These are the best places to find affordable art online
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How you decorate your walls (or how you don't) can immediately impact the feel of a room. Artwork is an easy way to bring any room alive, complement existing furniture pieces, and serve as a conversation starter with guests, but nice artwork isn't always affordable or accessible.
Depending on the room, you may want to make a statement with one large piece. Or perhaps you prefer to layer different pieces together, mixing and matching frames, sizes, textures, and orientations. Either way, buying artwork adds up.
Rather than letting you leave your walls bare and lonely, we found the best online sites where you can fulfill your artistic vision without paying as much as the serious collectors do. As you browse these sites, you'll discover which one offers artwork most in line with the themes or mood you are trying to achieve, or try picking up pieces across all of them for an eclectic mix.
Society6
Society6 InstagramSociety6 is an international marketplace for independent artists that offers a vast selection of different types of artwork, home products, and tech accessories.
In its art department, you can browse by type of print:
- Unframed art print
- Framed art print: Choose from black, white, red, and brown wood frames. The frame comes with wall-hanging hardware.
- Canvas print
- Metal print
- Wall tapestry
Many of these prints are available in other forms, like stationery, mugs, and pillows.
You can also filter by:
- Category tags (e.g. illustration, vintage, humor)
- Color
- Orientation (landscape or portrait)
- Size (large or small)
Small prints can go for as low as $14 on this site. Be on the lookout for limited time sales for additional savings.
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Minted
MintedMinted also features the work of independent artists around the world. The site holds monthly design and art challenges. Community members vote on pieces and Minted produces and sells the winning designs. In addition, the winning designers can open their own stores on the site, where they launch additional creations.
On Minted, you can shop:
- Fine art prints
- Commissioned original art
- Limited edition art
- Children's art
For fine art prints, you can further filter by:
- Style (e.g. abstract, modern, bohemian)
- Shape (landscape, portrait, square)
- Type (e.g. mixed media, photography)
- Color
- Series (e.g. birthstones)
- Size
- Editor's choice
Once you choose a print, you have the option to add a frame, border, matting, and an artist signature. The smallest and cheapest prints are 5"x7" and are $21. The price of additions like frames vary.
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Etsy
EtsyEtsy's marketplace of goods can be a lot to navigate. You can find prints, photos, paintings, and more in the Art & Collectibles section.
From there, you can filter by:
- Location
- Item type (homemade or vintage)
- Price
- Color
- Ordering options (e.g. Etsy gift cards)
Once you've chosen a piece, you can choose from a variety of different sizes and view customer reviews, so you know that you can trust the quality of what you're receiving. Etsy has the most affordable options of the bunch, though you'll still see pieces upwards of $2,000 on the site.
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