Cheap Table Centerpiece Ideas

Being on a low budget does not mean you have to sacrifice style. Little finishing touches like a centerpiece on your table can really help pull the room's look together and elevate your style from bland to gorgeous. You don't have to spend a lot of money on a centerpiece for decorating success.

Nature Walk Finds

For some spectacular table centerpieces, sometimes you need look no further than your own backyard. Bring a bag with you for a nature walk, and pick up items that interest you along the way for centerpiece crafts, whether you find pine cones, acorns, herbs, wildflowers, seashells or fallen branches. Bring them home to make a simple, rustic centerpiece. A bowl of balsam, a bundle of bare twigs or a single blossom may be all you need. To create a more elegant display, put them in your fancy bowl, on a serving platter or place a candle in the center of the arrangement to add height and ambient lighting.

Wreaths

Wreaths are not just for walls and doors anymore. Lay them flat on a table, and you have the makings for an elaborate centerpiece. Fill the hole with some other items to complete the look. Convert an old Christmas wreath into a table piece by laying it on your table and setting an old angel tree topper in the center. Put a dried autumn wreath down with a bowl full of your seasonal fruit, like apples and pears, in the center. Set a plain glass vase in the middle of a budding spring wreath, and fill it with flowers, pebbles, a pillar candle or assorted wrapped candies for guests to enjoy.

Flowerpots

Terracotta flower pots can be purchased at gardening centers for only a dollar or two, but their decorating possibilities are virtually endless. You can leave them natural and put a house plant inside them, or fill them with dry rice or beans to hold up pillar candles. Paint them decoratively with acrylic paints and stencils, or use cut out images and a decoupage medium to affix them around the pot. Add height to your centerpiece by using two pots: turn one upside-down, and place another pot right-side up on top of it. Alternately, turn a pot upside-down and put the drip tray on top of it to create an elevated tray for holding a fruit arrangement.