The magazine focuses on "high-end modern design and interiors, blended with intelligent reporting, to connect with a progressive reader mindset."

[2] Metropolitan Home was part of the Meredith Corporation until 1992 when it was acquired by Hachette Publications.

The publisher reduced it from monthly to bi-monthly publication.

In 2009, Hachette decided to concentrate on its top interior design magazine, Elle Decor, and shut down Metropolitan Home.

[4][2][5] In 2016, new owner Hearst began publishing Metropolitan Home.