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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Once again, I’m back this week with another odd small space makeover. Told you, there are a lot of those around here. But I’m up for the challenge. Happily. You guys remember my tee-niny kitchen, right? Oh, you haven’t met yet? Meet my kitchen…. Here she is in all her 1960’s glory… Of course, […]
Filed in : DIY, Kitchen Organization
September 19, 2014
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A few months ago I shared how easy it is to create custom drawer dividers in any room. The kitchen remodel isn’t happening for a while, so I’ve been creative in thinking about new ways to make the space work as long as possible. The old, original kitchen drawers were driving me nuts…that is until […]
Filed in : DIY, Giveaway, Kitchen Organization, Product Review
August 25, 2014
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Confession = I love wine. Love love looooooove wine. So of course living back home in the Bay Area means I have quick access to the wine country. 45 minutes north and I’m there. But my wine stash?… Let’s talk about how I had been storing it away. You know how most homes have a […]
Filed in : DIY, Kitchen Organization
May 27, 2014
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After months of mulling over kitchen barstool options, I finally smacked myself in the forehead and remembered the kitchen will be remodeled in the next year or two. So why was I making myself crazy over what could be a simple decision? My current kitchen counter only seats 2 comfortably. But the remodeled kitchen will […]
Filed in : Home Improvement
May 5, 2014
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I’m telling you guys, it’s really the simple things in life. The simple things can make all the difference. I’m a coffee girl. Love coffee in the morning. The last chore I knock out every night is setting up my coffee maker to brew a pot at 6:45am. It’s my little alarm clock. I love […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization
April 11, 2014
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Happy Friday everyone! Hope you have something awesome planned for the weekend. Maybe your weekend includes some organization to-do’s? If so, I have another easy project you can complete this weekend….and I shot a quick video blog to share – it’s all about getting organized using the Martha Stewart Wall Manager. Woot! Lucky you guys….you […]