Decorating on the Cheap

I finally have an idea of what I want to do decorating-wise in our kitchen (after 5 years here). I've slowly been collecting things that seem to work. The plate racks were a great find and I really like them, especially since the plates had been in our closet for a year or so waiting to figure out how to display them. Here's what I managed to come up with today.

The fake ivy was my garage sale find for the day. $.50 for the three separate plants. I figured for that price if I didn't like them I'd just add them to my next Goodwill bag. But I think this turned out well.

The wine and olive oil containers were things that we've been saving for a while and planning to display. I'm debating filling the clear wine bottle with colored stones or sand, but haven't found anything that seemed to fit the bill yet. The next thing that I'll be looking out for is some sort of curtains that will match the Italian kitchen theme that I'm trying for. Some days I think that the main key to decorating on the cheap is to simply be willing to watch and wait until you find what you're looking for at a good price.