{"id":10689,"date":"2018-05-17T07:19:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T13:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.richmondamerican.com\/blog\/?p=10689"},"modified":"2025-06-17T15:27:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T21:27:23","slug":"home-first-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richmondamerican.com\/blog\/home-first-sight\/","title":{"rendered":"Home at First Sight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Earline Phillips was eager to transition from a townhome to a ranch-style home and knew that she had found her new community as soon as she stepped inside the model homes at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richmondamerican.com\/colorado\/denver-metro-new-homes\/aurora\/seasons-at-traditions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seasons at Traditions<\/a> in Aurora, Colorado. With a thoughtfully designed kitchen that flows into a spacious great room and two private bedrooms, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richmondamerican.com\/colorado\/denver-metro-new-homes\/aurora\/seasons-at-traditions\/amethyst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amethyst floor plan<\/a> was just the right fit.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ub_image_slider swiper-container wp-block-ub-image-slider\" id=\"ub_image_slider_2c27d38a-e824-4e18-96c4-dbb7f90e70a4\" data-swiper-data='{\"spaceBetween\":20,\"slidesPerView\":1,\"loop\":true,\"pagination\":{\"el\": \".swiper-pagination\" , \"type\": \"progressbar\"}\n            ,\"navigation\": {\"nextEl\": \".swiper-button-next\", \"prevEl\": \".swiper-button-prev\"}, \"keyboard\": { \"enabled\": true },\n            \"effect\": \"slide\"}'><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.richmondamerican.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/living-room.jpg\" alt=\"Great room with an L shaped couch and coffee table in the center. Kitchen island and cabinets in the background\"><figcaption class=\"ub_image_slider_image_caption\">Earline&#8217;s great room and kitchen <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.richmondamerican.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/dining-room-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dining room table\"><figcaption class=\"ub_image_slider_image_caption\">Earline&#8217;s sophisticated dining room <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.richmondamerican.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/guest-bedroom-1.jpg\" alt=\"Guest bedroom with a bed and plant and side table\"><figcaption class=\"ub_image_slider_image_caption\">Earline&#8217;s guest bedroom <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n       <div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div> <div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n<p>Earline planned to create a home that she would want to stay in forever, and she enjoyed working with her Home Gallery\u2122 design consultant to choose coordinating fixtures and finishes that fit her taste. &nbsp;She also put a great deal of thought into decorating her home with complementary colors and textures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with her sales associate, Brandi, and superintendent, Sean, were highlights of Earline&#8217;s homebuying experience. She visited the construction site as often as she could. Brandi even sent her photos of the home\u2019s progress when Earline was out of town. Sean was by her side on all her construction site visits and checked in on her after she moved into her new home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.richmondamerican.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/HomeBuyer_Stories_Title-300x147.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.richmondamerican.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/HomeBuyer_Stories_Title-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.richmondamerican.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/HomeBuyer_Stories_Title.png 311w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Earline emphasized that her friends and family know how much she enjoyed working with Richmond American. 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