These Chic Dollar Tree Plates Will Bring Some Modern Flair To Your Holiday Table Setting

Too often, holiday dinnerware focuses on the same old motifs: red and green everything, mistletoe sprigs, Santa's jolly face, elves, reindeer, and so on. That's why the Royal Norfolk Turquoise Swirl Stoneware Dinner Plates from Dollar Tree, currently available for $1.50 each (available online in multiples of 12), are such a breath of fresh air. Our favorite dollar store has really been jingling our bells this season, with affordable mailbox tins perfect for delivering cookies and gold charger plates that give Williams Sonoma a run for its money. Both those items, however, stick to the more "traditional" holiday décor palette. The Turquoise Swirl plates, however, whisper the essence of winter without screaming the matter amidst a flurry of inescapable scarlet and pine.

Blue is an underrated color for winter, but it works as a shade that evokes snowfall, cold days, and frozen ponds. Customers speak positively about the quality and beauty of the plates, too. From Dollar Tree's website, reviews like this one tell the tale: "I bought four of these dinner plates about a year and a half ago and since then I have bought eight more [...] I absolutely love them, they look beautiful on the table, and I've actually seen these plates in many commercials." Another commenter had some ideas for how to make them look even more opulent: "They really do look high end, especially when they are set on the dinner table with a charger, silverware, a 'crystal' look water glass, and a cloth napkin."

Whether you are passing around delectable appetizers or the perfect side pairing for a classic holiday ham, your food will look even more yummy and aesthetically pleasing when served on nice plates. If you really want to set an elegant table, Dollar Tree also offers matching bowls, side plates, and mugs that coordinate with these turquoise stoneware plates. Of course, you can mix and match other dinnerware in contrasting shades of blue as well for a tablescape that really plays on the theme of a winter wonderland. But that's not the end of our ideas for how you can really zhuzh up your table with blue as the focal point this festive season.

We think that tall glasses with lots of ice would look stunning against the azure color of these plates, especially when you fill those glasses with colorful cocktails! Crystal and glass are, in general, a beautiful complement to a blue holiday table that's modern and classy. Think more winter white, glittering snowflakes, and blue-green greenery than your classic red, green, and gold colorways. We also appreciate black and white geometrics against your turquoise swirl plates, especially when lit by the warm glow of candles. Considering that these plates don't cost a mint, perhaps there will be room in your budget for a few extra touches that will really make this lovely dinnerware shine when you use it to dish up your holiday feast.