3D printed home decor, made to the size your room needs
The reason to print decor rather than buy it is dimensional: a shelf that is 187 mm deep needs a 187 mm object, and no shop stocks that. Vases, planters, lampshades and sculptures can all be produced at an exact size, in a material chosen for where the object will sit.
Decor fails on two things: the wrong size and the wrong material for the environment. Printing solves the first outright, because you set the longest edge. The second is a materials question with a clear answer, and it is the part most people get wrong.
A vase on a shaded hallway console and a planter on a south-facing balcony are not the same problem. The notes below separate them.
What these actually cost
Four reference objects, quoted by the same pricing engine the configurator and checkout use. Product price only; shipping is a flat $7.99 per order, free over $50. A real model is quoted on its own volume, so treat these as the shape of the price rather than an exact match.
120 mm vase in PETG
$24.19
PETG · FDM · raw finish · 154 g · Desktop 3D Printing
A hollow two-millimetre wall uses a seventh of the material a solid block of the same size would. Hollowing a design is worth more than any material swap.
200 mm planter, sandblasted
$85.00
PETG · FDM · Sandblasting · 508 g · Desktop 3D Printing
Sandblasting gives a uniform matte that hides layer lines without the cost of painting.
200 mm sculpture in PLA, painted
$104.00
PLA · FDM · Painting · 794 g · Desktop 3D Printing
A more solid form: volume rather than surface drives the price here.
100 mm aluminium accent piece
$60.00
Aluminum · CNC · raw finish · 135 g · Desktop 3D Printing
Metal at decor scale, for a piece where plastic would read as plastic. Thin sections keep it affordable.
Weights are computed from the material density, not weighed. Lead time follows size — see the table below. Full rate table on the cost guide.
Which material, and why
PETG
$0.20/cm³ · FDM · up to 2000 mm
Semi-translucent and weather-resistant. The right default for anything near a window, a balcony or a bathroom, and the only plastic here that reads as glass-adjacent when thin.
PLA
$0.15/cm³ · FDM · up to 2000 mm
Cheapest and the widest size range, up to 2000 mm. Fine indoors away from heat, but it softens in a hot car or against a sun-facing window in summer.
Nylon
$0.30/cm³ · SLS · up to 1500 mm
Tough, slightly textured and dimensionally stable. Good for functional decor such as hooks, brackets and heavy planters.
Aluminum
$1.20/cm³ · CNC · up to 1200 mm
CNC-machined metal for pieces that need to look like metal rather than like printed plastic: thin stems, frames, hardware.
Sizes, and what each one means in practice
| Longest edge | What it is for |
|---|---|
| 80–150 mm | Small vase, pen pot, incense holder. Desktop printing, fastest lead time. |
| 200–300 mm | Table centrepiece, lampshade, medium planter. The most common decor size. |
| 500–800 mm | Floor vase, tall sculpture. Industrial printing. |
| 1000–2000 mm | Large sculpture. Printed in segments and assembled; freight shipping. |
The configurator accepts anything from 10 mm to 2000 mm on the longest edge. Price scales with volume, so doubling an edge roughly multiplies material cost by eight before volume tiers soften it.
Hollow objects are cheap; solid objects are not
A vase that fills 6% of its bounding box uses a fraction of the material of a sculpture that fills 20%, even at the same outer dimensions. Volume, not size, is what you pay for. If a design can be hollow, hollow it: the price difference is usually larger than any material swap you could make.
PLA is not a sun-room material
PLA softens at a temperature a closed car or a sun-facing windowsill reaches in summer. It is not a defect and it is not a reason to avoid the material; it is a reason to choose PETG for anything that spends its life in direct light or heat, and to keep PLA for shaded indoor pieces.
Lead time is set by size, not by material
Under 300 mm, pieces come off desktop printers in 5–8 days. Between 300 and 800 mm the job moves to industrial equipment at 8–14 days. Beyond 800 mm it is printed in segments and assembled, which takes 14–21 days, and 1500 mm and up can take 18–28 days. If you have a date to hit, this is the constraint to plan around, not the material.
Lead time is set by size
Under 300 mm: desktop printing, 5–8 days. 300–800 mm: industrial printing, 8–14 days. 800–1500 mm: segmented printing and assembly, 14–21 days. Above 1500 mm: large-format CNC or segmented casting, 18–28 days. These are production windows and do not include shipping transit.
Frequently asked questions
Can a printed vase actually hold water?
A printed shell is not watertight by default, because layer adhesion leaves a path for water at the seams. The reliable options are to use a glass or plastic liner, or to seal the inside with an appropriate coating. If watertightness matters, say so before ordering rather than after.
How big can a single printed piece be?
The size range runs from 10 mm to 2000 mm in the longest edge. Above roughly 800 mm, though, the piece is printed in segments and assembled, which is a different process with a longer lead time and visible joint lines that need filling and finishing.
Which finish hides layer lines best?
Sandblasting. It applies a uniform matte texture that breaks up the directionality of layer lines across the whole surface, and it is cheaper than painting because it does not need colour matching. Painting over a primer gives the smoothest result but costs more and shows wear.
Does a large piece ship as freight?
Parts over 600 mm, or heavier than 30 kg, move as freight rather than parcel and are quoted separately. Standard parcel shipping is a flat $7.99 per order, free over $50, but it does not apply to oversized pieces.
Can I order matching pieces at different sizes?
Yes. Each order is quoted independently, and quantities of five or more take 10% off with twenty or more at 20%. For a graduated set of vases, ordering in one line is usually cheaper than five separate orders.
Other use cases
Size it to the shelf, not the other way round
Open any model, set the longest edge to the space you actually have, and watch the quote and the lead time change.