My Favorite Bullet Journal Weekly Layouts
Are you on a lookout for some new Bullet Journal weekly spread inspirations? Well, you found the right place since in this post, I’m about to take you on a whimsical journey through some of my all-time favorite weekly layouts that have brightened my pages and organized my life.
Each Bullet Journal weekly layout I’ll share has its own unique flair, from minimalist designs that whisper calm into your busy week to vibrant, doodle-filled spreads that splash creativity across your planner.
These layouts have been my trusty companions, guiding me through hectic days and inspiring tranquil moments. I hope they will inspire you to create your own unique weekly spreads!
Considering how many weekly spread we have to create each year, I’m always up for getti g more inspirations on how to make the weekly page work for me and my planning style.
While I mostly found the format that works for me the best, I still like to experiment and try to add modifications to it when possible, just to keep my weekly planning interesting and engaging.
Before we look into my own weekly spreads, there are a few more things I wanted to talk about. And a few things to mention as well!
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How To Choose A Weekly Spread
When setting up your Bullet Journal weekly layout, there are several foundational styles to consider, each offering unique advantages and potential drawbacks. The secret to choosing the perfect format lies in how you foresee your upcoming week unfolding.
Is your schedule crammed with activities, or more relaxed? Consider how much space you’ll need for planning to keep everything on track. Think about what additional elements you might want in your layout—maybe a habit tracker, meal planner, or a gratitude log.
For example, do you excel with long vertical lists that give a bird’s-eye view of the week, or do you prefer neatly segmented columns that categorize your tasks by day or type? Each style has its own appeal, but the ultimate goal is to make your life smoother and more enjoyable.
Keep in mind that your Bullet Journal is a personal tool designed to help you stay organized while mirroring your unique style. As previously mentioned, many of these decisions will become clearer as you experiment with different weekly layouts.
The journey is about finding what truly resonates with you. Keeping these questions in mind can set you on a successful path to effective planning and a more organized week.
So I hope these different styles and format I’m about to share with you will resonate and help ou figure out some new and engaging ways to set up your own weekly spreads.
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Stationery Recommendations
Before we look into my weekly spreads, I wanted to share some of the stationery that I love using in my journal and that I’m sure you’ll find useful as well.
Just remember, that when you buy new supplies get something that fitsy our style and aesthetics. Thanksfully, a lot of these supplies are either universal or come in many color options so you can choose some that match your style.
Here we go:
- Fineliners. Black fineliners are the bread and butter of my journal and I can’t recommend them enough. Smooth, with very black ink, waterproof, and usually available with different tip sizes – fineliners will transform your weekly spreads! Some of my favorites are Faber Castell Pitt Artist and Sakura Pigma Micron.
- Markers. There are so many amazing markers to add color to your journal! My current favorites are Crayola Super Tips. Some other options I love are Tombow Dual Brush Pens and Zebra Mildliners.
- Rulers and stencils. A while ago when I just started journaling I got these stencils off Etsy and they really were a game changer!
- Washi tape. This is not something I use often, but at some point I started getting into it and it’s amazing how easily washi tape can add a creative spark to your page, with no fuzz at all. For washi tape check Washi Tape Shop, they have all kids of sizes and designs available!
I could talk about stationery non stop for a long time, but this is not what this post is about. Let’s take a look at these weekly spreads instead.
My Favorite Bullet Journal Weekly Layouts
Even though I found already more or less the format that works for me (let me know in the comments if you’ll guess which one it is), I still always needs to be fun and creative with my weekly spreads.
The moment they become routine and boring I end up not using them, that’s just the way it is. And once I start not using my Bullet Journal I obviously lose all the benefits I get from it.
By now, I created plenty of themed weekly spreads with many different styles and decorative elements. But even so, these are still my favorites!
Horizontal Productivity Weekly
This list is in no particular order, but this one is probably my favorite weekly spread of all time.
Stationery is one of my favorite themes, so every time I use it, I create pages I love forever.
This weekly spread gives plenty of space to play. It allowed me to have a special area with my daily focus, and I still had plenty of space to add doodles and trackers on the side.
I really should go back to this format! That week was so well organized and productive.
Sushi Themed Weekly Spread
I had so much fun creating this page, and I love the idea of adding a little doodle for each day of the week.
As you can see, I sometimes added a bit of journaling to it as well.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I actually ma de a big mistake setting up this layout. Instead of “to do” I intended to write the day of the week, but once I realised the mistake I decided to go with it.
For me, it almost looks like it was planned that way from the beginning, so I think it’s a win.
One Page Weekly Spread With Washi Tape
My Nuuna journal is actually bigger than a traditional A5 size, and has smaller dot grid. Meaning that there is actually much more space on each page.
That’s why creating one page weekly spread was something I did a lot, and to date this one is one of my favorites.
This weekly spread was when I tried to strongly incorporate stickers and washi tape to my planning routine and I think this particular page came out looking super cute!
Coffee Vertical Weekly Spread
I loved doing a coffee theme, and it was perfect for November, adding a cozy weekling to the entire month.
That month I went for a coffee doodle and quote on each page, which is what you can see here as well.
I had plenty of space on this page, so I played around with the empty space around the weekly boxes. However, if you have other elements you use in your weekly logs, you could definitely use them for that.
