I started Quiet Shelf Studio because I kept wanting to change the art on my walls but couldn't justify spending $40-80 on a new print every time I got bored of something. So I started making my own, finding high-resolution scans of public domain artwork, cleaning them up, color-correcting them, and formatting them for standard frame sizes.
Friends started asking for the files. Then friends of friends. Eventually it made more sense to just put them on Etsy and let anyone grab what they wanted.
Everything in the shop is curated by hand, I don't just dump every scan I find into a listing. I pick the pieces that actually look good printed and framed at home, test the colors, and make sure the resolution holds up at larger sizes. If it doesn't look right on a wall, it doesn't make the cut.
The goal is simple: good art on your walls without the markup.
I started Quiet Shelf Studio because I kept wanting to change the art on my walls but couldn't justify spending $40-80 on a new print every time I got bored of something. So I started making my own, finding high-resolution scans of public domain artwork, cleaning them up, color-correcting them, and formatting them for standard frame sizes.
Friends started asking for the files. Then friends of friends. Eventually it made more sense to just put them on Etsy and let anyone grab what they wanted.
Everything in the shop is curated by hand, I don't just dump every scan I find into a listing. I pick the pieces that actually look good printed and framed at home, test the colors, and make sure the resolution holds up at larger sizes. If it doesn't look right on a wall, it doesn't make the cut.
The goal is simple: good art on your walls without the markup.