How to Get That High-End Look on a Budget: Chicago Home Styling Secrets

Between work, family, and trying to enjoy everything Chicago has to offer, keeping your space clean and stylish can feel like a full-time job. If you’re dreaming of a beautiful home but struggling to find the time or energy to maintain it, you’re not alone—and we’ve got some game-changing tips that deliver luxury looks without the luxury price tag.

Transform Your Space with These Pottery Barn & Anthropology Dupes

You don’t need to spend hundreds to create that magazine-worthy home. Some of the best home decor finds are hiding in plain sight at Dollar Tree, offering identical styles to high-end retailers at a fraction of the cost.

Glassware That Looks Expensive

Those beautiful candy cane drinking glasses flying off shelves? Pottery Barn sells a near-identical set for $56 for four. The Dollar Tree version captures the same elegant design for just $1.25 each. When your apartment cleaning is done, displaying these gorgeous pieces will make your entire space feel more elevated.

Statement Pieces That Wow

Those reindeer place card holders that look like crystal or glass? High-end stores charge $80-90 for similar items. At Dollar Tree, they’re just $1.25—and nobody would guess their origin. They’re perfect for adding sophisticated touches after your professional home cleaning is complete.

Candle Dupes That Smell as Good as They Look

Dollar Tree’s tree candles with mercury glass vibes are totally giving Anthropology—but at $5 each instead of $30+. The secret is choosing scents with the best throw: One Fine Pine and Sugar Plum Fairy are the winners that will make your freshly clean your apartment smell incredible for hours.

Create Your Own Anthropology Match Set

Want that beautiful Anthropology match set look? Grab a fluted glass container and cloche dome from Dollar Tree, attach a strike plate from a matchbox, and glue it to a candlestick base. The result looks identical to the high-end version and makes a stunning addition to any room that’s just received deep cleaning help.

High-End Fashion Finds for Less

From Coach to Burberry styles, you can achieve that editorial look without breaking the bank. The key is focusing on similar colors, textures, and sizes to create the illusion of luxury.

Accessories That Elevate Any Outfit

Those pearl and gold hair clips selling for $50-60 in high-end stores? Dollar Tree has nearly identical versions for $1.25. Velvet headbands with rhinestone bows, satin scrunchies, and beautiful barrettes can all be found for a fraction of the cost—perfect for looking polished even when you’ve been busy managing cleaning services in Chicago.

Gift Wrapping Secrets for Luxury Presentation

Presentation matters almost as much as the gift itself. Dollar Tree’s satin-finish boxes in red, gold, and silver look incredibly regal when paired with their tissue paper and oversized ribbon.

• Cross ribbons over the top and secure with hot glue
• Add a separately tied bow for dimension
• Use heat to seal satin ribbon edges and prevent fraying
• Layer tissue paper for elegance

When you need someone to clean my apartment before guests arrive, these wrapping techniques will make your gifts look like they came from a high-end boutique.

