decluttering my books & turning my room into one big bookshelf 🌱

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    today we are decluttering and reorganising my bookshelves, and turning my entire room into a mini-library
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    00:00 my unconventional plan
    5:18 decluttering the shelves
    8:24 decluttering the books scattered throughout my room
    18:16 styling the books
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 303

  • @Djinn_Entonic
    @Djinn_Entonic 10 місяців тому +2753

    Those images of media offline are my favourite esthetic

    • @Arawn2020
      @Arawn2020 10 місяців тому +239

      When the media went offline I really felt that ❤

    • @sevilcan
      @sevilcan 10 місяців тому +14

      I love itttt 😂❤❤❤✨

    • @LysBbling
      @LysBbling 10 місяців тому +25

      everytime I see them I have a panick attack

    • @theaconite1400
      @theaconite1400 10 місяців тому +58

      I was confused when I first saw that. I couldn't figure out what I was looking at on the screen.

    • @alicen3162
      @alicen3162 10 місяців тому

      ​@@Arawn2020now that you've found it, it's gone...

  • @izzamemario2600
    @izzamemario2600 10 місяців тому +1087

    The media offline aesthetic is a hard one capture. Congrats on tackling that!

  • @zunimaya
    @zunimaya 10 місяців тому +956

    “I keep acquiring books… it just never stops” truer words have never been spoken

    • @igcseclasses903
      @igcseclasses903 10 місяців тому +2

      I love potato juice it's scrumptious

    • @PersonWhoAsked
      @PersonWhoAsked 9 місяців тому

      read the comment as she said that. *perfect*

    • @PersonWhoAsked
      @PersonWhoAsked 9 місяців тому +2

      @@igcseclasses903 for some reason "potato" made me think of tomato...

    • @igcseclasses903
      @igcseclasses903 9 місяців тому

      @@PersonWhoAsked i was gonna write tomato but potato sounded weird so i wrote it

    • @stephanieellison7834
      @stephanieellison7834 9 місяців тому

      That's unfortunately true for me. I said I was going to stop at 5,000 books at this time. Nope 5,185 so far...

  • @cannedasparagus
    @cannedasparagus 10 місяців тому +462

    Media offline is also my favorite way of sorting books

  • @eusebius7155
    @eusebius7155 10 місяців тому +492

    1:30 i love those pictures too!! so aesthetic

    • @bear.b
      @bear.b 10 місяців тому +17

      Yes! Those photos were adorable! 😂

    • @paularoth4915
      @paularoth4915 10 місяців тому +19

      @@bear.b I have never seen such aestheticly arranged books!

    • @tinak.836
      @tinak.836 10 місяців тому +2

      I can't see them sadly. when I watch it it just shows broken files.... :(

    • @redderlondon
      @redderlondon 10 місяців тому +35

      ​@@tinak.836i think leonie forgot to put the pics? it shows offline to everyone lol people r just being sarcastic saying they love it 😅

    • @tinak.836
      @tinak.836 10 місяців тому +1

      Ouh I feel dumb now 😂

  • @TheCilo67
    @TheCilo67 10 місяців тому +134

    i know you have a million people in the comments telling you to be careful about the books in the windowsill bc of the sun fade, but the real tragedy is from the condensation you mentioned!! i left a book on my windowsill overnight in the winter once and when i woke up the book was completely soaked through and STUCK to the window lolol. be careful when the weather gets colder

  • @Asomii
    @Asomii 10 місяців тому +18

    1:30 i love these pictures, they are sooo crimson

  • @jule4772
    @jule4772 10 місяців тому +88

    You could thrift picture frames and use their class to put them under the plant pots which are standing on your book piles, as some extra water-spilling protection.

