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If you want a versatile and fun way to decorate your home on a budget, you need to incorporate baskets. Baskets are such a frugal item! They never seem to really go out of style and can be transformed all the time.
From what you put inside to spray painting them, the other best part about baskets is that they are always at thrift stores! So, let’s get into some inspiring ideas for decorating your home this Easter with baskets.
Think rustic charm, a touch of vintage vibes, and all the cozy feels without breaking the bank. Oh, and did I mention you can DIY most of these with stuff from Dollar Tree and Dollar General? Because you absolutely can.
The key to finding cute seasonal items at those stores, shop early. Like January and February for the new stuff. Seasonal moves quickly.
Using baskets around my home and filling them with seasonal decor is a great frugal way to decorate your home.
1. The Burlap & Bloom Basket
Fill a wicker basket with faux tulips or daisies (Dollar Tree always has these in stock!) and wrap it in a burlap ribbon with a big bow. Hang it on your door by the handle for a simple yet stunning look.
DIY Tips: Find an old basket at a thrift store or yard sale. Spray-paint it white or leave it natural for that rustic touch!
2. Galvanized Tin with Easter Greens
Snag a little galvanized tin bucket from Dollar General, toss in some faux greenery, and add a few speckled Easter egg ornaments. It’s charming. It’s farmhouse. It’s adorable.
Budget Buy Options: Grab fake eggs and greenery from Dollar Tree.
3. The Classic Olive Basket Look
Olive buckets scream farmhouse chic. Fill one with moss, tiny carrots, and a wooden bunny cutout. The carrots and bunnies can usually be found at budget stores for less than you’d spend on coffee. No Olive basket? Wicker baskets you can find at thrift stores will work, too.
DIY Option: Can’t find an olive basket on the cheap? Repurpose an old metal planter instead. Paint it grey or leave it as-is for a rustic charm.
4. Egg Carton Cutie
Take a cardboard egg carton, paint it white, and turn it into a mini basket! Line it with moss, pop in some pastel eggs, and hang it with twine.
DIY Supplies: Everything here can be grabbed at Dollar Tree—including egg cartons if you don’t have one at home.
5. Rustic Rabbit Basket
Pick up a rabbit-shaped basket or wooden wall hanging. Add faux flowers and ribbons and hang them as statement pieces.
Cheap Finds: Check the Easter sections of places like Hobby Lobby on clearance sales or look for basic rabbit shapes at dollar stores.
6. Vintage Milk Can Basket
Repurpose a small milk can and use it as a basket by filling it with Easter grass and some wire-edged ribbon. It’s unique yet totally farmhouse-approved.
Find It: Thrift stores often have old milk cans, or you can splurge just a little at Hobby Lobby—especially during a sale.
7. Rustic Ladder Basket Display
Okay, so this one steps up the creativity ladder (literally). Hang a small basket from a single rung on a wooden ladder. Fill the basket with faux greenery or mini Easter eggs.
DIY Tip: Wooden ladders are almost always at thrift shops. Sand them down, stain, or paint them for the farmhouse look.
8. Mason Jar Easter Basket
Turn a mason jar into a basket! Wrap it in twine, glue on a burlap bow, and fill it with Dollar Tree’s mini foam carrots or pastel Easter Eggs. Add wire to create a handle if you want the ‘basket’ look.
Easy DIY: Mason jars are dirt-cheap at dollar stores, or you may already have one in the back of your pantry.
9. The Mini Crate Delight
Small wooden crates can work as baskets too! Add Easter grass, a few DIY wooden eggs (paint them pastel), and maybe a mini chalkboard sign that says “Happy Easter.”
DIY Supplies: Michaels has crates and is usually full price, which means you can use the 20% or 40% off coupon or whatever coupon is available at the time. While chalkboard paint and Easter grass can be found at Dollar Tree.
10. Gingham Galore
Create a basket lined with gingham fabric—blue or pink both scream farmhouse springtime! Fill it with boxwood sprigs and a couple of lovely ribbon-wrapped eggs. Easy, cheap, and cute.
Money Saver: Snag gingham napkins from Amazon for convenience. ( At the time of posting they are 50% off on Amazon!)
Wrapping It Up—On a Budget
The best part about these farmhouse Easter baskets? None of them will leave your wallet crying in a corner. Get creative with Dollar Tree finds, spruce up thrift store gems, and remember that part of the fun is making something beautiful!
So grab your glue gun, get to decorating, and make your home so cozy that even a bunny would want to move in. Happy Easter decorating!
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I have thoroughly enjoyed your awesome decorating ideas I grew up in a small town in Alabama. Living in Atlanta GA for 40 years.