These Stoneware Bowls From Dollar Tree Are A Perfect Holiday Table Setting

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If it's true that you eat with your eyes first, then the tableware you choose to plate your meal is very important indeed. You can dish up the most delectable and aesthetically-pleasing holiday feast in the world, but if you slop it on generic white paper plates, you will undeniably downgrade your meal to no small extent. We've covered how budget dinnerware sets can add color to your meal, so we always get excited when we find a screaming deal on table settings that are pretty and functional, but don't cost a mint.

We got excited recently when we went to our local Dollar Tree and found holiday-ready fall plates comparable, yet way cheaper to those at Williams Sonoma. With a delicate pattern of watercolor pumpkins, these plates look like a shoe-in to take you from Halloween to New Year's in style. Imagine our surprise when we discovered matching bowls — the Royal Norfolk "Fall Themed Pumpkin Bowls" for Dollar Tree. They're six inches in width and made of gorgeous, durable stoneware that will hold up to the dishwasher. The same lovely blue, orange, and off-white pumpkins ring the bowl, which is large enough for all your favorite holiday sides ... we can imagine scooping a healthy heap of the viral deviled egg potato salad in them alongside our Thanksgiving or Christmas main dish! Best of all, they sell for just $1.50 apiece, which means that you can pick up enough to serve your whole guest list for a very reasonable price.

Like we said, you needn't shell out half a paycheck to get a cohesive dinnerware spread that will make your food look as great as it tastes. The matching plates that go with the pumpkin-bedecked Dollar Tree bowls are largely sold out at present — though you may be lucky enough to happen upon them in your local store — but don't let that dissuade you. We love a matchy-matchy moment, but we've also sourced some affordable coordinating fixtures that will help you set a gorgeous table.

On Amazon, we found large, lifeproof Kyraton 10-inch plastic plates in a warm orange that would look absolutely stunning beneath the pumpkin bowls on your table. Plastic plates strike the perfect balance between reusable dishes, which can be fragile, and disposables, which can look cheap. A set of eight plates costs less than 20 bucks. Pair them with marbled blue beaded napkin rings by QNNEFF, which come in a set of six, and your favorite crisp, white napkins, and you have affordable place settings that are worthy of even the nicest event.

Placing your pumpkin bowls as the focal point of your table settings will look delightful by themselves, but you can really play up the visual appeal with the right centerpieces. Tall taper candles in clean white, miniature gourds, and/or bud vases with simple arrangements will all add elegance and interest without competing for attention with your dinnerware. No matter what you serve for your holiday meals, your guests will feel pampered by the way you present their food.