  • @Hillary429
    @Hillary429 10 місяців тому +118

    I feel like Leonie will exist within these four walls of this teeny tiny room forever as a sort of time capsule

    • @notllikethat
      @notllikethat 5 місяців тому

      why is this so damn funny

  • @jana6912
    @jana6912 10 місяців тому +10

    I do little unhaul piles!
    I keep them in the hallway in front of my room and my sisters, friends or my sisters friends can take anything they want. And not only for books but clothes and bags too, its really cool to see my sisters friend wear the jeans that I dont fit into anymore

  • @Christinka888
    @Christinka888 9 місяців тому +32

    “We take the mess and make it pretty” is what I try to do most mornings to myself lol

  • @mayzmay
    @mayzmay 10 місяців тому +80

    I love watching book declutters while doing absolutely nothing to declutter my own overflowing shelf

  • @r.j.williams
    @r.j.williams 10 місяців тому +11

    I completely agree that not every book has to go on a shelf! Every flat surface in my room has books on, and if it doesn't the potential is there lol
    I also has so much random stuff on my shelves. There is a terracotta pot, which is normal, but you open it and inside is a lump of concrete

  • @clemoswin
    @clemoswin 10 місяців тому +24

    The stack of books for your friends is such a good idea ! Like a little free library but for people who really care 🥰 love it !

  • @penultimateh766
    @penultimateh766 10 місяців тому +7

    Sure would like to see some content about the Netherlands and books in the Dutch language.

  • @chelsey8737
    @chelsey8737 10 місяців тому +47

    All For The Game series by Nora Sakavic!! I cant explain how much I adore that series and it makes me sooooo happy to see it up there. It is actually criminal that its often classified as a sports romance becauze its 100% not. Despite its numerous numerous flagrant errors and deeply problematic and graphic everything, it has a chokehold on me and I'm never going to get over it. Serious trigger warnings but dear god is it my favorite universe ever.

    • @justjaq2319
      @justjaq2319 10 місяців тому +7

      You truly cannot get over it. How does one get over the concept of Andrew Minyard???

    • @chelsey8737
      @chelsey8737 10 місяців тому +6

      ​​@@justjaq2319 The more you read or listen to the books the more you realize that Andrew's just a brat 😂 He's so freaking funny and dramatic but the series is so serious that you have to get over the initial shock of the plot line before you can just laugh at Andrew all the time. And I've never enjoyed fanfic from a series more. This fandom writes Andrew and Neil so compellingly and creates such interesting situations and fascinating dynamics between them and between all of the foxes in general.

    • @Mina-hm2og
      @Mina-hm2og 10 місяців тому

      You mean a trigger warning to end all trigger warnings!😆 But yes, I cannot deny that this series either you hate it or become obsessed with it. (I am obsessed obviously).

  • @clemoswin
    @clemoswin 10 місяців тому +50

    The stacks of books on the mantlepiece with plants on them are SO COOL 🤩 but I know I won't ever do that because I would be afraid of watering the books while watering the plants 😅
    I think the main problem with the windowsill is not that the pages will turn yellow, but it's that the covers will turn pale. Like a sun-tan, but reversed 😂 but if you don't care, that's fine ^^ they are very viby too !

  • @nadineboateng13
    @nadineboateng13 10 місяців тому +143

    It's so satisfying watching someone organize and interesting to see the little ways they personalize their space. Love your vids!!

  • @capripoa
    @capripoa 10 місяців тому +41

    ''media offline'' my favorite aesthetic ♥

    • @jmsl_910
      @jmsl_910 10 місяців тому +3

      what does the term mean?

  • @mothumn
    @mothumn 10 місяців тому +5

    warning about keeping books on window sills!! I had some sitting on mine and there was condensation that water damaged the books sitting there

  • @TheAncientRhymeoftheMariners
    @TheAncientRhymeoftheMariners 9 місяців тому +49

    Whenever someone mentions the Foxhole Court I have a mini heart attack because, deep down, I'm convinced I made them up. They're way too unhinged to be REAL.

  • @_simplywony
    @_simplywony 10 місяців тому +34

    I love watching organising/ cleaning videos. It motivates me to clean my own room (and house) 😭

  • @gabz49242
    @gabz49242 10 місяців тому +27

    @17:30 Because of a shipping error, I wound up with a second copy of a book. I took it to my book club and was able to give it to someone who actually wanted to read it instead of just dumping it at a thrift store :)

  • @rupayandebbarma1308
    @rupayandebbarma1308 10 місяців тому +9

    was 1:30 a creative choice or a media linking error?