When DIY Isn’t Enough: Let the Pros Handle the Cleaning

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Coach, Burberry, Ralph Lauren from Dollar Tree. Yes, ma’am. Over here we have a Burberry or a Coach dupe. But first, some Pottery Barn tricks. And this drinking glass that is flying off shelves. It’s got candy canes on it. And what is so cool is Pottery Barn has a near identical cup. $56 for four. I love how this one mimics a similar design. High-end look, rock bottom price, and this one will wow. They have these gorgeous reindeer. Now, these look like they’re made of glass or crystal. And I have seen online things like this retailing $80, $90 at high-end stores. This is a really great find. Wait till you see how I use this. It’s so editorial because of the shapes, the lines, and a very similar product. These holiday glass place cards, four are almost $30 at Pottery Barn. My friend, you can put name cards in the reindeer’s antlers. I like this even better than the Christmas trees. No one would have any idea you got this from the Dollar Tree and I have so many stores to cover. We are just getting started. This is brand new and a Pottery Barn dupe. 12 of these at Pottery Barn is $99. This is virtually the same thing. And y’all, I just want to show you. I wish you were here in person. My gosh, look at how beautiful this is. Like, this is that really punchy cherry red. Like, even in person, this color is even better. This was the look from last week’s video. So, this time I wanted to mimic the Pottery Barn look, but not hundreds of dollars. $5.50 a setting. And look at these brand new wine glasses. These are so large, and this is Gibson brand. Dollar Tree really shouldn’t have these, but they’re shipping them out to a lot of stores right now. So, for today’s look, I grabbed these evergreen plates. Now, I haven’t yet styled this on my channel before, and I took another Dollar Tree plate, put it on top. You can see the candy cane glasses and the reindeer. This is really similar to the Pottery Barn look and done on such a budget. Candlesticks, candle holders. These are Pottery Barn dupes. I’ve been doing tons of high-end old money DIYs on my channel. And today we are in Dollar Tree and I’m going to share with you the secret places you can save a lot without sacrificing quality. Stick with me. I’ve got you. Come here. These are amazing gift ideas and a new product, these tree candles. Because they’ve got the mercury glass vibe. These are totally giving anthropology. And if you want to know the best scent, in my opinion, it is one fine pine. These are $5 each. And Dollar Tree has also lots of openstyle candles. They have taller ones and smaller ones. All of these are $5 and they smell awesome. Check out the Anthropology prices. I am not playing. These are such a good deal. From Pottery Barn to Anthropology. Now, here’s where my conspiracy theories begin. Like, this is the real deal. And I have to have you look at this closely. Pause the video if you need to. Anthropology on the left, Dollar Tree on the right. Are these not the same glass manufacturer? I’m pretty sure they are. I love how these candles look. And the biggest thing is you want them to smell great, not just look great. So, I’m going to tell you that, too. All of the best scents to buy. Some of them are worth it, some are not. Welcome. This is the spot that is hidden. These are great. They are in every Dollar Tree. These boxes, honestly, this is so regal looking. I really like the red. I think the gold and the silver. My store just got a shipment of these. And truly, the way to make these look actually nice is to get Dollar Tree tissue paper. The packs of six are going to be the best patterns. And then get a giant spool of inch and a half ribbon. I’ll link mine below. It is 4.8 stars. And this ribbon is chongous. Like, it is huge, y’all. It will last all holiday. And for my favorite candles, One Fine Pine has the best throw. Followed by Sugar Plum Fairy. These are the two I recommend in terms of Christmas candles that you’ll actually want in your home. And this glass canister. It looks so anthro. It came from Dollar Tree, too. But I just wrap this right around and then you can put it inside of the box. I think packaging can make such a big difference. And what I love about these boxes is they can be reused from year to year, especially with the satin bows. Doesn’t this look so beautiful? You would think you spent way more on this gift. Just wait. And I do not want to give you a Dollar Tree dupe that doesn’t actually look like the real thing. We’re going to be duping this match set from Anthropology and doing it all from Dollar Tree. Check it out. And yes, all of the glassware in the candle section is still 125. Grab this one with a fluted top as well as one of these cloch domes. Now, these are plastic, but when you take the bottom off, you would never know. I’ll link my favorite long stick matches below so you can do this DIY. Cut off a strike plate of a matchbox and then you can hot glue this onto the side of your container. This will slip right over the top looking so similar to the Anthropology version. For a most elevated look, you’re going to glue this on to a candlestick. And these ribbed glass vases, they come in a clear and this amber, which I much prefer. Look at this with your Dollar Tree candle. Like, this is giving such big Anthropology vibes. I mean, you can see how much these retail for in other stores. I absolutely adore how this turned out. And once you have a flickering flame inside of the glass, the color is so beautiful. This is a little William Soma. This is a little bit anthro, but I really like these. They’re $3 and something I’ve never seen here before. They also come in bigger sizes, but I think I like the white ones better. This is one of