Sam Maloof

Sam Maloof in Better Homes & Gardens

Written on June 4, 2009 at 8:37 am , by Lucas Peters

You’ll see in many interviews that Sam Maloof credited an appearance of some of his early pieces in Better Homes & Gardens with giving his career a jumpstart.

Dave and I took a stroll across the building to our sister publication to see if we could track down a copy of that article. Sure enough—tucked away in a file cabinet we found the March 1951 edition of Better Homes & Gardens which contained an article titled “Handsome Furniture You Can Build” which features photos of Sam’s modest home furnished with simple pieces he built.

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