ORGANIZE MY BOOKSHELF WITH ME: home library tour!

[@kenzievances]

i’ve been watching your videos for well over a year now and i can’t tell you how much you’ve wovened gentleness and self compassion into my life. so many skies, trees and birds that would’ve been unnoticed if I didn’t appreciate mundanity in the way you’ve taught me. i love this cozy corner of the internet

[@allisonpaiges]

kenzie this comment has me tearing up :,) thank you for sending it my way 🌞🌳💛

[@adriennestapleton]

I am a librarian, and everything I've learned says I should organize by author or topic, but I am also autistic and color and size organization makes me happy. Color is definitely a taxonomy that works, and it is interesting to see what books end up as neighbors. I think it is also a way to prevent some of problematic classification systems we see in libraries that marginalize some books, at least for our own personal collections.

[@allisonpaiges]

i agree it’s SO fun to see who becomes neighbors :,)

[@crystaldollhouse]

I would love to do all my shelves rainbow, but I don’t have enough colourful books! I have got a rainbow kids book shelf though, it’s really cute. The rest of my books are simply sorted by vibes that might not even make sense to anyone else, but it’s till fun to see which books end up as neighbours 💗

[@kyra8138]

This is exactly how I felt when I de-rainbowized my one bookshelf at the end of my bed. I'm still looking at the mess until this day and I kinda want to put in rainbow order again. It's not for the aesthetics, it's for the brain and it makes me happy!

[@sarahhansen8004]

I de-rainbowfied last year, it took me so long and I HATED it 😂 I started over immediately. It makes me so happy the way it is. I tend to remember the color of my books spines, it’s not too hard.

[@Nalastasia]

So relieved that you ultimately decided to put the rainbow shelves back, it's such an iconic staple to your videos and bring back some of that child like wonder we so desperately seek. Your shelves are by far one of my favorites! Thanks again for bringing some light into our days with your video

[@KatheD]

The "floating" book stack is so awesome! I completely agree about other people's bookshelves - what works for other people doesn't have to work for me. Books are lovely to look at no matter how they're arranged. We just need to access our own books according to our own brain system.

[@Wheezywatches]

The rainbow bookshelf debacle made me immediately think about the experience being neurodiverse… you do your bookshelf how you wanted and it’s different than everyone else but worked for you … and everyone else says NO WRONG why ick…. And you try to accommodate but it affects your experience and hurts you …. And you’re right, it’s your shelf, your room, your enjoyment. Love love how you set it up, so cozy!

[@shellkay]

Anyone with loads of books knows your struggle here. It takes much arranging & rearranging until it all just feels right. I was sweating watching you! Perfect way to kickstart the new year for your library!

[@ArinHoney]

I’m a fellow color organizer! I’m a visual guy, so when I think of a book I picture it-the color comes to mind before the author or genre, so it’s way easier for me to find stuff 🤷‍♀️ Plus the visual coordination makes my brain feel calm ☺️

[@itsbageltime5942]

girl room deserves a rainbow shelf!!!

[@puffmaggie]

i've been reading "Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop" and thinking about how much of an Ally vibes book it is and made me crave watching the gentle fun videos you make!! so happy it's an upload day!!

[@FarlyCreates]

This on my TBR for this year!! Can’t wait to pick it up!!

[@kyliemcgloshen6076]

The sounds you use in your videos from old video games is so nostalgic and just adds to the magic of the video. It ups the cozy factor on all of your videos and I love it. ❤

[@jup1828]

ok...ALL of the throw back music is speaking to my soul. Kudos.

[@Wander_and_flow]

This is the only channel that releases a new video, and I immediately stop what I am doing to sit down and watch. No multitasking at all! ❤

[@clearlyseverely3155]

I think the rainbow shelves look very nice! That's how I organize my shelves as well!

[@whimsichloe]

i will always be a rainbow bookshelf lover, this was so fun to watch! your shelves look beautiful and i aspire to have a collection like yours once i have the space❤️‍🩹

[@ethan-lyn]

This was lovely. I adore the rainbow approach; it works for my brain, too! Your non-fiction section looks AMAZING.

[@c0ldpizz4]

MAKING MY ENTIRE WEEEEEK LETS GO ALLY LETS GO

[@michellegleave2550]

Yes! Books according to size! We’re on the same page!

[@FarlyCreates]

I got two more sweatshirts from your latest release. I have NEVER had more people start up conversations with me than I have with the Spoon sweatshirt. It’s absolutely wonderful and sparks people to dive in and do more of their own research when I talk about spoon theory. Thank you thank you! It’s not only a great for my learners to know they don’t need to “educate me” and can be real and raw if need be, but it’s helping to intrigue more neurotypicals to ask important questions. Loved this video although I haven’t finished it yet. Waiting to fully digest with a good cup of tea tonight, but I needed to pop in and say that what you’re putting out into the universe and YT space is WONDERFUL! Thank you!!