those things that you either really get it or you don’t get it at all, but I really like these. And now, let’s talk fashion. You want high-end editorial, you want Coach, you want Burberry, maybe Jimmy Chu. I have all of the secrets you need. >> And these slippers are brand new this year. I really like these. Think they would be a great gift addition. This bow is so on trend. Love. I actually liked both of these slippers. These are flying off shelves in stores. This is very similar to lots of items that I’ve seen at Nordstrom or for like $30, $40 online. So, the fact that you can get these for $5. They’re a great deal. And they come in a wide variety of sizes. I can highly recommend. And I love the hats this year. The little pom- pom floofs on these are so soft. Kathy, feel this. Just feel it. Right. It’s really good. So, I love these. And what you can also do is attach these to different hats or maybe if you hand make them. This would be a great way to get these affordably. I also really like these to cover your ears. These make great gift ideas and nobody would know that you got them here. You could really put together like a super cute momdaughter look. Like this is adorable and packaging it right is going to give it that high-end vibe. And that’s why we need to talk accessories because these have super stepped it up this past year. This headband to me looks like something I recently saw at Anthropology. It is velvet. Look at these rhinestone bows. I stumbled across this Jimmychu $375 hair clip. Look at the similarities between that and these. You can see the pearls and the gold. You can really find similar looks for $1.25. Even these pearl bobby pins, these are like $50, $60 in high-end stores. I love a bow, but I want it to look unique. Look at this bow barrett for $148. I thought this was so beautiful, but I knew I’d seen this before in the freaking Target Dollar Spot. Look at this. All right, I know it’s technically not Dollar Tree, but this dupe was too good not to share. This is the same thing. All you have to do is just cut off the ornament hanger. These are meant to be ornaments. You might remember I hung this on our Christmas tree in our bedroom. But I just used some hot glue to glue this onto an old barret. I got this from Dollar Tree. I just took off the original bow. This is a DIY you can do in just a couple of seconds. And some of my favorites are still to come. But is this dupe not nearly identical? Over here we have a Burberry or a Coach dupe with these glasses pouches. I really like this black one here. This really reminds me of a lot of like the really trending purses. This looks cheap, but this looks elegant just because of the sheen on it. So, I’m really looking for like size, style, and texture to be similar. And like I know there’s somebody who’s going to be like, Katherine, that is not Coach. That is not Burberry. But I’m going to say as if like who can afford $1,000 for a bag, good, you do it. I’m happy for you. But if you can’t and you want something similar or you want to give something beautiful that feels meaningful and something that somebody would love, this is a great option. And these are things that I really like and actually use in my real life. With that Coach Burberry style, I’m seeing a lot of velvets. I’m seeing a lot of pearls, a lot of golds, and still lots of bows, too. Dollar Tree scrunchies are fantastic, friends. Especially like the really big ones. They look so good in your hair and a lot of them feel like satin. So my trick for the bows on the boxes is to cross them over top and then I add a little bit of hot glue to the inside of the box and that’s how I get the bow to stay on top and then I just tie a bow separately and hot glue that on. Then I cut down the edges. Be sure with these satin bows you want to give them a little bit of heat. Singing the edges just for a second prevents them from fraying. Adding some tissue paper to the box gives it lots of elegance. But you can put something together like this for like five bucks, which is so truly rare these days. So, I really hope this helps somebody. And if you’re not a big DIYer, Dollar Tree has bigger boxes that are pre-done for you. They’re great. When I’m looking for great dupes, I’m looking for color. I’m looking for texture. And I’m looking for size. If I can start to mimic those things, that’s going to help me make something that ordinarily does not look like it’s worth a lot look really awesome. And the texture on these is awesome. Like I just I want you to feel like how high-end these are. Like truly like they’re so nice. Like this is a gift bag that you would pay $5 $6 for in other stores. I like the green too. These could be used for Christmas time, but I’m going to save these for birthdays. My mom’s birthday is December 23rd. And so I like to put something in a bag that’s not so Christmas. These are beautiful. And I know very technically the rules of Ralph Lauren are if you have plaids, you don’t have bags. You wrap everything. And Dollar Tree has great plaid wrapping paper that looks very high-end. I love these wine bags. They also have them here. These are so beautiful. And to me, the colors and textures are reading really, really pretty. Dollar Tree is the place to come for journals. A lot of them dupe things that you’re seeing at Anthropology. Now, I know that here, like in all this madness, this does not look that great. But does it match my outfit? Why yes, it does. And if we take the plastic off of this and we dress this up, this could look really high-end and done affordably. If you want more high-end dupes from the dollar store and for less than $10, you leave this video a big thumbs up and a comment down below. It helps bring it to more viewers just like you. If nobody has told you today, guess what? You are not.