Instantly turn your home into a cozy winter wonderland with affordable, elegant decorations that you can find at the dollar store. These festive, budget-friendly finds are perfect for adding little accents and touches that make seasonal décor shine without breaking the bank. From frosted windowpanes to twinkling lights, create a beautiful atmosphere that embraces the joy and cheer of the holiday season with ease.
Warming Station
Warm up on cold winter days with a delightful hot chocolate bar. It’s an easy and fun way to please any crowd without spending a fortune. Simply set out the hot chocolate essentials along with a selection of delicious, festive toppings like marshmallows, candies, and sprinkles. Serve your warm drinks in cheery plaid mugs from the dollar store, and add candy cane or chocolate spoons for mixing, both of which you can find there, too.
Tiny Christmas Tree
Add a touch of whimsy to any room in the house with this compact, 18-inch tabletop Christmas tree. It’s the perfect size for a bar cart, countertop, or any small area in need of some holiday cheer. Remember to pick up a mini tree collar, along with fairy lights and tiny ornaments like these charming retro campers, to bring your mini tree to life, just like a full-sized tree.
Snowflake Wreath
Snowflake ornaments are beautiful when hung on their own, but attaching them to a metal wreath form elevates their look to something truly special. Effortlessly transform them into a holiday wreath with a dab of hot glue. Add a bell ornament in the center (also available at the dollar store), and you’ll have an elegant decoration for your home. All this can be done for around $12 and should take less than 10 minutes!
Gold Ornament Wreath
If you prefer a gold theme for your home, these embellished ornaments on a gold wreath form make for an elegant art-deco-inspired decoration everyone will love.
Mini Holiday Cookie Charcuteries
While charcuterie boards normally feature meats and cheeses, French-inspired charcuteries have expanded to include a variety of yummy foods creatively displayed on a board. Recently, holiday cookies have taken center stage, offering a sweet twist on the traditional arrangement. Use cheap, mini cutting boards from the dollar store to create personal cookie charcuterie boards, so each guest enjoys a personal sampler without the need for sharing with friends.
Gnome for the Holidays
In folklore, gnomes are mythical beings who are known for guarding earthly treasures. These gray and white gnome decorations make charming additions to your holiday decor. Use them to keep watch over whatever fun goodies Santa places in your stockings for your little ones to discover on Christmas morning.
Signs of the Times
This holiday season, embrace nostalgia by using vintage Christmas decor, featuring retro farm trucks and RVs. These adorable, charming signs can bring a touch of the past into your home, evoking fond memories and helping create new ones during all of your holiday celebrations.
Faux Flower Accents
When hosting or seeking floral inspiration for your home, consider mixing faux flowers from the dollar store with fresh, fragrant blooms. This winning combination can enhance your arrangement’s texture, volume, and variety. Plus, your centerpiece will last much longer and be more budget-friendly.
Mad for Plaid
This year it seems like everyone’s ditching the traditional tree in favor of the latest craze: flocked trees. Decked out in layers of faux snow, they instantly transform your living room into a cozy winter wonderland (worth it, even if they are way messier than the standard version).
These black and white plaid ornaments will make your flocked tree positively magical, giving the North Pole a run for its money, while spending only a few dollars of yours.
One is Silver, and the Other Gold
Metallics make everything look good, and these silver and gold ornaments from the dollar store are no exception. Embellished with sparkling accents and glitter, they’re sure to make your tree look shiny and bright.
Available in a variety of shapes and sizes, they appear far more sophisticated than their $1 price tag suggests.
Mini Chalkboard Easels
You’ll be hard-pressed to find place cards more stylish than these—great for table assignments or labeling food at the buffet. For easier writing and a crisp appearance, use an erasable chalk marker. You only need to wipe them down before using again.
Gift-Wrapping Accessories Galore
Before heading off to your favorite retailer for gift wrap and supplies, make a stop at the dollar store. You’ll find a treasure trove of bags, bows, wrapping paper, tissue, and more. Why spend big bucks when everything you need is available for a fraction of the cost? Many gift bags come in packs of two or three, bows in packs of two for $1, and single rolls of paper are also just a buck.
Snowflake Candleholders
If the weather outside is frightful, cozy up inside with these glittery snowflake candleholders. Ideal for a votive, tea light, or flameless candle, they’ll help set your home aglow on cold winter nights.
Globe Ornaments
The possibilities are endless when it comes to these clear, plastic ornaments; essentially a blank slate waiting for you to customize them. A tiny strand of fairy lights is a game-changer when inserted inside (hide the on/off switch in the back), turning your tree into a luminescent superstar—no additional ornaments required.
Cabin Plaid Ornaments
Who doesn’t love a rustic, comfy cabin aura? These ornaments will take you there. Furry little ice skates, pinecone embellishments, and warm jute tones will have you channeling that cozy, snowbound, sitting-by-the-fire feeling without having to leave your own (presumably non-woodland-cabin) house.
Nothing Like the Present
Skip the roll of sticky peel labels this year and use these ornaments to dress up your gifts instead. Cute-as-a-button skis, a welcoming front door (tiny wreath included), and Merry Christmas wishes all look great hanging on the tree—and make even better embellishments. Brown paper, plaid paper, and jute string are all also available for easy, one-stop shopping.
Dressed-Up Wine
These tea towels make bringing the wine a lot more fun than just dropping it into a bag. Not only does your dressed-up vino look like you went the extra mile, it also doubles as a hostess gift. Better yet, it’ll cost less, too.
Make-Your-Own Menu
With frames in every size, shape, and color, the dollar store is your go-to for adding some sophistication to your soiree. Impress your guests by placing a framed menu displaying the details of your dinner party at each seat. Create your own and print it off, or download a digital menu template from Etsy or other online retailer.
Santa Plants
Go green this holiday season by dropping a plant (not included) into one of these mini metal Santa buckets. They’re perfect for that just-a-little-something you’re looking to give with a gift card, or a gathering you don’t want to show up empty-handed to.
Into the Woods
Burlap, fuzzy, and plain adorable, these owl ornaments are available in three different styles. Whether you’re a nature lover, an Audubon member, or just like owls, these little woodland creatures are sure to cozy up your tree.
Perfectly Pink Tablescape
Pink is the new red this holiday season, so serve up your rosé in these holly-berry decorated glasses. Available in goblets or standard drinking glasses, they’re so fabulous you can build an entire tablescape around them. Berry florals, gold chargers, placemats, and green dessert plates are also dollar-store finds.