[@allisonpaiges]

🥹 this made my day

[@ballroomred]

@@allisonpaiges will you be rereleasing the spoons? Ironically I didn’t have the spoons to follow through with the ordering so didn’t get any even though I meant to 🤣

[@wanderkind_pixie]

the struggle is real :)) I recently reorganized my bookshelves, but at the end I went with the color and size within the genre. I mean you have to feel cozy and at home and in tune with how your own brain perceives "order and beauty". I too think all books and settings are beautiful!

[@kimberleecatena]

Love those tiny shelves! Love that they could go anywhere! I'm gonna get some. ❤ That stack is magical.

[@AAIVE]

aaaaaa i love lucy & yak ☺️ cute overalls/dungarees! edit: also!! u don’t have to defend the shelves that make u feel cosy!! (too often i comment before i’ve seen the whole vid 🥲)

[@itsthemadster]

I love chatty organization/cleaning videos.Your bookshelves look great!

[@lilrvse5374]

you are seriously the most inspiring book youtuber right now, you are so bubbly and thoughtful, i love your channel and your character, please keep doing what you are doing ally!

[@hylylgmn]

the haters will have to pry color organized books from my cold, dead hands. also congrats on hitting 50k!!!! 🎉 so beyond well deserved!!!

[@filipacarvalho173]

rainbow bookshelves for the win!

[@emerydavidson7915]

I watched this while recovering from top surgery in the hospital and it brought me so much comfort 💕💕💕

[@misskarin]

This video was so validating for me. I have been feeling like I need to rearrange my rainbow/size organized book shelf in my living room because people keep commenting about how hard it must be for me to find specific books, but the thought has always made me feel uncomfortable. Your finished shelves are so soothing to look at, and I'm happy to leave my shelf as it is.

[@caseylovett]

i’m so happy you went back to the rainbow shelves bc its your bookshelf!!! it should be set up in a way that works for you!!

[@gabby_olivari]

A Court of Thorns and Roses series is 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 Would be cool to have another "tower" situation with poetry or series?

[@vikkisgrotto]

I'm so inspired to go tackle my own bookshelf organization now - thank you for the body doubling content 📚🩵

[@nic2312]

Omg I just spotted the Guest List on your TBR! When I tell u I ate up those 360 pages in one sunny day in June I am not kidding. It was even better then the Hunting party which I had already read. Lucey Foley Stan over here ❤❤❤

[@oliviaaadavis]

I saw Evicted by Matthew Desmond on your TBR shelf! i had to read Evicted for a class last semester and really liked it! very informative and important but also story-like and captivating

[@skullray3319]

Watching you from Palestine🪻 i’ve been a subscriber and a big fan of you and your lovely reading vlogs and videos for some years now and you have always been a comfort place for me🖤 love you 🖤

[@jackinthestacks]

I read Interesting Facts About Space in one sitting the day it came in the mail. I CRIED I felt so seen! I hope you like it ❤

[@sofiemarsh5325]

I was so happy that you stuck with the rainbow. I sometimes forget book/author names so would be stuck if I had them A-Z, but I can usually remember the colour of the book I am looking for. I think it is good to have mixed organisation though so some rainbowed, some by genre and love the idea of a shelf of favourites. My books are in a mess and I am hoping to get some new shelves this year.

[@francescakyanda9182]

You saying you love sorting and categorizing things is such an autistic mood 😂 I reorganized my shelves last weekend and I am a genre girlie

[@BrendaMichelleReads]

Sunday is MADE ❤

[@JemimaRose]

ngl was v sad about the idea of losing your rainbow shelves so I'm very happy with this end result :') so true!! love what you love!! & let other people do the same in their own, unique way. the rainbows fit your personality so it honestly makes more sense for you to have it that way. 🤍

[@coolkarpfen]

I currently don't have the space for proper bookshelves, so it's nice to get the satisfaction of organizing books through your video! And I love your rainbow shelves. I don't think it would work for me, but it looks so satisfying. (And I mean, who came up with the stupid idea that (private) bookshelves have to be efficient?? Even if I have to spend some time looking for a certain book, that's just more time I spend looking at my books, which will always make me happy.)

[@alysounbookish]

I also reorganized my bookshelf this week!

[@Fiona_Co]

Your rainbow shelves are gorgeous!!! Also I’m reading the acotar series right now and enjoying it way more than I thought I would. So far book 2 is my fave, and it’s honestly less smutty than I thought it would be??

