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.
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Sometimes I consult a client in a new space and know it’s going to take me a little time to come up with a design or a system. Sometimes I see a space and know exactly what to do. This garage wall falls into the later category. As soon as I saw this empty slate, […]
Filed in : Garage Organization, SO Clients
July 18, 2020
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By now you should be well aware of my passion for decluttering and organizing garages. My love for this space runs deep and the efforts put in make an incredible impact for busy families. But after working in countless garages – whether within its original design or a fancy new beautiful set-up – I can […]
Filed in : DIY, Garage Organization, SO Clients
March 13, 2020
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Happy Tuesday! Hope you had a wonderful weekend and a Happy Easter! I have a couple lengthy, personal posts that I’m working on, but am having internet issues. We’re on Spring Break this week and am taking the kiddos to Chicago for a few days. Wi-fi is spotty and keeping me from uploading photos. I […]
Filed in : Garage Organization, Kid Organization, SO Clients, Sports Organization
April 18, 2017
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In my professional organizing career, I’ve taken on several spaces in which Elfa was the perfect solution to the problem. But last week, with the help of my local Container Store install team, we knocked out what is certainly The Ultimate Elfa Closet Transformation in my portfolio. What made it the ultimate? I can’t believe this before / […]
Filed in : Closet Organization, DIY, Kid Organization, SO Clients
