7 Ways to Organize Your Bookshelves - Summary

Summary

The video features a person, Lala, who is organizing her new bookshelves. She tries out seven different organization methods over a couple of days, experimenting with different styles to see what works best for her. The methods include:

1. Rainbow shelves: Lala's usual method, but she realizes it's not perfect as she had to add her TBR books to the shelves.
2. Adjusted rainbow shelves: A variation of the first method, but with the colors shifted to the right.
3. Alphabetical organization: Lala finds this method tedious and not visually pleasing.
4. Genre-based organization: While functional, Lala doesn't like the look of this method.
5. Organization by size: Lala likes the look, but finds it impractical for finding books.
6. Separating read and unread books: Lala realizes she can't mix her read and unread books and decides to keep her unread books separate.
7. Organization by rating: Lala organizes her books by rating, with her favorite books on top and lower-rated books on the bottom.

Ultimately, Lala decides to keep her read books on the shelves and organize them by color, using a mix of cool colors. She adds decorative accessories to break up the space and create a visually pleasing display.

Facts

Here are the key facts from the text, without opinions:

1. The speaker, Lala, has a new bookshelf and is trying out different organization methods.
2. Lala tried seven different organization methods for her bookshelves.
3. The first method was organizing by rainbow color.
4. The second method was a variation of the rainbow method, but with a diagonal pattern.
5. The third method was organizing by alphabet.
6. The fourth method was organizing by genre.
7. The fifth method was organizing by size.
8. The sixth method was organizing by read and unread books.
9. The seventh method was organizing by rating (1-5 stars).
10. Lala also experimented with flipping some books around to create a more visually interesting display.
11. She purchased accessories from Homesense to decorate her bookshelves.
12. Lala spent a couple of days figuring out her preferred organization method.
13. She ended up with a system where every other shelf is full, and every other shelf has fewer books or accessories.
14. Lala has lived with her final organization method for a couple of weeks.