Score These Popular Plates At Dollar Tree To Give Your Table A Festive Fall Feel

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We're fully committed to the spirit of autumn here at Foodie — we barely waited for the autumn equinox before setting our internal clocks to harvest season, with pumpkins, cider, cinnamon brooms, and warm-colored décor from wall to wall. Trust our budget shopping go-to, Dollar Tree, to deliver on the exact dinnerware that we needed to feel festive from now until it's time to put up the Christmas tree. Its Royal Norfolk brand is currently selling some inexpensive, gorgeous ceramic plates that we can't wait to set the table with, perhaps alongside a boulevardier cocktail at our next fall party!

Dollar Tree's Royal Norfolk dinner plates earn high reviews on the store's website for durability and beauty, which is a combination we can't resist. We've covered how budget dinnerware sets can add color to your meal, and these autumn-themed plates, with their delicate print of maple leaves ablaze with the colorful flush of fall, will enliven your breakfast, lunch, dinner, and every snack in between. At just $1.50 apiece (as of this writing, and please note that availability and pricing may vary), we can snag a full service for well under a 20-spot. That means we can still have funds leftover for some of that new Dollar Tree glassware that looks expensive but is actually super-affordable and pretty. Interested in a whole table setting for fall? Dollar Tree sells both large and small dinner plates, bowls, and mugs, all in the same coordinating, lovely fall print. A four-piece setting will set you back only $6 per head, pre-taxes. If you've shopped for dinnerware lately, you know it's just about impossible to get cheaper than that!

Obviously, the most intuitive use for your new leaf-patterned plates is to serve food to yourself and your loved ones using them. We think these burnt orange linen cloth napkins would be a gorgeous accompaniment, either tied up with twine or threaded through some rustic woven rattan napkin rings. Add a vase of fall blooms to the middle of your table, and you have a picture-perfect tablescape that doesn't break the bank! We're imagining a golden, juicy roast chicken and your best pecan pie recipe on the menu, with plenty of flowing apple cider! Whether you are dishing up an ordinary weeknight meal or gathering the fam for a post trick-or-treat refueling session, these plates will look as great as they feel in your hand. Dare we say that they might even be ideal to use for Thanksgiving?

Of course, you can also use these sweet plates for decoration. Have an old-school china cabinet or even some floating shelves in your kitchen? Set these plates out to show off, and nobody will ever guess that they came in at less than two dollars apiece. We're living in a time when consumers are increasingly being pinched by the cost of everyday necessities, so pretty dinner plates should be the last thing you splurge on. The Royal Norfolk plates at Dollar Tree prove the point that, if you look carefully, you need not compromise between beauty and budget.