  • @sdasda7777
    @sdasda7777 9 місяців тому +2

    For anyone wondering as well, I believe the book with the anarchy symbol on the cover at 14:05 is "On Anarchism" by Noam Chomsky.

  • @tessaonthego
    @tessaonthego 9 місяців тому +9

    You're inspiring me to make my entire house a library

  • @pendragon2012
    @pendragon2012 10 місяців тому +47

    Love it--nothing so relaxing as a room full of books! Have a great week, Leonie!

  • @madhotfry
    @madhotfry 10 місяців тому +4

    I love what you've done with your space, the books and all the rest. There's something about the oranges, greens and browns that make the environment so warm -- you're inspiring me 🥹

  • @ReadingNymph
    @ReadingNymph 9 місяців тому +5

    I loved this, the plants being propped up on books looks stunning 😍

  • @incandescent.glow.
    @incandescent.glow. 10 місяців тому +1

    omg the media offline has given me so much aesthetic inspo!! thank you 🤍

  • @ayakast
    @ayakast 9 місяців тому +1

    the stardew valley music is perfecttt

  • @mr.fancyhat6841
    @mr.fancyhat6841 10 місяців тому +10

    slayy ✨ thanks for giving me the motivation to clean out another shelf! i am also decluttering my books rn!

  • @depresso5201
    @depresso5201 10 місяців тому +17

    Let's accept the fact~ her vids r therapeutic!!

  • @timelord1040
    @timelord1040 9 місяців тому +3

    I absolutely loved Fable by Adrienne Young. The Fairyloot edition looks really cool. Also, well done. Your aesthetic is a vibe.

  • @Megsleyy
    @Megsleyy 10 місяців тому +10

    Loving the videos so far, just a heads up when your talking about putting boos places other than shelves, red pictures show up that say “media online” not sure why it’s doing that? Is it just me?

    • @fanpiresam482
      @fanpiresam482 10 місяців тому +1

      it's a common editing error. If she initially imported the pictures from say the downloads folder and then later moved them into a different folder her editing software doesn't know where to find them. She would have to open the project folder and relink to media.

  • @orange_tea
    @orange_tea 9 місяців тому +1

    I did a book box at work where you can put a book you don't want anymore and anyone can take it as their own. similar to your windowsill books :) and it worked quite well!

  • @zylith711
    @zylith711 10 місяців тому +7

    I love Leonie's aesthetic

  • @josesanchez9707
    @josesanchez9707 10 місяців тому +2

    Listen this woman is like medicine for me....❤

  • @MrsNekoful
    @MrsNekoful 8 місяців тому

    The Stardew Valley music in the background is such a vibe and fits the video perfectly!

  • @erika3405
    @erika3405 10 місяців тому +3

    i read neverwhere by neil gaiman and, like you, i didn’t care for it. and then good omens became a show and it got me into his work. so i recommend watching good omens because it’s so good and it’s so worth your time!! ALSO THE SEASON 2 FINALE- im unhinged over good omens.

  • @Mina-hm2og
    @Mina-hm2og 10 місяців тому +13

    What a pretty, feminine, and elegant home you have! Personally I want my books in bookshelves without much memorabilia and clutter on them for easy access and easier cleaning and dusting.

  • @Riot_Sky
    @Riot_Sky Місяць тому

    17:11 Omg you're so sweet for that, I thrift books and I can find some good stuff but thats rare. Its mainly cheap paperbacks with bent covers, could be the best book ever but its just horrible that resellers will take all the good books for people who will actually want to read it. Like I respect the hussle for making a quick buck. But we have to remember thrift stores are stores for mainly people in need and when you resell stuff you're taking from people in need

  • @peaches41575
    @peaches41575 10 місяців тому +3

    Do you have a coffee table? Cause that Zelda book gives total classic coffee table book vibes

  • @super_drey8442
    @super_drey8442 10 місяців тому

    You are my therapy, thank you Leonie🧘‍♀️

  • @chaptercarys
    @chaptercarys 9 місяців тому

    Your room has such a lovely cosy vibe - I love the red candlesticks 🤍

  • @mm-dr7we
    @mm-dr7we 10 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for this video :) I've been feeling down a lot lately but this got me up and happily rearranging my books! Thanks for the inspiration :)

  • @mamoru1836
    @mamoru1836 9 місяців тому +1

    I love that you always use stardew valley music!! makes everything extra cozy leonie!!

