Hi, I'm Sam—a Certified Professional Organizer® based in the San Francisco Bay Area and the voice behind Simply Organized. This blog has been my passion project since 2010, and it's where I get to share everything I've learned from organizing hundreds of homes. You'll find real strategies that work in real life, honest product recommendations, project transformations, and the organizing philosophy that guides all my work: maintainable over perfect. Let's create a home that works beautifully for how you actually live.
Sam
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Don’t need tell you how awesomely wonderful Pinterest can be at finding answers to nearly every issue. Heck, could Pinterest one day take the lead over Google as a search engine? Stranger things have come true, right! But while Pinterest is downright addictive, sometimes the tips and tricks found on the site leave me scratching […]

Last week I shared my tip for how to clean a stainless coffee pot. This week we’re talking about how to clean and maintain your coffee maker. Coffee is a must-have each morning. Sometimes, it’s the only thing that makes me happy about getting up in the morning – especially now that school has started and our house is […]

If you own a stainless coffee pot that is coated with brown, sludgy coffee stains inside and you’ve been struggling to get it back to its like-new condition….sit back and prepare to be amazed, excited and disgusted. All at the same time. This is one of those cleaning tips you will love because it requires […]

Have you noticed an awful mold or mildew odor coming from your HE washing machine? Is the smell taking over what should be a fresh, clean scent in your laundry room? Is your clothing and towels beginning to smell like mildew, as well? Here’s the best way to clean your high efficiency washing machine! A few months ago, […]
