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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After a long carefree kid-filled summer, I typically receive several “refresh me” requests. This post-summer season has been filled with pantry refresh appointments and we’ve had the best time revisiting our sweet families to hear their summer chronicles! As a professional organizer who designs and individualizes each and every space for the family / their […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization, SO Clients
September 10, 2019
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When I help families get unpacked in their new homes, the top requested space is the kitchen and pantry. So when we moved 2 weeks ago (seriously, has it already been 2 weeks?!) you can guess I was crying that same plea. With a sea of cardboard boxes surrounding us, I managed to get the […]
Filed in : Giveaway, Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization
June 28, 2019
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I’m equal parts shocked and not surprised by the fact I haven’t posted anything in 26 days. You have to admit, I was kinda on a roll for a while there – which felt incredible. Love this blog and sharing with all of you. Missed being here and loved feeling re-connected. Wish I had a […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization, SO Clients
May 26, 2019
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Each of us has our strong points. A couple of my strong points are problem solving and space planning. And lucky me, this is the perfect combination for being a professional organizer. Correct that = a professional organizer who not only de-clutters and organizes…but also designs, builds and creates. And makes it pretty. It’s why […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization, SO Clients
December 20, 2018
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[gkit id=1]Nearly one year ago, this incredible family of 4 built the home of their dreams…and I was the fortunate one hired to help them get settled / unpacked. While I unpacked and organized several spaces, my return at some point was inevitable for a rematch with the pantry. Why? Because they weren’t living in […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization, SO Clients
September 7, 2018
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This was one of the projects that had me excited for the “after” before I even left the consultation. For real. When I meet with families about organizing needs / projects, I never see the clutter or disorder or volume…I see the end result. The after. And just how incredible the space is going […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization, SO Clients
