Leanne Zumbrunnen's (lszumb) Blog

Our downstairs bath is very small so there wasn't much room to do anything except for hang a picture. I knew that one dramatic wall would really make a statement. My bathroom was rust colored and after 5 years my husband put in the glass block that we had orignally planned during the remodel.  I ...

Presentation for Home Sellers - I am putting together a Power Point presentation of "before and after" pictures with real world fixes and suggestions.  I was planning to present it to Agents just to get my name and business out there but started thinking that this would be more beneficial if made...

Last year, on my very first vacant staging job, I was robbed.  I blogged about it and got some great insight from all the Active Rain people.  I am getting ready to stage another vacant and was thinking about visiting the neighbors with a basket of cookies.  My thought is to hand them a cookie (I...

Sometimes I just don't want to leave the home I just staged.  There is no clutter, no toys, the pillows are where they were intended... it's visually very calm.  Then I go home.  I am not the kind of stager that lives in an immaculately styled home.  I have four kids ranging from 3rd grade to sop...

have a consultation for a client with an empty house and he has vertical blinds on both of his sliding doors.  I remember LOVING them was I was in my early twenties.  Now I can't stand them!  If I stage, I want to take them down.  If he decides to make the improvements that I suggest (except for ...