  • @sunitachoudhary7310
    @sunitachoudhary7310 10 місяців тому +1

    Literally, watching your video before plopping myself on bed is one of the best feeling

  • @d.edwardmeade3683
    @d.edwardmeade3683 9 місяців тому

    Comedy, entertainment, innovative thinking, cozy and satisfying!! I enjoyed this time with you, Leonie!! 😁😁 😘 Thanks for sharing!! ❤

  • @theapenning8944
    @theapenning8944 10 місяців тому +1

    I love the end result! It's so cute ❤

  • @JohnSaxon-vw5vi
    @JohnSaxon-vw5vi 10 місяців тому +1

    I totally understand and agree completely with you about your books 📚 and being put on book 📕 shelves what a great idea love it 🥰

  • @ILoveJahangeer
    @ILoveJahangeer 10 місяців тому +1

    Leoni, you’re such a sweetheart! Absolutely amazing video as always, you never fail with anything you do!
    Continue shining and striving!

  • @em._.345
    @em._.345 9 місяців тому

    this was so good!🫶🏼

  • @morph3e8
    @morph3e8 10 місяців тому +3

    I love this type of content so much

  • @bwee1207
    @bwee1207 9 місяців тому

    BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD is so good! Hope you can read and review it soon 😊

  • @marimar.3322
    @marimar.3322 10 місяців тому

    Hi bookleo today was a very emotionally charged day and your video helped me so much

  • @viccantanhede
    @viccantanhede 9 місяців тому

    that edition of ''neverwhere'' is so gorgeous!!!

  • @enchantinglysimple
    @enchantinglysimple 10 місяців тому

    I loved this one! Organizing and books, two of my favorite things. You gave me some great ideas!
    -Sarah

  • @erenyeager1154
    @erenyeager1154 10 місяців тому +1

    Your video always make me comfy ❤

  • @crystalinfante2054
    @crystalinfante2054 10 місяців тому +1

    You should actually read Fable, don’t get rid of it! It’s such a good underrated fantasy one

  • @chrissybooksandberries
    @chrissybooksandberries 10 місяців тому

    I love that little fireplace where you store books and your book giveaway idea is so cute, I think I'm inspired.

  • @princesselo2009
    @princesselo2009 9 місяців тому

    Having a small 1bedroom apartment, my bedroom is my main bookshelf as well! Gotta love it, I sleep on tatamis/futon on the floor and I am surrounded by books all around!
    My favorite feature I have is I put a plank between two shelves and I have a book bridge as my bed head, also lots of books on the floor and because small space, I actually got 2 dvd/cd/manga shelves that fits only one row of books, it’s skinny, holds a lot of books but looks so neat (it’s my main wall of books)
    Sure I also have some books in my cupboard and a couple of bookshelves in my living room but I love my main library/bedroom!
    I did have to unhaul a lot of books in the process but really pleased with the result.
    Anyway, love your videos!

  • @del_1523
    @del_1523 10 місяців тому +1

    I just today finished All for the Game series and i really hoped you would make a video about it and now- It brings me sooo much joy to see it here. I liked the books sooo much. I do hate that it is often classified as a sports romance, the romance is a part of it but the books are soo much more, i think the most accurate description would be a found family trope. So glad you are making a video about it.
    Btw, your room's aesthetic is so pretty akshskfjk. Love you

    • @chelsey8737
      @chelsey8737 10 місяців тому +1

      SAME ITS A CRIME that its classified as a sports romance. It was classified as a sports romance and Libby when I was searching for sports romances and thats the only reason I started it. Once I finished the series I realized that it's such a misclassification that it's actually criminal. And I see people continuously recommending it as if it's a sports romance or even as if it's a romance at all when if you read the books you know that it is not romantic in the slightest, there is no romance or whatsoever. It's so frustrating because it's incredibly misleading. I was lied to and thought I was getting one thing and then was jared to the point of almost quitting the first book multiple times because I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
      I absolutely love the series but that is such a misclassification of genre that it makes me angry and I think it's part of why a lot of people don't enjoy the series. If you know what you're getting yourself into you don't have expectations that misalign with what you actually given.

