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July 11, 2019

Lake + Loft Weekly Planner Review (Pros, Cons & Video Flipthrough)

I can’t remember how I came across the Lake and Loft planner but I liked the simple style + different weekly spread and all the extra pages for each month so let’s take a closer look!

Quick facts

  • Size: 7.25″ wide x 11.25″ high
  • Hardcover
  • Wire binding
  • Dates at a glance page
  • 2 page Monthly calendar (starts on Monday)
  • 2 page weekly spread (starts on Monday)
  • Monthly goals
  • Monthly budget
  • Monthly review
  • Tabs

Let’s take a closer look!

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The Cover

The cover is very sturdy with a linen feel. With the gold corner detail I don’t think the cover would get damaged.

There are a few color covers to choose from – I opted for something different – orange!

lake and loft weekly planner review pros and cons horizontal vertical monday start

Approx  1.25″ thick

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 The planner comes with a booklet with instructions for using the planner

lake + loft planner how to use tips

lake + loft planner review dividers jumbo tab colorful rainbow

lake + loft planner review annual dates at a glance

At the front are the dream and plans tabs.

The dream section has 12 copies of these big ideas and minor details pages (would be much better if the line spacing was smaller)
lake + loft weekly planner goals

At the back of the section is an index:

lake+ loft dreams list

Monthly Pages

Each month has:

  • Monthly goals (2 pages)
  • Monthly budget (2 pages)
  • 2 page monthly calendar
  • Month in review (1 page)

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The line spacing in this planner is huge (0.5″ – double the line spacing of most planners)

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I like the creative monthly budget page!

lake and loft weekly planner review monthly budgeting income expenses money tree

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lake + loft planner review weekly spread vertical horizontal monthly calendar monday start

Unfortunately split boxes make an appearance

lake + loft planner review split boxes monthly calendar pros and cons video

Weekly Pages

The layout of the weekly spread is a cross between vertical and horizontal. The days read across the page rather than 1 page which I think would get annoying if you have the pages folded back.
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lake + loft weekly planner review grid layout monday start functional vertical horizontal simple colorful

I’m also not a fan of the hey thanks and weekly wins box – this would be more functional as Sunday’s box, then each day would have the same size planning space.

lake + loft weekly planner review grid layout monday start functional vertical horizontal simple colorful weekends combined

Something unique about this planner: they include perforated cards at the back in colors that match the dividers throughout the planner.

There’s also a number of gift & event planning pages.

lake + loft weekly planner review

lake + loft planner review gift ideas list

lake + loft planner review event planning page

lake + loft planner review event planning

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lake and loft weekly planner thank you card review video pros and cons

lake + loft thank you cards

Dividers

Different color dividers for each month.

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lake and loft planner review pros and cons video walkthrough

Tabs

The tabs are big and sturdy (the cardstock feels thicker than most planners). At the front are jumbo tabs (literally the biggest tabs I’ve ever seen – half to the entire height of the planner).

lake + loft planner review weekly monthly budget tabs colorful hardcover wire bound

Planner Stickers

There is 1 sheet of planner stickers which is really random. None of the stickers really fit with one another and they aren’t functional either.

lake + loft dream plan do planner review sticker colorful vertical horizontal video review

Pocket Folder

The pocket folder is a good idea, but like most pocket folders fixed directly to a hardcover, it doesn’t leave much room to put things in the pocket. There’s another pocket folder on the inside of the front cover.

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Pros of the Planner

  • Monthly goals
  • Monthly review
  • Monthly budget
  • Big sturdy tabs (thicker cardstock than most planners)
  • Both the weekly spread and monthly calendar start on Monday

Cons of the Planner

  • The line spacing is too big
  • The page size is too big
  • The planner is too heavy
  • The weekly wins and hey thanks section of the weekly spread wastes too much space
  • Saturday and Sunday are combined into 1 small section
  • 1 sheet of planner stickers but they’re very random and not functional
  • The pocket folder doesn’t have much room
  • No cover personalisation
  • Split boxes on the monthly spread

Would I use this planner?

No, the proportions of this planner are off. If you have big hand writing this planner might work but it’s too heavy to take with  you – it’d need to stay on your desk.

This planner would be much better in a smaller page size with smaller line spacing.

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Comments

  1. nina t says

    July 13, 2019 at 06:49

    i try to stay away from spiral – i need to insert and remove pages – but this one makes we want to try it. i’m already seeing remedies for the split end days and the S/S box. it would work for work!

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