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What did you keep on your shelves in your childhood bedroom?

24 replies

ThisWittyCyanBalonz · 27/09/2026 21:12

Video games

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the80sweregreat · 27/09/2026 21:13

Books !

MsSmartShoes · 27/09/2026 21:14

Books and bits of tat

Epoisses · 27/09/2026 21:24

Books. And more books

swapsicles · 27/09/2026 21:26

Books, and those weird tiny fuzzy teddy bears

AlwaysRightISwear · 27/09/2026 21:26

Mainly books. Plus my collections of national dolls and Whimsey animals.

SaraHoliday · 27/09/2026 21:31

ThisWittyCyanBalonz · 27/09/2026 21:12

Video games

Books - Classics mainly.
A small vase for flowers I picked.
A trinket box.
A photo frame.
A hairbrush. 🤷
Barbie and Sindy dolls used to sit on the edges.

As I grew older the shelves with filled with vinyl records, cassettes and CD's.

ToadRage · 27/09/2026 21:35

A few classics but mostly young adult chick lit on the lowers shelves. The top two were taken up with my porcelain doll collection.

ithinkthereforeyouare · 27/09/2026 21:38

I had a music box with the ballerina that spins around. A yellow giggling snugglebum. Books were Enid blytons and the babysitter club books.

psychodacat · 27/09/2026 21:41

I had a set of wall mounted shelves which had my cassette tapes and my collection of pig ornaments.

My other shelves all had books on them - I was a big reader so all sorts of genres and types.

Myoldbear · 27/09/2026 21:45

Seashells, coral, fossils and teddy bears.

Borka · 27/09/2026 21:47

AlwaysRightISwear · 27/09/2026 21:26

Mainly books. Plus my collections of national dolls and Whimsey animals.

This is exactly what I had too.

Pyjamatimenow · 27/09/2026 21:50

I used to collect small porcelain woodland creatures. A gift shop local to me used to stock them and I’d save my pocket money and pick one out. I’d forgotten about it until I read this thread

DustyMaiden · 27/09/2026 21:52

Books, books and more books.

Alwaystired23 · 27/09/2026 21:55

Books, little bear ornaments, other random bits stuff I owned, oh yes porcelain dolls and some Trolls!!

Jobseeker16 · 27/09/2026 21:55

Sweet Valley & Point Horror books
Troll dolls

Journey1234 · 27/09/2026 21:56

China dolls and teddy ornament trinkets.

Hohofortherobbers · 27/09/2026 22:01

At 12: a revolving cassette organizer. Sweet valley high books.
At 16: empty limited edition K cider bottles 🫤

HoldMyWine · 27/09/2026 22:03

Books. And records or what is known as vinyl today

fuschiaproudparrot · 27/09/2026 22:31

Never had shelves.

RaininSummer · 27/09/2026 22:42

Books, terrapin tank and my luminous skull made from a kit come to mind.

Themsofcoffee · 27/09/2026 22:44

Books
Also a collection of ornamental dolls from around the world. Ie dolls in national dress.

LeanBackAgain · 27/09/2026 22:53

Books
Care Bears and My Little Ponies
A China doll my grandad bought me
A doll made of seashells bought from a shop on Brighton Beach (loved that doll!)
A wooden jewellery box filled with little keepsakes and tat
My scented rubber collection

Copperoliverbear · 27/09/2026 23:02

Books. Beatrix Potter animals.

HoldMyWine · 28/09/2026 07:12

Themsofcoffee · 27/09/2026 22:44

Books
Also a collection of ornamental dolls from around the world. Ie dolls in national dress.

Oh yes I had those too, you don’t see those anymore.

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