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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Wow – that post title sounds like a bad series on Bravo, huh? ” Gate Mounts, Deer Fence & Drama”…haha! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Hard to believe Christmas will arrive in 24 days. Say what?! I’ve been busy decorating inside and out and look forward to sharing everything with you guys. Was hoping […]
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December 1, 2014
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To say I’m fired up about the end result of my new, temporary kitchen floors would be an understatement. Remember this awful brown tile floor?… Well, I can happily say it’s “buh-bye” and I’m all “hellooooo”… Now, you may be wondering why I’m calling this a temporary floor – so let’s start there. This little […]
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November 20, 2014
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Or otherwise titled…”that time I bought a sawsall”. Because everything related to home improvement around this old abode must be a challenge and require extra $$ (insert sarcasm here), this is a story involving more of that. I’m sure you’re excited to hear! Since my mailman has fallen hard for the new mailbox and immediately […]
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October 10, 2014
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Back today with another outdoor update. This job is definitely a process as there are many people involved. Like I said the other day, it will be easier for me to just update as we go because of that. To start, my pillar boys (mason’s) don’t mess around or waste any time. Earlier this week, […]
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September 25, 2014
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My current home improvement projects are going on outside. We’re talking landscape lighting, pillars, a gate and a new mailbox. Did you hear me squeal in excitement? No? I’ll squeal a little louder. I’m beyond excited to be in this stage of outdoor home improvement. If you’ve been reading along since last summer when this […]
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September 23, 2014
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I can’t believe this month marks one year from the first time I set eyes on this house. Hard to imagine that one year ago I was flying back and forth between Little Rock and San Francisco, searching hard for a new home. It was a stressful time, friends. A time I have no interest […]
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