You already know that the right art pieces can make or break your home decor, but art, especially big art, can be expensive. Add kids to the mix and there’s no chance you’ll want to bring fancy, pricy art into your home (unless you want to see your priceless beauty covered in spaghetti). The good news is that with careful sourcing you don’t need to blow an entire paycheck or inherit your grandmother’s Chagall collection to be an honest-to-goodness collector. Whether you’re looking for one high impact print to fill a big wall, a ton of cute, little pieces to quickly trick out a nursery or want to carefully build your cache of signed and numbered masterpieces, you can find plenty of affordable options.
Here are six of our favorites.
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Urban Outfitters
Cool line drawings, retro prints, wall hangings or repositionable wallpaper make the perfect statement (for cheap!) Fall out of love? When your art is this affordable, it’s easy to swap things up next season. Art goes on sale here regularly, so it’s worth it to wait a beat if you find something full-price. Many prints come in multiple sizes or come framed — you pick the frame finish.
The Old Art Studio Geometric Landscape 14 Art Print, 8”x10”, $39 at Urban Outfitters
Artists on Social Media
Follow people like @samathafrench and @maggiecoledraws — talented illustrators and artists who often announce sales of their painting studies or prints of their finished work on instagram. These smaller works often go for much less than their gallery work. Opportunities pop up all the time but they also sell out quickly, so if you see something you love you’ll want to act fast.
Washes Away print, $48 at Samantha French
ArtStar
Ready to take a step up from poster-as-art? Art Star curates limited editions of their artists’ work in various sizes, which makes your pieces more valuable. While prices start here at around $150 they can go up and up.
Last Summer by Laura Hendricks, 10.8”x13.5”, 1$50 at ArtStar
Etsy
This maker mecca has a truly unending number of creators inventing cool pieces for your blank walls and display nooks. Start to follow a few artists you like and get alerts when they add new things. Etsy is also a great place to think beyond flat prints and consider little sculptures and 3D art perfect for a bookcase or mantel.
Bud vase wooden house, $42.50 at Etsy
20×200
This company believes in (real) art — for the people, by the people — by making sure that everyone can afford to be a collector. They partner with up-and-coming creators to sell super cool limited edition collections in various sizes and at various price points. But what sets these guys apart is that you can buy a beautiful signed and numbered 10”x8” print for $35 just as easily as a 30”x24” print for $1350. Both prints are authentic, limited edition “real” art (not just posters).
Lake Michigan Chicago by Daniel Seung Lee, 10”x8” $35 at 20×200
Society 6
Artists from all over the world partner with Society 6 to turn their designs into decor objects from traditional wall prints to pillows and even shower curtains. Feel good that your purchase helps support the international design community, and wait for their semi-regular 30% off sales before taking the leap.
Surfing in the Ocean by Wanterhaus 8”x10”, $14.99 at Society 6
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