- If you're new, my name's Olivia.
And since I've been consistent on YouTube
in the past five years,
oh my God, it's been five years, Lord,
I've gotten a handful of requests
to have a room tour.
I think the reason
I put it off for so long was just because
the format of a room tour video
confused me and overwhelmed me
and I'm sure I made it much more difficult
in my head than it needed to be,
but as with most things.
So I spent an ungodly amount of time
watching room tour videos in order to figure out
what exactly that looked like.
I did my best.
I will note really quick before we get into it
that you'll notice there's a stark difference,
I either accumulate things with people gifting me things
or with a lot of thrift store or antique shopping,
I just, those are just fun stores for me.
I like to make a lot of my own things
but also on the other end of the spectrum
I do invest good money into something that I
at least hope (chuckles)
will last me a long time, be very durable
and be of quality of the money that I spent on it.
And you'll see like I have rug in my room
and I did all this research to figure out
if this rug was worth the money
that I was putting into it. (chuckles)
So something like that,
you know, like I did spend,
I think it was like a good amount,
it was like a hundred and something
on this smallish rug.
But there were a bunch of other things
about it that I liked
and I did a bunch of research on it
just to make sure that I was spending
that amount of money
and it wasn't going to be ruined,
you know, in the next year or so,
like I want it to last a long time and be quality.
So, just kind of an overview of that.
This has been an accumulation over years of collecting
and just kind of finding little bits and bobs
everywhere throughout my whole life.
So it wasn't something that I just kind of like
thought in my head, "Oh, this is my aesthetic,"
and went out and just bought all these things,
it's just been a slow collection.
And that, and when people know
that you like something,
the people around you
tend to gift these things to you.
So if you like something,
if there's like an aesthetic
or a thing that you collect of that sort,
whether it's plants or pinned insects or anything,
if you make that known,
you'll start to notice that people
will just start to gift you these things.
Last thing is I will be showing
most of my alters in my room,
but there are alters that I'm just
not willing to share with the internet
just because that's personal and you know,
not everything needs to be shared on the internet.
So there is one that's covered
and there is one that
I just don't really go through.
That's all it is.
If you're curious about there's pieces
that I kind of skip over,
or there's an alter that's covered,
that's what it is.
I think that's all of the,
like preface stuff.
Otherwise I'm gonna go with the format
that I found on YouTube (chuckles)
and hope that that satisfies.
So cue the lofi, super chill music
and the nice voiceover
and the smooth panning shots
and I hope that you enjoy the video.
Getting straight into it,
right when you walk into my room,
you will see above the doorway a warning sigil
accompanied by a protection sachet that I've made.
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Then as you come in, of course
the smack in the middle of my room is the pole.
And this poll is from Lil' Mynx,
but I highly suggest
if you are looking to get a home pole
to invest in an X-POLE
and I can leave a link in the description for that.
So starting from when you walk in
to the right of the door,
there is a protection sachet and a protection jar
that I renew every dark moon.
And right above my ancestor altar
you'll see these paintings that I made
way back in 2016 when I was taking this
acrylic painting class just kind of for fun
because acrylic was a new medium for me.
So that was a lot of fun to make.
And each of these are made with a different,
not medium but a different technique.
So right below my ancestor altar
is a bookshelf compiled of mainly books,
but first there are a bunch
of empty and half filled,
sketchbooks and notebooks.
Then I've got a couple of books,
a lot of them I've reviewed on my channel already.
And below that I've got my books of shame
turned around that I don't really use,
but not bad enough to get rid of.
Then this box is full of
just trinkets that I've accumulated
or levels of such through my travels.
Then we're going to move on
to where I spend a huge majority of my time,
at my desk.
First off hanging on my chair
is all of my camera gear.
And all of my camera gear,
well, most of it can fit inside
this sunny 16 camera bag
which I absolutely adore.
It's accompanied by this hag stone charm
with a sigil for safe travels
made for me by my friend, Tally.
Being that I spend a huge majority of my time here,
this is usually what my desk looks like.
But going through
starting from the right to the left,
I'll go through all of the knick knacks
and whatnot on my desk.
In this little box you'll see that I have
all of these different notebooks.
And a couple of these notebooks
are for studying different languages,
one of them is for a course that I'm in,
another is my bullet journal.
And then usually I have another journal
that you saw laying in my desk.
This little doll
I found in some antique store I'm sure.
