“I was desperate and overwhelmed with a new kitchen and I knew I had one shot to get it just right. There was no way I wasn’t going to use Katie and Brooke.”
OUR STORY
Blue Pencil Home is a Memphis-based organization and consultation service that was co-founded by Katie Savage and Brooke Levy. The BPH team works closely alongside individuals and architects, creating customized solutions to organize the most challenging spaces.
We know that downsizing, clean outs, and moving can be overwhelming, and we can help take this stress away and assist clients in creating the right systems that support both beauty and function. We pride ourselves on knowing which questions to ask their clients, achieving a vision for spaces evoking a sense of happiness and calm.
Are you curious to know more about Blue Pencil Home? Read more about our story, find out about our fun picks, and read a recent interview with us.
Meet Our Team
Katie
Katie was born and raised in Memphis. She is married to Ryan Savage and they have two children, Charlie and Millie.
In 2018, Katie and Brooke Levy launched Blue Pencil Home, with the goal of creating systems in the home that support both beauty and function. With the help of an amazing team of women and the support of the Memphis community, BPH continues to grow and evolve.
Recently, Katie has teamed up with another Memphis native, Angela Applegate, to start Blue Pencil Home Interiors, where they help clients sell upscale furniture, art, rugs, and other home decor. They’ve already curated a great selection of items, which you can find, here.
Karen
Karen Saenz is a self-described “neat and tidy” person and she even remembers priding herself on keeping her room straightened as a young girl in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She and her husband moved to the Memphis area in 2000 with their three (middle and high school aged) children. Prior to having her children, Karen was a CPA working in accounting. Expeditious is certainly the ideal word to describe Karen as she ran a monogramming and sewing business out of her home after she left her CPA work to raise her kids. She explains, “If I have any spare time, I love to clean out and organize—especially closets—which can get annoying to my family. So it has been rewarding to do this for people outside my home who actually appreciate it!” Helping Blue Pencil Home clients take the next, sometimes difficult steps to toss items they no longer need has been extremely gratifying for Karen. She thrives on helping others create improved use of their spaces and seeing their excitement when this happens.
Ashley
Ashley West prides herself on enjoying the often tricky organizational areas like attics and laundry rooms, as she is a consummate problem-solver. This comes naturally to this mother of five, who is constantly devising systems and routines in her own home to make her family members’ lives run more efficiently and smoothly. Ashley was born in Atlanta, Georgia and she moved to Memphis with her husband and their children fifteen years ago. Prior to having children, she was a pediatric oncology nurse. Ashley’s children range in ages from eight to seventeen and she is overjoyed at being able to do a job she loves that’s conducive to her kids’ busy schedules. About her work with Blue Pencil Home, Ashley comments, “I couldn’t have dreamed of a better work scenario for myself.” She loves the relief she sees on her client’s faces as she creates functional, efficient systems for problem areas that are no longer overwhelming and unmanageable.
Carley
With a love for seeing her client’s “thrilled, shocked, and amazed” reactions, Carley has found herself very comfortable decluttering and organizing with the Blue Pencil Home team. She was drawn to this line of work because she loves nothing more than purging clutter and making her own organized home. Growing up in Houston, Texas, Carley and her family moved to Jackson, Mississippi when she was twelve; her parents still reside there currently. She’s lived in Memphis since 1998. Carley is married with two sons and three stepchildren. Prior to her work with Blue Pencil Home, she had a lengthy seventeen-year career in education, specializing in college admissions at both the college-preparatory and university levels. Similarly to finding success in placing her students at the right college, experiencing her client’s joy with a job well done is key to Carley’s organization and editing work. Her favorite rooms in which to work are always laundry rooms and kitchens because, as she says, “I spend so much time in there!”
