8 Aldi Home Finds Professional Designers Always Recommend Buying

Aldi is a beloved destination for affordable groceries, but with the success of its Aldi Finds roster, it's now also become a homeware sensation, even among professional interior designers. Aldi Finds, also known as the aisle of shame, is the Aldi aisle you should never skip to score home decor deals. Every week, it features a new selection of products that's available only for a limited time. This simultaneously drives the company to innovate and stay on top of trends and prompts customers to run to their local store with a severe case of FOMO. Because of this, Aldi can be a great place to score design-forward decor or clever storage solutions for relatively low prices, just as long as you have a little patience and persistence. 

The good news is that Aldi always advertises upcoming Aldi Finds listings. This way, and as long as you know which products are worth buying, you can be somewhat prepared to secure the goods before they fly off the shelves. Some categories that are especially favored by designers are fridge, pantry, and closet organizers, candles, and seasonal decor, so be sure to keep those in mind. 

Aldi candles have an entire dedicated fanbase. That's how popular they are. The store's range of scents is beloved by both interior designers and the general public thanks to its variety, seasonal selection, and affordability. Often, Aldi will hold quality duplicates of high-end brands such as The White Company, Voluspa, and Neom for a fraction of the money. Not only do they often come in cute containers, but they also provide a decent burn time, throw, and poignancy for their price tag. 

Week after week, Aldi puts out a fresh bunch of ingenious kitchen appliances for irresistible prices. Some of their past offerings have included a rotating grain dispenser, a bagel slicer, a pineapple slicer, a cherry pitter, a cold brew coffee system, and a floral pancake pan. Of course, interior designers are most interested in the everyday essentials that will be displayed around the kitchen, such as microwaves and toasters. For those, Aldi has excellent design-forward examples. Think retro style with major Smeg vibes or sleek lines and wooden accents serving Scandi realness.

Ottomans, footrests, and benches are not the kind of furniture that warrants a big investment. They're small, only used occasionally, and mostly functional. That's why you'll find satisfactory examples at Aldi. The store often features these pieces in its Aldi Finds selection in various styles, from their viral chic white boucle ottomans to practical outdoor weather-resistant benches. They'll cost you much less than equivalent models in pricier stores and will still do the job.

Aldi is definitely the place to go for seasonal decor. Because the store revamps its shelves weekly, it never misses a theme. From fall and Halloween to the Super Bowl and Christmas, Aldi will come through with the appropriate tableware, drinkware, pillows, blankets, candles, faux flower arrangements, and all other miscellaneous decor you can think of. Of course, these should be shopped mindfully to avoid waste, but who can resist a few new pieces to usher in a new season?! Interior designers love it.

When it comes to dishware, trays and bowls are two of the most common types you'll find in the Aldi middle aisle. Perfect to hold trinkets, serve appetizers or salads, or display colorful fruit and flowers, these dishes are often featured in gorgeous acacia wood or white ceramic styles. Designers and shoppers alike love the sturdy quality and elegant look of Aldi bowls and trays, which, much like everything else on this list, always come with very persuasive price tags attached. 

You can really get lost in the gardening section at Aldi, but two standout items to always look out for, according to interior designers, are vases and planters. The store is always stocked up on trendy models that could easily pass for more expensive alternatives. Because they're such popular decorative items, Aldi frequently comes out with new designs that quickly go viral online, like the woven Studio McGee duplicates they featured that cost just $14.99, a whopping $100 less than the original.

Aldi's budget-friendly storage finds are so versatile that you'll always find a purpose for them around the house, be it in the pantry, the kitchen, the bathroom, the laundry room, or the closet. Again, the store innovates in its designs exactly because its system demands new ones every week. This is particularly exciting with organizational and storage solutions because it leads to crafty space-optimizing hacks that you wouldn't easily find elsewhere. You've got your usual spice jars and fridge organizers, but also unique pieces like a kid-friendly wall mount for toys and a rotating makeup organizer.

Aldi has stunning dupes for major brand dishware, like the trendy Anthropologie scalloped line, which sells for nearly $60 more. In 2023 and 2024, Aldi also went viral for its In the Roundhouse seafood plate dupes that cost just $3.50 each. Plates are not included in the Aldi Finds line-up as often as other items on this list, but when they are, they're always a guaranteed stylish bargain. With just $20 to $30, you can complete a six-piece set to give your table arrangement a cheeky makeover.