    • @del_1523
      @del_1523 10 місяців тому

      @@chelsey8737 I completely agree!!! While I love Andrew and Neil together so so so much, originally since the first book, it was never about them getting together, it was always about Neil and his character interactions with the team and coach. It is a found family book through and through. And the romantic implications aren't even there until the end of the second book and they get clear at the start of the third book. I am so lucky, I didn't read it as a sports romance, I just picked it up and wanted to give it a try and it was honestly a very good decision.

  • @emerycorner
    @emerycorner 5 місяців тому

    I love reading so much, like I'd read a series within a couple weeks to a month, and never stop. But ever since high school (and now college) I feel like I can't START. So maybe I should put random books in places around the house so I find them like little treasures and pick them up.

  • @d.edwardmeade3683
    @d.edwardmeade3683 9 місяців тому

    @1:39 Way to think outside the box, Lee!! 😁 👍

  • @tracy2919
    @tracy2919 10 місяців тому +1

    SOOOO CUUUUUTE I loved everything about this video

  • @AJGoldbooks
    @AJGoldbooks 9 місяців тому +1

    I wish I had all the books I’ve gotten rid of in my life back home. Lovely video, so pleased to have found you. ❤️

  • @devilinred3319
    @devilinred3319 9 місяців тому +1

    You could make the fireplace a storage place, that even works for exhibition

  • @jmsl_910
    @jmsl_910 10 місяців тому +1

    jack edwards just did a video where he separated his read books from the tbr and showed the spines of the books he read, but had the others w the spine facing into the shelf! easy to figure out what to read!!

  • @harrysbookcafe
    @harrysbookcafe 9 місяців тому

    Fantastic video. I have recently started my own book tube. your videos have given me much inspiration. Thank you.

  • @muttmania
    @muttmania 9 місяців тому +1

    "we don't need to be confined to the oppressive idea of the bookshelf, okay?"
    I love this sentence lol, your mind is creative & weird in the most wonderful way🧡

  • @shristirana14
    @shristirana14 10 місяців тому +2

    Your tea shots need a whole different appreciation. It's just so to the point🥺

  • @malinzoe
    @malinzoe 10 місяців тому

    Love your editing!

  • @solsololo
    @solsololo 9 місяців тому

    Leonie I just discovered you channel and I think I’ve watched one of your videos everyday since! ❤❤❤

  • @Mymakermovie77
    @Mymakermovie77 10 місяців тому +1

    this was so cozy to watch!!

  • @MarinaUz
    @MarinaUz 10 місяців тому +1

    As someone who has books even in their wardrobe, I appreciate this video 😁

  • @cutebee8199
    @cutebee8199 7 місяців тому

    It is very comfortable to see turnning the mess to tidiness

  • @dougo753
    @dougo753 9 місяців тому +1

    There's never enough space. I had floor to ceiling bookshelves custom built into my new home office on 3 of the walls (one of which has a large window taking up most of it so I build in a window seat as a reading nook). It's enough room for about 1450-1500 books and it will be full in the next 6 or so months. My wife and I have 3 more bookshelves being installed in our living room this November to handle the overflow.

  • @xianxian5465
    @xianxian5465 9 місяців тому

    can't wait for your aftg video! ✨

  • @gio-prove
    @gio-prove 9 місяців тому

    omg your room is so pretty !! i would love to see a room tour

  • @cynthiapucheanu34
    @cynthiapucheanu34 10 місяців тому

    Such a cozy room

  • @viivi4196
    @viivi4196 10 місяців тому

    this is very similar to what I have in my apartment! I have a few stacks of books by my bed and one stack on my dining table, and my bookshelf is absolutely filled and it has a few plants on top of it too. might do the same thing as you and put books under them as my pothos is also getting very long! anyway, love the vibes in your room!

