Tips for buying artwork for your short term rental

So you are interested in sprucing up your short-term rental space for AirBnB or VRBO. Art can help your rental offering stand out from the crowded field.

Vacationers decide on which short-term rental to book based on photographs. The pictures need to grab the viewer’s attention in mere seconds. The best way to grab attention is through vibrant, compelling, exciting artwork.

But not just any artwork will do. You have to make sure it isn’t too personal and fits the location. Remember, people are traveling to an area with the idea that they enjoy the area. You don’t want to have photographs of Hawaii in your Vermont romantic getaway rental.

The artwork should also be unique. Nothing screams “low budget” more than artwork the view has seen at Walmart.

Short-term rental artwork also has to be affordable. Don’t overspend on artwork and then have to skim on sheets or something. Buying open prints rather than original works can save money.

Also, certain types of prints will be easier to keep clean. Framed artwork under acrylic is safe and easy to clean. So are canvas prints and metal prints. Canvas prints are nice and light also if you need to switch up the artwork.

The following fine prints are great examples of affordable, unique and destination-specific fine art prints that would make for eye-catching and stunning short-term rental photographs.

Keep in mind that a single, very large, bold print will have more impact than a grouping of small prints.