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Home Design Gifts Under $20

Add this to your buy-in-bulk list: a stylish little notebook, with a pebbled faux-leather cover, that costs less than a pack of gum.

HomeGoods; 800-614-4663 for stores

The real wonder of these Alice-themed pulp-board coasters isn't the old-fashioned drawings or the price (for a set of 12!); it's the message they telegraph: "Drink me."

FishsEddy.com

$5 each

A postcard may not seem like much, but once you've stitched on a sentimental journey (honeymoon road trip, perhaps?), it becomes instantly frame-worthy.

Sweet Bella; UncommonGoods.com

$5.50

Practice your poker face with 52 classic falsehoods in Umbra's Pack of Lies playing-card deck. Some of the lines ("It's delicious, I'm just not that hungry.") seem especially apropos this time of year.

Battaglia's Home; 201-798-1122

Combining a veritable sampler of patterns and a color palette that feels simultaneously modern and nostalgic, Ikea's laminated-cardboard tray costs, yes, mere peanuts.

13 by 13 inches; Ikea.com

$7 each

With stemware this beautiful, even convenience-store bubbly is elevated to toast-worthy status. Priced like plastic, but made from vivid jewel-toned glass, these elegant vessels belie their chain-store accessibility.

PotteryBarn.com

$9.50 each

There's something to be said for an object that looks like a cartoon version of itself. These small, colorful windup alarm clocks from Pearl River Mart pack an iconic-design wallop, while also, you know, actually waking you up in the morning.

3.25 inches tall; PearlRiver.com

$10

A graceful graphic outline refines a rough-around-the-edges jute placemat; the border acts as a sly frame for culinary masterpieces.

Simrin; RedTreeBaltimore.com

$11 each

Fringe's glass transferware magnets recall chandelier prisms—a glamorous upgrade for any refrigerator note.

IceAccessories.com

$12

Have a dry-humored mother-in-law? Try buttering her up with Fred & Friends's ceramic toast dish.

PopDeluxe.net

$12.50

A trio of clever cookie cutters underscores the life-and-limb perils of being a delicious gingerbread man.

SpoonSisters.com

$13

John Derian's sometimes-dark, always-beautiful, nature-themed trays go melamine (and, thus, affordable) in his new collection for Target.

9 by 12 inches; Target.com

$14

A monogrammed brass pocket mirror suggests forethought (even if you picked it up on the fly) and comes with its own embroidered linen pouch.

Anthropologie.com

$18

As if the slender, universally appealing shape of these white glass candlesticks wasn't enough, they're also hand-blown—and this low price is for all three.

Ikea.com for stores

$20

The rare gift that might excite both your grandmother and your teenage daughter, this bone china perfume bottle could also hold bath salts or a stash of paper clips.

Anthropologie.com

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Oprah chose her favorite affordable presents, plus we found gifts for everyone on your list—and it's all under $100. Start shopping The O List (Holiday Edition) right here!

From the Winter 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

Budget Christmas Gifts for the Home

New Home and Interior Design Products

Glamorous Wrapping Paper and Cards

Great Home Decor with Type

18 Unique Desks in Every Style and Price Range

Design Bargains for Your Home at $50 or Less