  • @annaelle_stasia
    @annaelle_stasia 10 місяців тому

    1:28 ommmg I love this aesthetic !!

  • @frog.toadplaylists
    @frog.toadplaylists 10 місяців тому +5

    this is so cute 😭i wish i had the space to do this!

  • @patriciacarvalhodemorais5769
    @patriciacarvalhodemorais5769 10 місяців тому +3

    The sunlight reached my bookshelf in the past, and with this I learned that the pages getting yellow is not the only effect for it, also ruins the covers.... my jane austen learherbound collectors edition has giant stains now

  • @FamilyYohan
    @FamilyYohan 10 місяців тому

    Love this so much!!

  • @TamyXx
    @TamyXx 10 місяців тому

    I really like these ideas!

  • @ketasar2278
    @ketasar2278 10 місяців тому +1

    Not only do the pages turn yellow when exposed to sunlight for a long amount of time but the cover and spine lose colour (fade) too

  • @Sof_rha
    @Sof_rha 9 місяців тому

    This was such a fun video!❤

  • @CarolineRubinstein
    @CarolineRubinstein 10 місяців тому +2

    i just love watching your videos

  • @sophiab8899
    @sophiab8899 9 місяців тому

    Loved this video...gave me some ideas actually!!

  • @Lol_notme
    @Lol_notme 9 місяців тому

    Lovely cosy video! I don't know if you are allowed to put anything on the walls of your room but you could put some of the shelves that slip into a book to create a floating stack and some brackets to display books open on the walls for your castle and Zelda books

  • @erinmilham76
    @erinmilham76 10 місяців тому +5

    I'm honestly so scared for the AFTG video: it's unfortunately one of my favourite series ever, and as much as everyone in the fandom agrees that there are so many problems with it, it still hurts if someone points it out lol

    • @chelsey8737
      @chelsey8737 10 місяців тому +1

      I am in 100% agreement with you. I am such a massive fan that I have logged an absurd amount of hours listening to the audiobooks over and over and over again but I am terrified of that video and I'm not sure I'll even watch It. I will write you a thesis about all of the things that are wrong with this series and how deeply problematic so many elements are and how terrible the depictions of Nicky in particular are and I will point out every single plot hole but hearing it from somebody who is not also this invested is painful. Like we can criticize our babies but you cannot 😂😅

    • @anika1883
      @anika1883 10 місяців тому +1

      Honestly, in these types of situations I just decide to not watch the video. My curiosity would always win and I'd watch it but it always made me sad. Trust me, it's better not to watch it.

  • @badfaith4u
    @badfaith4u 10 місяців тому +1

    I also keep acquiring books. 📚

  • @boo4112
    @boo4112 10 місяців тому

    You're living my dream ✨♥️

  • @_ashleylh
    @_ashleylh 9 місяців тому

    I was so excited when you showed your Sailor Venus soda can a few videos ago. Then, last week I was at my local candy and sweet store called Freak Lunchbox and I FOUND THEM - THE SAILOR MOON SODAS. They are pretty expensive since they are imported, but I purchased a Sailor Neptune one and it is waiting in my fridge for a time that feels right. For the record, I am from Atlantic Canada!

  • @leeleeloosies
    @leeleeloosies 10 місяців тому

    love the stardew valley music🌱⭐🤍

  • @lovefromsoul915
    @lovefromsoul915 9 місяців тому

    one day I'll be able to embody even a fraction of these good vibes!!

  • @dianewalker9154
    @dianewalker9154 9 місяців тому +1

    Physics reality - a finite amount of space means a finite amount of stuff, including books. Purge often and allow those ignored books new life with someone else.

  • @ThePanicRoom_
    @ThePanicRoom_ 10 місяців тому

    I have that same edition of Frankenstein!! I love it so much!