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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Earlier this week I shared a post-summer pantry refresh and mentioned we’ve received similar calls for help. And I love it! As I said in that post, it’s a great time to take a peek into the system I designed = did the system hold up?…how’s the product working out?…and all those great questions. My […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization, SO Clients
September 13, 2019
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After a long carefree kid-filled summer, I typically receive several “refresh me” requests. This post-summer season has been filled with pantry refresh appointments and we’ve had the best time revisiting our sweet families to hear their summer chronicles! As a professional organizer who designs and individualizes each and every space for the family / their […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization, SO Clients
September 10, 2019
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When I help families get unpacked in their new homes, the top requested space is the kitchen and pantry. So when we moved 2 weeks ago (seriously, has it already been 2 weeks?!) you can guess I was crying that same plea. With a sea of cardboard boxes surrounding us, I managed to get the […]
Filed in : Giveaway, Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization
June 28, 2019
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I’m equal parts shocked and not surprised by the fact I haven’t posted anything in 26 days. You have to admit, I was kinda on a roll for a while there – which felt incredible. Love this blog and sharing with all of you. Missed being here and loved feeling re-connected. Wish I had a […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization, SO Clients
May 26, 2019
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* LOWE’S HOME IMPROVEMENT IS A SPONSOR OF THIS BLOG POST. THEY PROVIDED ALL OF THE ITEMS I CHOSE AND I WAS COMPENSATED FOR MY TIME CONCEPTUALIZING, SOURCING, DECORATING, PHOTOGRAPHING, EDITING, WRITING AND PROMOTING THIS BLOG POST. IF YOU CLICK A LINK, I RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION. THANK YOU TO LOWE’S FOR SPONSORING THIS GREAT BLOG POST AND […]
Filed in : Cleaning Tips, DIY, Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization
February 15, 2019
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Each of us has our strong points. A couple of my strong points are problem solving and space planning. And lucky me, this is the perfect combination for being a professional organizer. Correct that = a professional organizer who not only de-clutters and organizes…but also designs, builds and creates. And makes it pretty. It’s why […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization, SO Clients
