How can I make my place look festive for a party without spending a fortune on fresh flowers?

To paraphrase Prince, you'd like to party like it's $19.99. Event planner Belger suggests placing a bunch of tulips, all the same color, in a small vase on the coffee table. "Monochromatic arrangements are best because they're easy and they always look pretty," she says. And let mood lighting take care of the rest. "Dim the lights and cluster about 20 tealight candles in votive glasses on a tabletop in your welcome area," suggests Cara Kleinhaut, owner of Caravents Production and Design, an event firm in Los Angeles.