Guidelines for Submitting Houses to Natural Home
Natural Home features 10 to 12 houses (about two per issue) each year. We are looking for homes that are built or remodeled using cutting-edge, sustainable building methods and are tastefully decorated using natural, organic products. If your home is chosen for a feature article, you must be open to allowing a professional photographer in to shoot original photography as well as cooperating with a writer who will put together a feature article. The Natural Home editorial team will work closely with you to make sure your home is beautifully represented.
We choose homes to feature about 18 months to two years in advance of publication so we can shoot your home in the proper season for the issue in which it will be featured. (We shoot a year ahead so we can shoot for the November/December issue while snow’s on the ground and in March/April while daffodils are blooming, etc.)
Submission guidelines for gardens are similar to houses. We feature six gardens (about one per issue) each year.
To submit a home, please complete the following form:
Name of homeowner:
Contact Information:
Address:
Phone number:
Email address:
Architect:
Builder:
Interior Design:
Landscaping:
House Size (square footage):
Bedrooms:
Bathroom:
Cost per Square Foot:
Energy
Heating/Cooling System:
Electricity Source:
Lighting:
Appliances:
Insulation:
Building Materials
Exterior Materials:
Interior Materials:
Water
Water Conservation Systems:
Fixtures:
Construction
Waste Reduction:
Recycling:
Construction Methods:
Landscaping
Site and Land Use:
Plants:
Water Conservation:
Certification
LEED, Health House, Energy Star, etc….
In addition, please send:
- Photos of the home. Snapshots, color copies or jpgs are fine (please DO NOT send high-resolution images via email). Include photos of the interiors (all the major rooms: living room, kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, etc.) as well as the exterior. We do not ever feature unfinished homes or houses in progress. The home must be finished and completely furnished to be considered.
- Contact information for homeowners as well as builder and architect (if appropriate).
- A self-addressed stamped envelope, if you would like photos returned.
Please direct all submissions to:
Home Submissions c/o Jessica Kellner
Natural Home magazine
1503 SW 42nd St.
Topeka, KS 66609