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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I guess calling this space a “mudroom” is a bit of stretch. It’s more like an organized shoe wall. But you get the idea! This modest landing is at the top of a very steep staircase. It brings you from the garage to the house interior. You land in the laundry room when you walk […]
Filed in : Mudroom Organization, SO Clients
March 6, 2023
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Much as I don’t want to accept the fact my kids are heading back to school this week, they are. Actually, the boys head back this week and Natalie heads back the week after…but still. Too early for me. Nothing dulls the pain better than a little organizing, right? It’s interesting just how little we’ve […]
Filed in : Kid Organization, Mudroom Organization, SO Clients
August 7, 2022
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While every August I’m sad to see my kids go back to school, there is something very exciting about this time of year. That feeling in the air – it’s here … Fall is on the way, temps are cooling off, football games have started, and holidays are coming. Maybe a little quicker than we […]
Filed in : Mudroom Organization, Office Organization, SO Clients
August 27, 2018
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By this point in the game, you’ve certainly come to know my organizing style and aesthetic. I love to organize simply and with purpose / functionality…but I really love to make it warm and beautiful. An ongoing goal has been to keep containment we purchase for spaces on a budget. It’s already a luxury to […]
Filed in : All Organization, Mudroom Organization, Professional Organizer, SO Clients
April 25, 2018
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As a professional organizer that works 100% with families, you can imagine my systems and ideas are tested hard in my own home. I have 3 children and love putting my (crazy) ideas, projects and build-outs through the tough conditions that lie within my 4 walls. Of course, I love sharing it here with you as well! A […]
Filed in : DIY, Laundry Room, Mudroom Organization, SO Clients
October 28, 2015
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I miss posting/sharing in here! Business has been busy (grateful) and the end of school year activities are ramping up big time. Oh, and I have some really big news to share about the upcoming NAPO SF Bay Area conference. As if I don’t have enough on my plate, I’m on the planning committee for […]
Filed in : DIY, Garage Organization, Mudroom Organization
