I’m Sam, a Certified Professional Organizer® from the Bay Area, California and I’m so glad you’re here! This blog is the heart of what I do. I absolutely love combining beauty with function to create homes that are simply organized, and I want to teach you how. Discover home organization tips for real life and learn how to declutter, design and create an inviting space.
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Be prepared – photo overload here! Can you blame me? This is cause for serious celebration – my new outdoor patio is completed and the table is in place. Do I have a few more additions to make? Sure, all in time (and budget!). But for now I’m just so beyond grateful to have this […]
Filed in : DIY, Home Improvement, Patio Organization, Simply Organized Style
July 19, 2017
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With my garage finally in order, I’ve started chipping away at my list of home improvement and repair projects. Since summer is here, top of my repair list were the screens in the screened-in patio. Last year, I re-did this outdoor patio with a fresh coat of paint, Flor carpet tiles, overhead lighting, a new […]
Filed in : DIY, Patio Organization
July 1, 2015
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Added a few new details to the patio this week and thought I’d pop in to share. I’m sure some of you may wonder why I’m not calling this a done deal…because, yes, it’s looking pretty good – scratch that…AWESOME as is. But I had a few more things to do out here. What things? I am […]
Filed in : DIY, Patio Organization
May 22, 2014
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I’m anxious to finish up a few home improvement projects so that I can instead get my hands into a few organization projects. The home improvements are wearing me down! I’ve been in “home improvement” mode since purchasing the house last June. I literally hit the ground running the day the house closed…and it hasn’t […]
Filed in : DIY, Home Improvement
April 30, 2014
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If you’ve been following, you may remember this original plan for the sectional… I really, really wanted to go with a light colored cushion. But then my smart side kicked in (shocker) and remembered I have 3 kids. With a lot of friends. Basically, anything light in color will be destroyed. With the quickness. I […]
Filed in : Home Improvement, Patio Organization
April 15, 2014
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Earlier this week I shared my plans for the screened-in patio here at the house. In case you missed it you can read about it here, but this is the overall feel I’m going for… What’s been completed so far?… * Paint = done (Benjamin Moore Sea Pearl on the ceiling, Behr Silver Drop on […]