Stephanie Osmanski Title: Commerce Writer, Home Location: Long Island, NY Expertise: Home décor, Cleaning gadgets, Organization, Style Steph Osmanski writes about health, the planet, and being a woman. She is a commerce writer for Real Simple, where she focuses on sales and trends in the home space, including vacuums, cleaning gadgets, and home decor. She has been writing product reviews and shopping articles since starting her freelance career in 2016, and has also written for Better Homes and Gardens, Southern Living, The Spruce, and freelanced for countless others.Highlights:Steph has 10 years of experience in digital media with bylines at more than 30 brandsPreviously, she has worked as a social media editor and web editorSteph has a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, with a concentration in nonfiction, from Stony Brook Southampton Experience Steph joined the home commerce team in 2023, and in addition to Real Simple, also writes for Better Homes and Gardens, Southern Living, and The Spruce. She worked as both a web editor and social media editor before pivoting to a freelance career in 2016. Since then, she has written for 30+ brands, including Travel + Leisure, Reader’s Digest, Insider, and more. She also writes a biweekly Substack for publicists, called Pitch, Please. Today and forever, she stans the Oxford comma.She has reviewed everything from robot and stick vacuums to kitchen gadgets, and only writes about products that make the cut in her own home—kitchen, closet, yard, and beyond. Some of her most beloved products include cozy, sustainable bedding, Tineco stick vacuums, and laundry detergents that both soften and smell good.She also runs a home decor Instagram and TikTok where she posts about her latest room refreshes, gardening projects, and favorite antique finds. Her best-kept secrets for adding antique charm at home include lots of candles and changing out builder-grade hardware. She lives in New York with her pomsky, who also enjoys product testing pet beds, treats, and more.Other Work:This Clever Accessory Is My Secret Way Of Adding Antique Charm To My Builder-Grade Home, And It’s Finally On Sale, Southern LivingThe Upholstery Cleaner We Named the ‘Best Handheld’ Option Is Only $69 Today, The SpruceThe Plant Food That Saved My Roses Is Almost $40 at My Local Flower Shop, but It’s $27 at Amazon Right Now, Better Homes and Gardens Education Steph Osmanski is a shopping writer for Real Simple with 10 years of experience in digital media. She focuses on trends, news, and deals on everything in the home space, including vacuums, cleaning gadgets, home decor, and more. About Real Simple Real Simple, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is an award-winning, trusted online resource for smart, authentic solutions to simplify your life. We reach 11 million readers a month. Our content is written by experienced journalists and fact-checked for accuracy. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.