12 DIYs That Upgrade Dollar Tree Trifle Bowls Into Beautiful Plant Displays

If you love house plants and giving everyday items a glow-up, Dollar Tree is the place to find your next craft project. There's something incredibly satisfying about taking a simple, even cheap-looking, bowl from the shelf and transforming it into a chic design statement for your home. Plus, you don't have to spend a fortune; you can use these crafts to give your kitchen a high-end look on a Dollar Tree budget. DIYing your own plant displays with Dollar Tree finds keeps things budget-friendly while letting you customize every detail to match your style — whether that's modern, rustic, glam, or boho. From adding simple paint finishes to attaching embellishments, there are plenty of creative ways to make a Dollar Tree trifle bowl the perfect base for a beautiful plant display.

Beyond customizing the items and colors you add to your trifle bowl display, you can explore a range of different designs that bring seasonal or elegant style to your shelves, tables, or indoor garden spaces. Adding a rotating platform creates a moving planter hack that doubles as a functional table feature. Or you can add decorative details, like sculpted flowers or wood accents, for a boutique or farmhouse style. On the other hand, you can keep things simple by turning your Dollar Tree trifle bowl into a potted plant holder. Add a designer touch to any of these options with paint, ribbon, or beaded accents.

While this budget-friendly Dollar Tree hack can help you tidy up clutter around your home, it's also a great idea for a plant display. By attaching the bowl base to a Storage Essentials Clear Acrylic Rotating Kitchen Turntable with a strong adhesive, you create a smooth-rotating base for a planter, faux plant display, or potted plant holder. This makes it an ideal centerpiece for small table settings. You can also use spray paint or acrylic paint to decorate the entire piece to match your decor.

If you love romantic, vintage-inspired decor, this rose-themed trifle bowl DIY delivers serious charm. Using a sculpting medium or molded embellishments, you can layer raised rose details around the outside of the bowl, transforming it into something that looks antique and ornate. Use a soft white paint, blush, or even a dramatic metallic to make the piece look even more unique. Fill the finished bowl with trailing ivy or live roses to complement the soft sculpture. If you choose to add live flowers, be sure to insert a liner with drainage holes.

This easy DIY turns Dollar Tree's trifle bowl into a planter that looks so high-end, no one will ever know you made it. The trifle bowl is just the base for this project; the real star is the Tumbling Tower blocks. Stain the wood and glue the blocks together in vertical pairs. Glue the now-longer blocks vertically around the bowl, alternating between aligning them with the top and bottom of the bowl. Paint the base as desired and style the container with leafy green houseplants for a cozy, natural vibe.

This festive idea turns your Dollar Tree trifle bowl into a cozy winter centerpiece. Paint the base with a metallic silver and attach a thick silver ribbon or similar decorative wrap. Select your favorite holiday plants, like evergreen sprigs, faux snow, pinecones, holly, or winter flowers. Glue a wine glass or a stemmed candle holder in the center of the bowl. Fill the plants and greens around the candle holder. Finish it off by adding your favorite candle.

Turning your trifle bowl upside down instantly changes its silhouette, turning it from a stemmed container into a pedestal display. In this rose-bouquet-inspired DIY, the inverted bowl serves as a dramatic base, while the stem becomes a platform for florals or greenery. Plus, it's so simple. Just glue a block of Floral Dry Foam to the stem and insert your favorite flowers in whatever arrangement works for your space. This project is great for simple home decor accents or affordable event centerpieces.

This DIY uses wood dowels to create a fluted texture around the trifle bowl. There are a few different ways you can complete this project. Cut the dowels to the same height as the bowl. Glue them around the outside and top each dowel with a pearl bead. You could leave the design alone or paint it with rich colors for a more earthy effect. Fill it with faux greenery or potted plants to finish off the plant display to match your decor.

This multi-tiered plant shelf design is another creative feature that uses wood blocks to turn a simple bowl into a rustic statement piece. While this DIY uses a tray and wood blocks, it can work just as well with two trifle dishes stacked on top of each other and lined with stained wood blocks. The finished product is perfect for small succulents or trailing vines. You could also fill the bottom tray with foliage and leave the top tray open for decor or storage.

Sometimes the simplest DIY makes the biggest impact, which just might be the case with this potted plant holder. This is one of the easiest ways to convert a Dollar Tree trifle bowl into a beautiful plant display, because you don't actually have to do anything crafty. All you need to do is fill the bottom of the bowl with decorative pebbles and place your favorite potted plants inside. Add moss around the pots to make it more decorative. This DIY works best with a clear trifle bowl.

This cheerful DIY embraces spring by decorating the trifle bowl's exterior with spring-themed craft paper. You can use a sticky craft paper to make it easy, or select a floral napkin and attach it using Mod Podge. You can add living spring flowers if you want. It may even look nice as a vase with fresh cuttings from your garden. Or, you can use floral foam to fill the bowl with a bouquet of spring-inspired faux flowers and foliage.

Another simple DIY that is perfect for ivy lovers who adore greenery that spills over the edge of its container is this basic planter. Since these trifle bowls are made of plastic, all you need to do to turn them into cute houseplant containers is add drainage holes in the bottom. Then select your favorite trailing plant, place it in the bowl, and fill in the extra space with a potting mix. Plus, there's plenty of room for decorative garden figurines to add character to your indoor garden.

For a trendy, ceramic-inspired finish, mix baking soda into your paint to create a thick, textured coating that mimics pottery. An orange color can make it look like a stemmed terracotta pot, but you can choose any color you like. Apply the paint to your trifle bowl until it is completely covered. When it is almost dry, dust on a bit more baking soda with a dry paintbrush to give it a matte finish. You can fill the finished pot with faux plants or live succulents. 

If you love plants and boho-style decor, wrap the trifle bowl's exterior with woven ribbons or an upcycled woven hat. Secure the woven material with hot glue. To add more character, you can remove the bowl's stem and add large wooden beads to the base as feet. You can stain these feet to match your furniture or leave them natural for a relaxed look. Add leafy plants for an effortlessly styled finish.