Inexpensive Table Centerpiece Ideas
For Under $10

Inexpensive table centerpiece ideas created for under $10 is not that hard, the trick is to use items that you already have and arrange or decorate them in a different way, here are lots of homemade centerpiece ideas.

A classic candelabra is beautiful and if you already have one or could borrow one then they add a sophistication to your table. Also if you are looking to design a number of table centerpieces for a function it is worth asking your venue as quite often they already have candelabras that you can use at no extra charge. You can also add extra decorations to them with ivy around the base or scatter petals or confetti on the tables. If there is a color theme for your event then you could look at having that color candles.

Tea lights dotted along the table are a more modern candle table decoration, you could use colored glass that you already have to add an extra sparkle, these can also be found at thrift stores.

Edible centerpieces are great as they can also double up as your guests' starter; a plate of hors d' oeuvres on a classic square white plate looks stunning and modern and a pyramid of favor boxes or chocolate truffles can also be your guests' favors. Inexpensive table centerpiece ideas with fruit are also cheap and the simpler the better, a line of oranges along a long table with glass votives dotted in between again looks modern, you could also have a glass vase filled with lemons and limes with floating candles or flowers at the top. You can also add an extra sparkle to the fruit by painting them with egg white and dipping them in sugar.

Empty jam jars filled with a single hydrangea or any other big headed flower is beautiful and you could have several in a cluster in the middle of the table, with votives for an added sparkle. You could make your jars more attractive by tying colored ribbon around the middle or wrapping in tisue paper, but sometimes keeping things simple is just what you need. One couple drank a particular type of mineral water weeks before their wedding so that they could use it for their centerpiece with a single rose!

You don't just have to use glass, here are great homemade centerpieces using tin cans! If your party or dinner is for a special occasion then you could theme your table centerpiece, a birthday could be a photo frame filled with photos of the birthday person, or a beautiful birthday cake on a stand. An anniversary could have a centerpiece themed to that particular anniversary year.

Whatever you are celebrating or even if you are just making a table look pretty there are lots of inexpensive table centerpiece ideas all over the site!