Low cost but not tacky art

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Heylylaa · 09/03/2025 07:25

I have absolutely zero as a budget for wall art. Most of what I have around my home is family photos but I’d like some “art” or prints. I really love anything sea themed, and there’s some gorgeous pieces I’ve seen but I just can’t afford to spend money on this sort of this at the moment So I’m going to have to stick to mass produced prints etc.

I have a couple of quite large walls that I need to fill. Any suggestions of websites where I can buy very low cost pieces? I ordered a couple of bits off a site called Desinio (or something like that) a couple of years ago but they were super naff so I’d probably avoid that site again.

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YourTealSquid · 13/03/2025 09:27

JaninaDuszejko · 13/03/2025 08:03

I agree with the used and second hand options. Ebay, FBMP, freecycle, charity shops are all good options and you can get original art and nice frames. Also, I've framed some of my DCs artwork, once it's in a proper mount and frame it looks great. You could even do your own abstract piece. You can also frame things that are meaningful to you: postcards, magazine covers, bits of sheet music, menus from special meals out, maps, invitations, magazine covers etc. You could also have other things on the walls, we have clocks set to the time of all the places round the world DH has lived, masks, plates, and mirrors. Don't feel like you have to do it all at once but look round your house at things that are precious memories and start by having those on display.

Are you planning on having a gallery wall or are you looking for a big feature piece of art?

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