This little desk caddy from Peg and Awl,
right next to one of my favorite little specimens
I've ever received,
is this tiny little red octopus.
Then here's a birthday card
that my friend Meg got me.
I've got my laptop,
a journal of just chaotic scribblings
and my external drive
along with my glasses and an SD card.
And then to the left we have a photo
of some of my students from a showcase after the show.
Then a tile that I made a few years ago
that I have painted and charged.
And that sits on top of that is a wine bottle
that I will sometimes burn candles on.
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Then we've got this book holder
that usually just holds my iPads
that I can see things like my Google calendar.
But when that's out of the way
you can see these two books that I've had forever
and a golden skull with a crown,
both of which have been gifted to me
by two different friends.
And this wonderful pen
that I got from the witch's box.
Moving on we've got my chalkboard calendar
that I absolutely adore
that I got from target a few years ago.
And on here you'll see
just a quote that I liked,
a tarot card and a sigil.
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And then we have these hand dipped beeswax candles
that were gifted to me
that I just cannot bring myself to burn.
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Then we move a little bit above my desk.
This candle holder I found at a thrift store
and it holds a pullout candle,
and most of the time
this is a working spell candle that I have.
And this stick above it,
I actually get a lot of questions on
it's just a stick that I found
that I ended up using twine
and using macro may and working in,
so not magic.
I've had some flowers in there
and hung some basil to dry.
All right,
so let's move from my desk over to my tea bar.
And right above it you will see this mirror
that I got outta yard sale,
that I absolutely love.
And here's the tea bar.
First and foremost
this is my electric tea kettle.
I adore this thing
because you can set it at a specific temperature
which can really make or break your tea.
Then I have these three different books,
and yes sometimes I will mix
a couple of alcoholic drinks,
depending if my friends are coming or as offerings.
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I don't feel like I need to explain this one.
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I've got these little potion jars that I'm pretty sure
I got at Michael's around Halloween
and really they just carry
a bunch of tin (indistinct)
and compostable tea bags.
I have these coasters that I got at a thrift store.
And this jar is kind of just compiled
of a bunch of different things,
here I'll show you.
I've got a wine stopper
with a crystal on it that my mom gave me,
bottle opener and wine opener of an owl
and then just some spoons
either for mixing or a scooping out tea.
These tiny little teaspoons
I found at an antique store.
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And below is all of the tea.
My tea collection is accumulated
from mainly tea that I buy for myself,
but a lot of tea that is gifted to me,
ones that I blend myself sometimes which is rare,
and others from at subscription box
which if you're surprised to hear that,
you shouldn't be.
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Then I've got a container
for all of the individual packets,
just so that they're not kind of thrown everywhere.
That is pretty much my full tea bar.
Then we move all the way up,
we have where I hang my tea mugs.
The mugs that are hung here change out a lot.
And above that we've got some bitters
when I make cocktails.
One of my ritual cups that I use
for special occasions that I got in Okinawa,
some brown sugar and another tea and these.
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Then on the very top is yet another teapot.
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Then we move on to my altar area.
So all of this has all of the herbs,
the powders, the ingredient
anything that I might need
just in the middle of a working
so that I can just reach down and grab it.
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And then over here,
I've got a couple of these books
that I have found at antique stores
that I'm planning on gutting and turning into
either a sketchbook or a notebook.
Then in this crate,
this is more of just miscellaneous items,
things that I can't really fit anywhere else,
a lot of the time it's just
very small amount of herbs.
Then here is my working altar.
You'll see this hung up,
this is another piece that I made
with watercolor and ink in 2016.
Then here is a mortar and pestle,
My mom got for me on one of her trips
that she just came back from recently.
Some herbs and little different items
that I've collected.
And in this corner
is a candle from Wild Blackthorn,
I'll link that.
A wishing rock from when I visited Annie,
a doll that Dylan made
when he was in New Orleans that he gave me,
a big slab of quartz and some whiskey.
Then there's this jewelry box
that I found at an antique store
and inside it holds my protection amulet
that I've created out of an antler
and some oracle cards.
Then on the actual table
I've got my tarot cards from Ophidia Rosa.
And this crystal that has carved into a crocodile
that I found in my last visit in LA,
all sitting on a rabbit pelt.
I have this instance holder that my mom got me,
some antique nails,
from again an antique store and HR of antlers.
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Then here is my bone throwing kit.
