Where do you buy wall art/prints?

[cricketwife]

We have been in our house fort 2 1/2 years now and we have almost nothing on the walls.  This summer, that was my project.  I’ve scoured consignment shops , FB marketplace, Homegoods, etc and I found very little. (I found one thing for my dining room which I’m not sure I love but the size, colors, and price were right and I was sick of looking.)  So I guess I just need to resign myself to spending thousands of dollars to not have naked walls. 😩

Where do you shop for art for your walls?  

[deadwing]

I've bought a lot of art (both originals and prints) from Etsy. I bought a ton of art at the beginning of covid because my home office was entirely bare.

I also have a couple prints from this artist blule.fr/

I had some art in my last house thst I got from a local art school's student art sale. That's a good way to acquire some nice art fairly cheaply if you have an art school nearby.

[Gato]

I like Etsy for this. I also buy photos and small paintings at art galleries, which tend to run between $100-300 (or could be $9K like where I last inquired, but I don’t buy those, lol).

I have an abstract print from West Elm so you might try there. I’ve also done a print of a landscape from my phone onto canvas that turned out nicely. I think it was just $50 for something like 20x30” through Shutterfly.

ETA: Also try Art.com for a huge range of prints.

[brooklyn]

My mom and grandmother are both artists so I’m lucky to be able to buy/be gifted art from them.

Google art fairs in your area! This is a great time of year to check out outdoor art fairs and buy directly from local artists.

[tiki]

Minted has a surprising amount of good wall art: www.minted.com/art

[sdlaura]

We have mostly pictures were taken ourselves on the walls. Like large prints of landscapes and harbors and plants from places we’ve traveled.

[macmars45]

My dad is a semiprofessional photographer & MIL is an artist so I've been given stuff from them. Most recently I bought art at the Earth Day event in my city.

[wanderingback]

Mostly from local artists at events/markets and there is a local Black owned home goods store that we also get stuff from.

[beetea]

You can always check out some fancy gift wrap to frame! I love this print from March Party Goods but there are a million other upscale options.

[joy]

The photo album on my phone and print thru mpix.

I take about four zillion pictures of pretty things or people. I want to look at them.

[ny96]

We go through a local auction house most of the time, but Artsy has links to a lot of auctions and sells directly. Price point can start at a couple hundred dollars and it’s fun to browse.

[noodleoo]

This is what’s on our walls:

-family photos - some engagement photos of me and H, family portraits and fun photos to the kids.
- paintings/framed art from Homegoods/TJ Maxx
- a few small watercolors from a friend who is an artist, framed myself

We have an open concept house so there actually aren’t ghat many walls to put art on. I used to love that, not so much now that we have kids and have no privacy.

[onthemove]

Traveling and we move a lot so we like having something from each place we’ve lived. But if I want something to match a theme like the kid’s ocean bathroom then I go to Etsy.

[bittybomb]

I try to pick up a piece of wall art from any place we visit. Sometimes I’ll get something else for the house instead (like I hit a glass blown candlestick holder instead from Williamsburg). I’m super sentimental though and most things in our home have some kind of meaning to us.

[tacokick]

I’ve had good luck at online estate auctions lately!

[brooke77]

Mostly local art fairs.

[cricketwife]

Aug 25, 2024 19:00:57 GMT -5 tacokick said:

I’ve had good luck at online estate auctions lately!

Oooh! How do you find these?  

[hermione]

Aug 25, 2024 19:04:31 GMT -5 brooke77 said:

Mostly local art fairs.

This. Almost everything we have is from local art fairs or galleries up north.

[tacokick]

Aug 25, 2024 19:15:18 GMT -5 cricketwife said:

Aug 25, 2024 19:00:57 GMT -5 tacokick said:

I’ve had good luck at online estate auctions lately!

Oooh! How do you find these?  

www.estatesales.net lets you set up alerts for items or sales in your area. That can give you an idea of what companies are in your area too. There are national/regional sales but local ones are generally cheaper imo and you don’t have to pay for shipping.

[candreco]

Art fairs/festivals, restaurants/coffee shops, Etsy, local art center where artists rent studio and display space.

[Roc A Bee]

I found a print on vacation that I loved. I bought a smaller print and then later went to their website and bought directly from them. I have a photo from Etsy of a place I’ve visited, and other random printable file art from Etsy.

I have mirrors and wall hangings from HomeGoods/Target.

Family gallery will in hall was printed through MixTiles and I love them.

[isabel]

The major things on our walls come from the following:

www.laurieanneart.com/
www.heatherbirdharris.com/availablepaintings
laurendanger.com/

We also have a print from Khaled Hosseini's Sea Prayer and a gallery wall of various original pieces. Those include a medicine painting from an Aboriginal Australian woman, prints of vineyards purchased in New Zealand, an original piece my parents bought at a Native American art event when I was a child, a llama painting my mom bought in Peru, and a couple of photographs relevant to our travels.

There's a 9-frame grid wall at the back of the hallway leading to all the bedrooms that is just pictures of the kids. I replace them annually with pictures I've taken over the year.

I haven't bit the bullet yet, but will likely buy a print from Jess Franks for above our bed since I haven't found anything else I like better. www.jessfranksart.com/

I have started to look for art when we travel.

[mofongo]

One of the most amazing things about New Orleans and PR is the artwork and culture surrounding it!!! Our house is mostly art from local artists in both places and we have a few framed prints from Jazz Fest and other local events.

[Roc A Bee]

Aug 25, 2024 21:55:28 GMT -5 isabel said:

The major things on our walls come from the following:

www.laurieanneart.com/
www.heatherbirdharris.com/availablepaintings
laurendanger.com/

Laurie Ann is the artist I love! I have two of her prints.

[expatjen]

I purchase a lot of art from local artists here in Hawaii - either via their pages on Instagram or at physical stores.

[lavenderblue]

When I first moved in to my house 9 years ago I just put stuff that I found at like Home Goods or Kirklands or places like that. Over time I've been adding pieces that I find that I love. Sometimes they are from places that I've traveled to, other pieces I've picked up at auctions. I follow several local photographers and have picked up prints when they post something that I love. I also like to peruse local Farmers Markets because a lot of time local artists and artisans will set up at those types of events. My taste is very eclectic so I love having pieces that are different themes or different mediums. I even have some hand-me-down stuff from my Grandmother that I'm obsessed with.

[stemmie]

I have a mix of things on my walls. I inherited a few things, DH came with a few from an artist with whom he took lessons for a time, and the rest got picked up at galleries or the local college student art show.

Most of my prints are things I bought traveling or at museum gift shops.

[cricketwife]

Thanks for the replies. In our first house I mostly decorated with photos, which I loved at the time, but I’m ready for something else. I’m working on a gallery wall of family photos in our bedroom, but I don’t want photos in the rest of the house.

The thought of hunting around art shows sounds awful to me, lol. I can’t believe how many of you found your art that way! I think home decor is just not up my alley . Like at all. lol.

Maybe they will stay bare. Maybe I will I found something I love online. Who knows?!!

[tacokick]

Aug 26, 2024 18:57:59 GMT -5 cricketwife said:

The thought of hunting around art shows sounds awful to me, lol. I can’t believe how many of you found your art that way! I think home decor is just not up my alley . Like at all. lol.

Buying art in person is something we mostly do on vacation or a day trip because that’s when we have time to aimlessly browse. We just bought a piece last week because we were getting ready to head back on the road, I saw a gallery and thought they’d have a nice bathroom lol

Art shows can be hit or miss imo

[raindrops]

I found some great pieces on Fine Art America. It’s not all fine art and the search feature is helpful to narrow things down. fineartamerica.com/