Etsy roundup: Wall art

May 25, 2011 6:00 AM by Laura Willard

Posted in Home / Décor & Style / Living rooms

Original Artwork
For Your Walls

Etsy is an online marketplace where hundreds of thousands of creative people from more than 150 countries sell their handmade crafty goodness. Each week, we're featuring a handful of our favorite items in our Etsy Roundup. On the menu this week: Fun and unique pieces of art to adorn your walls.

J'adore Cafe Fine Art Print	Aulani Photography Photographic Print
This J'adore Cafe fine art print from seller Haute Whimsy (find her on Twitter) is the perfect piece for a coffee lover's kitchen wall. The 8 x 10-inch version of the print is only $16, but there's no sacrifice in quality: It's printed on luster-finished paper, which offers the color saturation of glossy and the fingerprint resistance of matte, without the glare usually associated with glossy.	Etsy seller Aulani Photography (find her on Twitter) doesn't title her work because, in her words, "I don't want the title to influence the way you perceive the image." This particular piece of wall art ($25) features a close-up of flowers. It's printed on luster paper and coated with finishing spray. If you need something larger, the seller offers any of her pieces in 11 x 14-inch format and 16 x 20, for $50 and $70, respectively.
Mod Flowers Floating Wall Sculpture	Believe - Mixed Media Faerie Art
Looking for something modern to dress up your walls? Check out this very cool piece, Mod Flowers floating wall sculpture ($215). Etsy seller Studio 724 (on Facebook) creates hand-drawn sketches before waterjet-cutting her aluminum wall sculptures. Her pieces are all hand-painted. Your purchase includes mounting and wall stand-offs. Be sure to browse her shop for some amazing original wall art!	Perfect for a wall in your little girl's room or even your own, Etsy seller Faerie Moon Creations (find her on Twitter) offers this original mixed-media faerie art ($50). It's an original mixed-media collage painting on a 1" thick piece of wood. You won't find this at your local poster shop! Be sure to read the Etsy seller's description of the piece, featuring a faerie named Annabelle. We love the creativity behind this piece of wall art.
Polka Dot Rhino Fine Art Photography Print	Fall Beneath original painting On canvas
This completely different and original piece of wall art, Polka Dot Rhino fine art photography print ($11.25), will make a great addition to your wall and serve as a fun conversation starter. Offered by Etsy seller Mushroom Whimsy (find her on Twitter), this is a digitally edited photo of a dollar-store toy rhino on some funky paper. Who knew it could make such a neat piece of wall art?	Etsy seller Suspended Sparrow (find her on Facebook) painted this original piece, called Fall Beneath ($25). A great find for a great price, the painting is done in acrylic on an 8 x 10 stretched canvas. The artist signs each original painting and sprays it with a protective gloss. Browse Suspended Sparrow's shop for other unique pieces of wall art.