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
It’s go time!
Since moving in June, I’ve been without a full-length mirror. Still have my old favorite which was purchased years ago from Home Goods… It’s in one of the bedrooms upstairs. I was in desperate need of a floor mirror because there isn’t a full length mirror in the bathroom or anywhere on the main level […]

After living in 2 very spacious southern homes, adjusting to smaller storage spaces has been a challenge. Both of my homes in Arkansas had large walk-in closets in each room and ample closet space for storing linens and towels. This isn’t a complaint, don’t get me wrong. You know me, I’ll adapt and make due […]

Guess what? I officially have a closet. And it’s not just a closet. It’s beautiful, organized and has clothing hanging inside it. Can you imagine? Oh, and clothing hanging on new, pretty, matching hangers. And i can see everything! Did I mention this closet’s a beauty? Sorry, I can’t get enough of this new organized […]

while I lived 2,000 miles away from home for the last several years, family and friends in my hometown watched from afar as i started and developed this organization blog / business. Now that I’m back home, the calls and e-mails for organization help have started rolling in. And honestly – I love it! Not only […]

Happy Friday! Today I’m sharing a bit more of my rental home tour…a view into the master suite. As with each space I’ve shared, I’m also sharing organization solutions in the space and additional ideas / where you can find them for your own home. First, let me show you around! On the right side of the room is […]