And a little trivia here: that doodle of a coffee spill actually covered a real spill from a soup that accidentally happened. This was the last time I had food and my journal next to each other.
Mind Map Weekly Spread
I remember this weekly spread and how it came to me to use Garfield in a Santa suit to make it more on theme with Christmas.
This is a pretty simple design, and you don’t even have to add a mind map on the left if you don’t need it.
Creating a to-do list as a mind map was actually a great idea to sort out all the tasks, especially during the holiday season.
If you also use one journal to plan all the areas of your life, I definitely recommend you try out this technique.
Animal Crossing Horizontal Weekly
This theme was the first time I started experimenting with washi tapes and discovered that I could actually use washi to add lines and separate sections on my pages.
The horizontal weekly spread really gives extra space, so this week, I tried to add something big and important that happened every day.
Obviously, this weekly spread is from 2020, when we all had nothing better to do than play Animal Crossing. I loved this game so I really tried to recreate the cute feeling of the game on my pages.
One Page Book Themed Weekly
One-page weekly spreads are pretty quick to set up, and they are a great choice when you have a less-busy week and don’t want to waste two pages on a week when you don’t need that much space.
And just because it’s a one page weekly, it doesn’t mean you can’t play around with it and add some creative elements.
My journal had some extra space for me to add doodles, but if you don’t have space for that, you can still add some spark with pretty fonts and colors.
This weekly spread was when I created my book theme, so I had a hint about different books on each page, including this one.
Black And Craft Paper Weekly Log
This weekly spread was super fast and easy to set up, and yet, up to date, this is probably my most popular weekly spread.
I came up with an idea to do that basically because I had an Archer and Olive notepad with those paper colors and decided I should actually put them to good use.
There are a few more supplies I had to use to achieve this effect: Tombow Adhesive to add the paper to my pages, Sakura Gelly Roll white pen to writer on black paper and Uniball Signo gold pen for adding the metallic accents.
For me, the secret here was to ensure that no matter what, I still have the write or kraft paper to write on, so for my day-to-day planning, I’d just need my usual writing pen.
Vertical Makeup Themed Weekly Spread
Makeup is probably my second favorite type of doodle to draw, so I had to make it my monthly theme at some point.
I love makeup doodels because you can really play around with color so much! And just using different colors for the same doodle will make it look so different.
The weekly spread was already heavily decorated with doodles, so I went pretty simple with the headers.
I did want to add the task boxes for my to-do list. There is no functional meaning behind them, but I thought they would look cute, and I had the time to do them.
Horizontal Weekly Spread With Washi Tape
One more Animal Crossing themed weekly spread, because I put a lot into that theme and I really love almost al the spreads I created that month.
This style of horizontal weekly is not what I often use, but I think it worked very well on this particular layout.
I wanted o add more doodles, so this is what you see here, but on the left you can definitely replace the doodles with any other elements you need, like a mini calendar or a habit tracker.
Horizontal Weekly Spread With Daily Trackers
This was definitely a fun weekly to create and I played with a lot of new things there. I somehow often fins that Halloween is time for me to experiment with new concepts.
In this weekly, I tried doing daily trackers, and I must say I definitely had fun doodling them and then coloring each day. But to be honest, I didn’t find it very useful or productive.
Another fun thing I tried is to add a focus item for the day and that really worked well for me. So each day I knew what should be my focus, no matter what other things are on my to-do list.
One Page Weekly Layout
Here is one more one page weekly spread and this time I went for a very boxy feel with straight edges, which is not something I often do.
But I added a doodle in the middle and used my favorite color to smooth it a bit.
I still miss space for a weekly to-do list here, but apparently back then I didn’;t have such a strong need to have one.
Creating a weekly log like this one is actually pretty easy if you have some kind of weekly stencils like these ones.
Simple Vertical Weekly Spread
Last but not least is a very simple weekly spread, which I still wanted to include to show that sometimes doing things in a simple way also works.
And as you can see, instead of boxes I just used a grey marker to mark the area. And to make the page more engaging I simply went for adding fun colors to the headers.
It’s definitely best to have something simple like this than to have nothing and not plan at all. This format is super easy to set up and it’s definitely my go-to when I can’t find the time to do anything.
I sometimes create these pages and leave some space for adding creativity later when I have more time and energy to do it. So then it turns into an ongoing project rather than just a boring page.
And that’s it for this blog post, here are 13 weekly spread ideas that I enjoyed using and I hope you found here some inspirations as well.
Free Bullet Journal Weekly Spread Printables
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Finding your perfect weekly spread takes a while. You just need to try all of them and find what works for you at the moment.
And if you want to experiment without spending a lot of time setting up different weekly spreads, I also have got you covered with my printable weekly spread bundles I have in the shop!
More Resources
Are you looking form more inspirations and ideas on what you can do with your Bullet Journal weekly spreads? I’ve got you covered!
There are plenty more ways to create and customize your weekly layouts.
Check out these blog posts later:
- 19 Weekly Layout Bullet Journal Ideas
- 15 Bullet Journal Circle Weekly Spread Ideas
- 19 Bullet Journal Dutch Door Weekly Spread Inspirations
>>> What kind of weekly spreads do you like to create? Share with us in the comments!
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