[@AnnaShuk]

The end result warms my heart. I'm so happy you chose to stick to what pleases you personally. Because what's more important? Love your shelves in all of their shapes and forms!📚📖📚📖💛 I just don't understand how anyone can hate someone's shelf?! If it works for a person, that's amazing. Rainbow shelves look absolutely amazing. For me, a lover of colours, who receives huge amount of pleasure from looking at colourful rainbow stuff, they sound perfect. And! It's also a great exercise for a brain, because I remember which colour is which spine or page edges and it helps me to train my memory.🌈 Wish you an incredible day and happy reading 🙏

[@LydLoves]

Congrats on 50k Ally!!! You deserve all and more!!

[@DummyPages]

I personally am only satisfied if my books are in color order. I got the same Ikea shelves as you because I loved them in your videos and one is for cool toned books while the other is for warm toned books. With one shelf that is for rainbow order graphic novels. It is the most pleasing and calming way for me to organize things. Plus it’s fun to add to my rainbow!

[@stellatsilia]

I've just bought a new bookshelf and I'm in the middle of organizing it, this video is exactly what I needed. Thank you alli, I love your wholesome content!

[@edamamebeanqueen]

you have SUCH good taste in books. immediate follow ☺️

[@mariahanophy3951]

when I moved to my own place and got one of these same Ikea bookshelves, I organized the books by author… until I realized I didn’t know any author names 😅 But I DO know the colors of the covers!!! Rainbow forever!

[@juliethere2]

It looks so lovely! I'm a huge rainbow-shelf lover, but also totally agree that people should do what works for them, and always find it pretty bamboozling when people take issue with other peoples styles, sorry it sounds like your (very lovely) shelves have gotten some pushback! All your nick-nacks and decorative things add so much coziness, I love it!

[@paperspirit]

This is so satisfying to watch. I just moved in November and my shelves have no rhyme or reason to them. Thanks for the inspiration, Ally!

[@stayhydrated3271]

this was so satisfying to watch

[@octoblur2560]

the rainbow shelf looks soooo much better than the alphabetical one. idk what people are talking abt 😭

[@remiiirose1111]

"sillily sized" made my autism v happy

[@vclae93]

this was such a pleasing video. I rearranged my book and record shelf and I had relatable issues but it worked out 😂 thank you for sharing! I saw that you have some Terry Pratchett books in your tbr shelf, can I suggest that you start with Guards! Guards! ? You can read it as a stand-alone book but it's also a perfect introduction if you want to read more Discworld/Night watch series. I think you will enjoy it!

[@Lyonette0]

I love your music taste. And I enjoyed the vlog so much ❤

[@Joe-1369]

I just bought some new books and js finished “tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin. So I’m in dire need of some organization. Thankfully Allie read my mind and I have some new motivation❤❤

[@cristinagray8]

I loved that you tried something new that even though it didn’t work out, all that frustration allowed you to get to know yourself at little better. I love how it looks! I am a big fan of aesthetics and your bookshelves are aesthetically pleasing! Very cozy indeed 😅😊🩵🌻

[@leticiakayamori]

rainbow shelves are so beautiful visually 🌈✨️

[@lordoflight2113]

A bit late to the party, but I'm a library student, but I sort my personal bookshelf based on where I got them from rather than alphabetical order. From there I sort by genre and size, but something in my lizard brain says that the ones from the same places need to stay together! Conventional libraries are meant for other people, but personal collections are meant for you, so organize them however you'd like :)

[@wendyvilla2904]

💚🖤 If i may make a suggestion, you could get 2 cinder blocks and put them on top of your book cases one on each side then put a wood plank across on top of them that would give you a extra shelf. I believe your ceiling is tall enough. I've done that where i don't have enough room for another bookcase 😅

[@acupoftia11]

ally, congrats on 50k!!!! 💌✨🩵

[@janab.1571]

YAY an ally vid to keep me company on a rest in bed day 🥰

[@queen0fasgard]

this was such a satisfying watch! i’m so glad you got your shelves to what you wanted!! personally i’m a fan of rainbow shelves

[@Taylorfayereads]

Hey girly, you are my favorite booktuber. & my inspiration for creating a booktube channel. ❤

[@Taylorfayereads]

Also the bookshelves slaps.

[@Yoeri22]

I'm sensory overload right now and this video is perfect for my little serotonin deprived brain

[@GhostsOfThings]

I am not a rainbow order person for my own books - just doesn't work for the books i have or how i think - but i love seeing it on other people's shelves! However I am 100% a size person. My shelf is organised by size and by ... vibe? Basically what feels good and makes sense basically only to me haha~

[@iridescenrose]

CONGRATS ON 50k! 🥳

[@nicky_bee]

I organize by size, series, genre, free association and sometimes by color 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@cryingaboutbooks]

“let’s try a little hairspray” jenna marbles is that you??

