Best Online Marketplaces for Custom and Handmade Home Decor
When you’re considering buying or selling custom, vintage or handmade home decor, eBay and Etsy easily come to mind. However, while both of these sites are popular with buyers and sellers, upscale designers who are new to the scene can get lost in the crowd.
If you would rather be a bigger fish in a smaller pond, you may want to consider other online marketplaces for selling unique and handcrafted decor.
After investigating a variety of sites, we’ve selected three top alternatives to selling on eBay and Etsy.
Key Features of Handmade Home Decor Marketplaces
- No listing, shop or set up fees
- User-friendly environment
- Social community
Our Top Handmade Home Decor Marketplaces
- Zibbet (Visit elle daniel on Zibbet!)
Zibbet has a very appealing fee structure for sellers. If you’re a designer with a small product line, you’ll pay no listing fees and no closing fees at all. (Currently, selling on Zibbet is free for up to 50 items.) For a monthly fee, you’ll receive more listings, exposure, customizability and selling features. - DaWanda (Visit elle daniel on DaWanda!)
If a global marketplace appeals to you, DaWanda can be an excellent choice. DaWanda currently charges zero fees for setting up a shop and listing products. However, it’s 5% sold fee is higher than Etsy’s 3.5%.
As a designer of upscale lamp shades and night lights, elle daniel is always looking for new ways to spread the word about our unique home decor. We want to brighten the lives of buyers with our high quality, handmade and customizable lamp shades and night lights. It is a constant pleasure for us to craft lamp shades and night lights from the nostalgic fabrics of clients (such as a grandmother’s apron or child’s first blanket). So let us know your favorite places to shop or browse unique decor and designs!