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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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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Yesterday, I shared a blog post about creating customized drawer dividers… Today, I’ve got a new video blog to share with you about the same topic. If you are planning to complete this project in your own home, I hope this visual will be helpful. Or at least just make you laugh out loud. Major […]
Filed in : All Organization, Kitchen Organization
February 22, 2014
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Happy Friday! If you are looking for another fun weekend, organization project – look no further than this blog post. Especially if you have kitchen drawers that look like this… Uh-huh. Would you believe me if I said those drawers belong to me? Yes, this little organizer was hiding a big secret in […]
Filed in : DIY, Kitchen Organization
February 21, 2014
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A while ago I shared how I clean and organize my kitchen fridge. It’s actually one of the more popular posts on the blog. I still own this Samsung fridge… And still love it, but it’s living in the garage for now. Why? Because this kitchen was built in 1960 and my beloved fridge is too big […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization
