House and Garden Magazine was launched in 1901 as a journal devoted to architecture. Also known as HG the magazine ceased publication in 1993. But was relaunched in 1995. HG ceased publication in 1993. House & Garden was relaunched in 1995 and the first issue of its second incarnation was September 1996. Condé Nast Publications announced on 5 November 2007 that the magazine was being closed again, stating that "we no longer believe it is a viable business investment for the company." The magazine's offices closed on 9 November 2007, and its last issue was December 2007. House and Garden had everything to make your home a `living room'. Elegant, traditional, modern or contemporary, it was all there.