And you can see one of the shisha dogs
that my brother got me
while I was visiting in Okinawa.
Here's a skull that one of my friends gave me
that she found on a hike of hers
while she was visiting.
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And of course I can't forget my notebook,
the magic of I notebook,
that I write down all of my workings in.
Then we're gonna move up to this shelf
that my friend DJ got me for Christmas.
And there's not a ton on this shelf at the moment,
it's just kind of different bits and bobs.
I have some snake (indistinct), a hornets' nest
and empty little beaker and some extra oils.
Then on the side of my altar I have this
little hanging tea light candle holder
that I stole from my mom
that she's had for years
and above it is hanging an evil eye emulate.
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And another odd.
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Also to the side and below my altar
is this huge chest that I found at an antique store.
On top of that has this cigar box
that holds most of my oils that I use.
And inside the chest is just a bunch
of different other tools that are
either idle or I'm not using at the moment,
or just kind of on standby,
things that I have accumulated or have been given
that I just haven't had it used for you quite yet.
Then moving on the side
you can see my grim wire here
sitting next to the chest
and this little box
that if you remember the video
where I went thrifting with Frankie,
I found that there.
Then I have all of my incense right behind that.
And working up this pothos,
you'll see this little working spell
that I have in this terrarium type of thing.
And on top of this is this giant quartz
that I was given.
And I'm told that they amplify things,
so I figured this was a good spot for it.
Then we move on to my wall
of more beloved specimens.
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Including these wonderful antlers
that was actually given to me by Marshall.
Then we're gonna move on to my window seal.
So here is the current Hecate altar
that I'm using for the course
that I am currently studying in with Jason Miller.
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Then you'll see all of my plants
lined up on the window seal
and below here you will see my money alter.
And if you're interested
in seeing more of this money altar
then I will link that video here in this card.
On the window seal I have this,
I guess you could it a travel altar
just a place to put all of the things
that mean a lot to me
that I have found and accumulated over my travels.
More plants, more plants and a skull
a crystal and more plants.
So now we move more into the area
that's like a book nook area
that I spend a lot of time
reading for the channel.
And there's just a lot of different
bits and bobs over here,
you'll see crystals charging in salt
that I never actually use,
a puppet that I made forever ago
and she just fits here pretty well.
This candle holder that I found at a thrift store,
my guitar and my ukulele
and this tapestry with moths on it
that I think I got from earthbound.
And of course, another little protection piece
in the form of a peacock feather.
And here is my favorite
and my only rug from Ruggable.
The reason I liked it is
is because it was marketed
that you could just throw it in the wash
if it ever got dirty,
or if you spill coffee or tea on it
and turns out you can, so worth it.
Then down here in this little tray
I've got a bunch of bookmarks,
a page holder in the form of a little black cat
and some pens so that I can mark up my books.
This tray I got from a friend who found it
in an antique store for me.
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Then we move on to this box,
and this box holds all of my tarot cards.
And next to it you can see in the basket
has all of my oracle cards in it.
Okay, so we're almost done,
we're heading over to the bed part of my room.
Pretty much everything on the bed
is found from Target,
all of the pillows and the blankets
and all that jazz.
This tray was a gift that they found
at an antique store that I got for Christmas
and I just absolutely adore this.
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Another ink art piece of mine.
And these two signs were both given
to me by my mom years ago
and I've always liked them.
Then we have this tapestry,
it's the moon card that I got from yet again,
the witch's box subscription box.
And I get a bunch of questions on my sleepy umbreon,
which I totally understand.
And I got him at the Pokemon store
while I was visiting in Okinawa.
Then finally I've got another piece
that was made out of charcoal that I made.
Then moving down to my nightstand,
it's this mirror nightstand,
which I think is pretty cool
and this sparkly tree thing
that lights up that was gifted to me,
another watercolor piece,
behind that a amethyst cloud crystal
and this journal that one of my friends forever I go,
hand stitched the design and these keys into
that I now use as a dream journal.
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And below that is just
another stack of reading books.
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And then hanging from my bed
is this little bedside caddy that I made
just so that I can keep like my phone, my iPad,
and all of the remotes for the lights
and the candles that turn on
just so that I don't lose all of them.
And that is pretty much my room.
That's where I spend most of my time.
I hope that this answered some questions
or gave you some kind of inspiration,
but that's all for this video.
And as always best of luck,
be kind to each other
and may your God's treat you
as you've treated others.
And until next time.
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