Magazine Overview | Real Simple

Real Simple is a magazine and website devoted to simplifying the life of its readers by giving creative, practical and inspiring solutions for both the everyday and special occasions. The website, realsimple.com, provides articles and photo galleries with recipes, home organizing plans, gardening tips, green living guides, cleaning and decorating tips, as well as holiday entertaining and wedding planning help.

Since its origin as a magazine in March of 2000, Real Simple has established a presence on other media platforms, including a television series on TLC, books, special issues, products sold at Target, and a syndicated newspaper column. Real Simple is a division of Time Inc., a Time-Warner company that’s one of the largest content companies in the world and the largest publisher in the United States. According to Real Simple, the magazine has “struck a chord with busy women looking to make life easier, currently reaching 8.6 million readers per month.”

In addition to the insights offered daily on the blog and in each monthly magazine, Real Simple also maintains an online store that sells innovative organizing products. Vintage light fixtures from Barn Light Electric^® have been showcased on Real Simple guides. The Ivanhoe Dino Warehouse Shade was installed in a laundry room that was in desperate need of cleaning and the Benjamin Industrial Pendant Light was installed in the back corner of a garage that received an extreme organizing makeover.

The mission of the editorial staff is to: “Provide accurate, reliable, credible, engaging, and balanced information online for our consumers. Our editorial content is produced independently and without influence by any advertiser or commercial supporter. Online content is defined as text, articles, photos, graphics, audio, video, blogs, user-generated content (UGC), and links.”

To see Barn Light Electric’s products on the Real Simple website, visit:

A Cluttered Laundry Room Gets Organized: http://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/cleaning/laundry/organize-laundry-room-00000000039954/page6.html

3 Great Garage Makeovers: http://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/organizing/tips-techniques/great-garage-makeovers-00000000034588/page2.html

For more information about Real Simple, visit the official website at: http://www.realsimple.com/