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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Is your pantry overflowing with expired spices, half-empty boxes, and mystery ingredients shoved in the back? You’re not alone. The pantry is one of the most cluttered spaces in any home, but fall is the perfect time to tackle pantry organization before the busy holiday season arrives. Whether you have a spacious walk-in pantry or […]
Filed in : Pantry Organization
October 13, 2025
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No better time than the kick-off of back-to-school season to share a recent pantry I product sourced, decluttered and organized. This is a large pantry, which I realize is not typical for most of us. But regardless of the pantry size you may have, I wanted to share my expert tips on how I approached […]
Filed in : Pantry Organization, SO Clients
August 14, 2024
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Happy August! So many great things happen or kick off this month and it’s the start of favorite time of the year. August 1 is when we start thinking about returning to school, to routines, to football season, to holidays and time with friends and family, to fall colors and smells…it’s the gateway month to […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization, SO Clients
August 2, 2023
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*This blog post is sponsored by Rubbermaid® – They provided me with product but the concept, photos and all of my opinions are 100% my own! I’m sure I’m not alone when sharing just how much fun we’ve been having cooking and baking while at home. From banana breads, cookies, loaves to testing out shrimp […]
April 23, 2020
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My aim is always to deliver a highly functional, totally organized, beautiful space that works for the families who hire me. But staying on a budget is something high on the priority list too. Getting organized DOES NOT need to cost a lot of money. If it does, something’s wrong. Unless you’re installing a custom […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization, SO Clients
February 27, 2020
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Happy Monday! Happy FIRST Monday of February! Couldn’t wait to get back to work this morning. In addition to great organizing projects on the books, I’ve recently started an intense online business program. In the last few months I’ve been struggling with a few parts of the business (all the boring not fun stuff that […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization, SO Clients