[@eggmunk1]

OMG I forgot I got the idea to read Hijab Butch Blues from one of your videos. THANK YOU! Made me cry, absolutely loved it

[@blue_rae]

I love all the videogame music in the transitions! Hello, I'm a new subbie :-)

[@crazygirldancing]

I’m obsessed with your sleeve! You should do a tattoo tour :)

[@natalieshawver7089]

Would LOVE a video just about your favorite shelf ☺️

[@allisonpaiges]

it exists! i made a favorite books video a few months ago :-)

[@alexandraa23]

I am now ITCHING to reorganize my bookshelves

[@cherylcampbell1229]

Omg pleaaaaase read ACOTAR. Its not just fairie smut. The plot is actually so good. This is coming from a girl who hadnt read fantasy since Harry Potter and reads strictly thrillers.

[@azu_rikka]

This was so much fun!

[@queenkim8631]

This was so relaxing to watch....I really need to organize my bookshelf😩

[@regulardragon]

I have to say, it's so nice to see the big storm coming lady show up for a silly reason. Of course, shelf organization is no joke, but here's hoping we only see her for reasons we can laugh about this year. ❤

[@nadialake9615]

If you haven’t read fruits basket yet. HIGHLY recommend. The Anime is great but the manga is truly amazing. It’s cute cozy but also speaks about trauma and complex family dynamics and is just breathtaking.

[@ACupofNicole]

AHHH I WAS ABOUT ORGANIZE MY SHELVES TOO NOW I CAN WATCH AND ORGANIZE WITH YOU YAY

[@keelinover5584]

Personallyyyy I feel like sorting by color makes so much sense. I know what my books look like and I like how it looks! Who cares what anyone thinks if it works for you and your brain, ya know?

[@katewillread1509]

I separate by genre and then go even further by separating hardbacks and paperbacks bc I too have that ragged edge issue where I think it looks ugly 🤷🏻‍♀️ but you are right! It’s ultimately your shelf and you are the one looking for shit so chances are you already know whereabout it is. Final product looks great! 😊

[@potlickernathan.potlicker7112]

Hi - I tried to zoom in on the bottom shelf, to blurry for my eyes to quote see 🤓 of the 3 older smut books similar to ACOTOR😎✨

[@angelabloom1956]

Yeah I’m a rainbow gal. I need that colour co-ord and I don’t care what anyone thinks 😂

[@odysseus2551]

rainbow shelf gang

[@screamingbean7509]

I have my bookshelves organized by mainly genre, but also try to have it so said genres are also colorized in a way (in theory I want rainbow shelves), it makes finding my books easier, while also being SO satisfying to look at. But organizing via author name? My ADHD would actually do cartwheels and struggle to find anything, it feels so unorganized when shelves are done that way to me, stuff being to mixed up like that makes my brain hurt😭

[@cheddyju]

I'm actually so glad about how the rainbow shelves turned out at the end! It just makes everything pop more haha

[@_soggy]

i'm OBSESSED with the cute knick-knacks on your shelves!! where do you purchase them?

[@sophiablum1436]

The shelves are looking so great!!!

[@michellemp1626]

Loved this! Your shelves look fantastic!!! I'm team rainbow organization!! In my bedroom I have 3 wine crate boxes as bookshelves and those books are in rainbow order and I love looking at it, it's a great focal point in my bedroom. P.S. Loved your bird crew necklace sweatshirt in the last clips, adorable!

[@small_and_dangerous2068]

I always adore how rainbow bookshelves look! For me and my brain, I can’t quite make it work. I start to get confused and lost a bit and making a departure from my personal system that I’ve had for years freaks me out, haha! I’ve definitely noticed little changes in how my shelves are organized, especially as time has passed, I’ve gotten more books, and I’ve gotten more space to store my books! But yes, I adore rainbow bookshelves but my brain personally gets overwhelmed when I try to do it on my own shelf lol! **Note to future me: Don’t let your sister help you organize your shelves. She means well but she’ll put things in places you don’t like and you’ll start hyperventilating 😂😂

[@starlasell5698]

❤📚📚❤️ Perfect for you ...as it should be! 😊

[@forestdarling]

I love your rainbow shelves! One day I’m gonna try it on mine!

[@_feral_streep_]

the big ole juicy book stack is beaauuuuutiful

[@MissBookiverse]

I think you‘re the only one who should have a say about the organization of your private library, so good thing you did just that :) Also, love the bird crewneck you‘re wearing in your last shots. Did you thrift it or could you tell me the brand?

[@twoghostsinacornfeild]

ahh this is such a perfect way to start the week! tysm for another amazing video

[@jup1828]

hahaha the sonic music around 9:50 hahahahah dead!

[@morganjustine3637]

So excited for this video!! Take care of yourself 🫶

[@herzetty]

I'd love to know the size of this room. I'm thinking of adding a small office to my house and I know that might be a tough sell to my partner but your space looks so cozy and functional

[@idkdude969]

yeeees exactly when I'm going to eat, thank uuu, love your content !!!!