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hello, everyone! today's video will focus on how i organized my study space and set up my surroundings, in order to have the most productive study sessions for school advice and tips, follow me on instagram and tumblr where i post everyday also, don't forget to subscribe and click the bell button to get notified for all my back to school videos coming up this summer i will post twice a week until the mid of september so you can kick start your school year fully prepared for a full schedule just check the description box below in case you are curious about a specific topic this summer. i moved to an apartment close to my college and i had to completely rethink my setting space
and how i would get organized in a smaller area since i didn't have enough space to get a desk and a dining table i had to think how i'd be able to work comfortably on the same surface where i would be eating my meals so first of all, i got an ikea dining table with a bamboo tabletop investing in a good desk or work surface is always a good choice since it will make all the difference when you are studying believe it or not if you can't afford a new desk but want to spice up your old one there are a ton of cheap alternatives on the market like textured paper that is made to cover your desk top and imitates the textures of wood marble bamboo and so on
i also bought a really cheap desk cover from ikea which i use to take most of my instagram flat lay pictures and place my laptop to store all office related things i decided to buy two cabinets where i would store all of my office supplies, textbooks, binders, filming equipment and paperwork these are located in the room that serves as my living room and dining room and both of them are from ikea for the first tip, try to enhance your chosen study space with as much light as you can before i moved i was living in a very gloomy town so i know how hard it is sometimes to get some light in your room the best way to avoid this is buying or painting your furniture white and hang some mirrors along your walls to create the illusion of a bigger brighter room
secondly try to keep any surfaces decluttered. on the top of my cabinets i only keep on orchid plants my bullet journal and my youtube silver play button, and that's it inside the cabinets. i keep everything i need to get my work done for the most used school and office supplies, i use plastic trays that i take out whenever i need to study and place on the top of my desk afterwards, i just keep them again in the cabinet. it only takes five seconds to do this and it makes the room much more relaxing, because i don't have to constantly face objects, clutter and paper i also like to use white opaque boxes to store other things in the left side box, i usually keep things that are transitory
it currently has all the school supplies that i'll be giving away in a couple of weeks that means that i have a box where i can store things that don't have a permanent place in my house. in the right box i have cables, adapters, chargers, camera equipment, and so on on the last shelf i have binders from my last semester that i will reuse next year in the right cabinets, i am keeping more binders and magazine holders with important documents and receipts on the top shelf i have an ikea letter tray, where i keep any letters and bills that i haven't archived or paid yet loose paper or grid paper and any refills for binders. i also store in this letter tray any notes i don't have a dedicated place for yet so the letter tray actually works as a transitory place where all of my paper and documents go before they are permanently stored
on the bottom, i have two magazine holders with documents, brochures, concert tickets and other important papers that i need to keep for future reference in the white dotted binder, i keep contracts, paid bills and financial records so i know where everything is, every time i will talk about this further in my adulting 101 video, that will come up in less than two weeks another thing that inspires me while i'm studying, is having plants around me, especially because i live in a capital city most of my house decoration is made up of books and plants, and although taking care of plants takes some work, it's definitely worthwhile. it livens up your space, gets some color in the house and definitely makes any room more special
today you can find tons of cheap plants that aren't that hard to take care of ikea has tons of indoor plants that cost two to five dollars each so why not experiment taking care of one or two and see if it makes your study space any better? for anyone who can do this, i also recommend you to set up a separate reading place in your home, room or study area it doesn't need to be a whole room of course. in my case, my dedicated reading place is the left side of the couch i have a few pillows, a blanket and a fur rug marking the place and also some good reading lighting separating your reading area and your main working space is important because there are two separate activities that ask for different mindsets as such, reading your textbooks comfortable with a highlighter in your hands, and then sitting at your desk and starting annotating and taking notes, makes for a far better studying experience
so i hope you've enjoyed this video. for all the furniture and decorations in this video just check the links provided in the description box, and i'll see you next week. bye!