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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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 […]
Filed in : Bedroom Organization, Home Decor, Simply Organized Style
April 10, 2020
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Could not be more excited to share today’s office update! Not only did something major arrive, but I finally made a desk decision. In true Sam fashion, it’s a completely different desk that wasn’t even in the two rounds of desks I shared. Lots to talk about. Also, I had no idea (because I live […]
Filed in : Office Organization, Simply Organized Style
October 19, 2017
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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 […]