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
welcome to the simply organized blog
find your way around
ORGANIZATION TIPS
BEHIND THE SCENES
FAVORITE TOOLS
PRODUCTIVITY & PLANNING
TRANSFORMED SPACES
It’s go time!
need help with a specific space?
find tips for:
kitchen
pantry
garage
closets
office
bedrooms
OPEN
By now I’m sure you’ve figured out that not only do I love to organize, but that I also love to improve spaces, use power tools, and DIY solutions that make an impact for families. Any chance a project comes my way that’s a combo of organizing plus DIY / design…well, it’s a very good day! A […]
Filed in : Garage Organization, Laundry Room, SO Clients
April 6, 2017
OPEN
Of the many client projects I’ve shared, how it is possible I’ve never chatted about my custom cabinet company? Well, it’s not *my* company, it’s the company I’ve worked with exclusively for a couple years. I absolutely love everything they do! I love their staff, material, customer service, quality, options…the list is endless. When I wrapped up this […]
Filed in : Garage Organization, SO Clients
February 24, 2017
OPEN
The year 2016 has passed and we’re a few days into 2017. As we embark on the journey of a new year, I’m more focused than ever but also ready to embrace whatever comes. One of my favorite things to do at the beginning of each year is reflect on the past year and figure out what […]
Filed in : All Organization
January 2, 2017
OPEN
Funny thing…I was about to start this post saying, “With my slower summer schedule….”. But guess what? That would be a complete lie. And do you like liars? Probably not. So let’s just be honest and say I’m setting up this space with the hopes I will workout more since it’s nearly impossible to get […]
Filed in : Garage Organization, Health & Fitness
July 17, 2015
OPEN
As a professional organizer who works with residential clients, I see it all. More often than not, my job with a client begins in the kitchen, playroom or various closets around the house. But the space I hear about most, the space I hear the most dreams about, the space that is consistently an issue […]
Filed in : Garage Organization
July 9, 2015
OPEN
With my garage organized, I’ve not only been able to dig into my own home projects, I also have the room to spread out and get jobs done for my clients. In the comfort of my own home…and on my own timeline. Which means I’m also not hanging around in their garage making a big […]
Filed in : Garage Organization, Paper Organization
