15 Online Sources for Inexpensive Art for Your Kitchen and Dining Room

I wish I had the kind of disposable income that allowed me to walk into my favorite galleries and buy the work that I love right off the walls, but let’s be real — that’s just not gonna happen anytime soon. So instead I will rely on the next best (read: affordable) thing: the internet.

Buying art online has really improved in recent years. You can now find quality work from great unknown artists who you might not have found otherwise, as well as prints of well-known established faves. So go grab a cup of joe, take a seat, and start browsing.

This site, which offers artists a platform for creating products and selling their work, has lots of unusual, quirky and interesting choices. Besides prints, they also offer framed prints, wall tapestries, printed canvases, and a host of other products.

Looking for affordable prints of pieces by well-known artists like Picasso or Rothko? Art.com has you covered.

Minted, which offers prints from a selection of independent artists, has a lovely aesthetic, so you won’t have to sort through as many duds as you would on other art sites. All of their prints can be ordered in a variety of sizes, from 7×5 to 54×40.

Every Tuesday, Tiny Showcase releases a new limited-edition print of a work by an independent artist. The prints are on the smaller side — most are sized to fit an 11×14 frame or smaller — but the prices are very reasonable, starting at only $15.

20×200 commissions artists — some well-known, some emerging — to create limited-edition prints exclusively for their site. Each print comes in a variety of sizes, with the smallest ones starting at just $24.

You may know Deviant Art as an online hub for creators, but you can also purchase prints there. Styles tend towards the fantastic and the surreal, and prices are quite reasonable — for example, you can buy a 12×18 framed print for $50.

Urban Outfitters might not be the first place you think of when you’re buying art, but lately they’ve been stocking a very well-curated collection of prints, all of which come in a variety of sizes to suit any space.

If you’re willing to hunt through a lot of different options, Etsy can actually be a great source for affordable, original art. Plus, you’re buying directly from the artists, so there’s no middle man.

This art site allows you to sort by price — and a quick search reveals that there are quite a few good options for under $500.

Choose your style and then sort by price. This fine art website has quite a few mid-range offerings, as well as a limited-edition print section where prints can be had for around $155.

Artfinder allows you to buy art directly from artists all over the world, with many pieces under $500.

Tappan offers a curated selection of art by emerging artists from around the world. That doesn’t mean everything is pricey, though — they have a whole selection of under $300 pieces.

This site sources the best in modern art from art fairs, galleries, and artists’ studios, so the selection is always top of the line.

Exhibition A — which was founded by fashion designer Cynthia Rowley and gallery owner Bill Powers — sells everything from archival prints and silkscreens to original pieces and art books, with new launches each week.

Your favorite liquor brand is making its mark in the art world too. Absolut Art sources pieces from artists around the globe and lets you filter by price so you can find the perfect option within your range.

This post originally ran on Apartment Therapy. See it there: 15 Online Sources Perfect for The Art Lover on a Budget

What are your favorite online sources for art? Add your suggestions in the comments below.