursery for my tiny babyu/lifebyabby · Nov 2 · gallery
- Long time since I posted here!!u/JakobMizrahi · Nov 6 · gallery
- Which is the best placement layout for my bed with an awkward cloning in a small bedroomu/Sad-Bookkeeper3652 · Nov 3 · gallery
- Really like my living room space but think something is missing.u/bbrooks25 · Nov 4 · gallery
- Bathroom makeoveru/Former_Ad_8482 · Nov 3 · gallery
- Wainscoting white or Wainscoting blue? Halp.u/1hakunamatata1 · Nov 7 · gallery
- Bathroom before and after!u/Overall_Principle766 · Nov 6 · gallery
- Finally added this fun speckle peel-and-stick wallpaper to my entryway nook!u/WallabySignificant15 · Nov 5 · image
- Gallery wall hallwayu/treestump20 · Nov 5 · gallery
- Which rug looks best in the room?u/lailka · Nov 7 · gallery
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/interiordecorating, from 2024 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Redecorating my bathroom, can’t make up my mind…Aug 20, 2024 · image
- Did I go too bold?u/Aggravating_Guest999 · Jan 23, 2025 · gallery
- Desert mountain mural I painted in my step daughter’s room.u/Flat-Table8787 · Mar 9, 2025 · gallery
- UPDATE! I listened to everything you told me!u/WhoGhostThere · Nov 9, 2025 · gallery
- My custom curtains came today & no one cares so I’m posting hereu/Westafricangrey · Apr 23, 2025 · gallery
- Stepped out of My Beige Comfort Zone.u/Huge_Obligation2086 · Mar 30, 2025 · gallery
- Switched things up!u/Kitchen-Capital3817 · Jun 4, 2025 · gallery
- I designed these 3D printable lamps, thaught some of you might appreciate them :Du/mateomodar · Dec 30, 2024 · gallery
- Update - I didn’t know how to decorate my giant bathroom.u/thegamerblonde · Jan 3, 2025 · gallery
- Was the dark Navy a good idea or not for entry & hall? (before / after)u/zalik9 · Jan 27, 2025 · gallery
What r/interiordecorating talks about
Looking at the titles of 492 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “help”, “room”, “living”, “color” and “rug”. Other frequent themes are paint, bedroom, wall, ideas, kitchen and home. Recurring phrases include “living room”, “paint color”, “dining room” and “room needs”. By format, 55% are galleries, 30% are images and 13% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: Paint & Colors (87), Find my Style (79), Rugs & Flooring (52), Furniture Placement (52), Coming to Life (52), Wall Art & Styling (42).
Activity and best time to post
r/interiordecorating gets about 73 new posts a day. The public archive holds 152,272 posts and 2,443,678 comments in total, about 16.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (78 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (59). Posting peaks around 02:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/interiordecorating
The moderators of r/interiordecorating list 4 rules. In short:
- Subreddit Rules
- Content
- Blog Spam
- Discrimination
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/interiordecorating 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/interiordecorating have?
r/interiordecorating has 1,129,916 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #942 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 21,490 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/interiordecorating created?
r/interiordecorating was created on Dec 17, 2011, so it has been around for 14 years.
Is r/interiordecorating still active?
Yes. r/interiordecorating gets about 73 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 152,272 posts and 2,443,678 comments. In a sample of 492 recent posts we counted 453 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/interiordecorating?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 02:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/interiordecorating?
The community describes itself as: “For all things interior decorating, decor styles, and moods, with elements of interior design – focused on DIY, self-directed home projects only, not work done by hired designers or for business/commercial spaces.” Recent post titles often mention help, room, living, color and rug. Most posts are galleries (55%).
Is r/interiordecorating SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/interiordecorating as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/interiordecorating?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/interiordecorating accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 4 posted rules, starting with: “Subreddit Rules”; “Content”; “Blog Spam”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/interiordecorating?
Communities with similar topics include r/InteriorDesign (1.2M), r/femalelivingspace (1.2M), r/graphic_design (2.9M), r/malelivingspace (3M) and r/Design (4.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). 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/interiordecorating.