It’s hard not to have house envy when you walk through a model home, right?
Everything is so new and clean and…well, perfect! The new Richmond American Homes models at Colliers Hill in Erie are no exception. Brand-spankin’ new with neutral colors, wide-plank wood floors and a carefully-designed use of space. The Daley and the Alcott don’t just inspire and motivate you to clean and redecorate…they make you want to move right in!
The walls are up, the roof is on, the concrete floors are polished and the final touches are being added to the new Soaring Heights PK-8 School in Erie. The building stands on a 22-acre site, with 131,000 square feet that will contain two gyms, four music rooms, an impressive stage, media center and two “maker spaces”.
Water features are beautiful and do much to enrich the look of a backyard, plus, the soothing sounds of nature round out their overall appeal. Researchers say there’s a scientific explanation why natural sounds soothe our psyche and promote relaxation and well-being. So, who wouldn’t want a water feature as the soundtrack for their summer outdoor life?!
Who doesn’t love springtime in Colliers Hill?! The only thing better than looking forward to warmer weather, is looking at your photos snapped since last spring!
We’ve seen how creative you can be, capturing the seasons of your lives with your smart phones and sharing them online. Look at these amazing pics by Colliers Hill homeowners; we think there’s a neighborhood full of serious talent out there, worthy of attention and cash prizes!
As you welcome spring and enjoy the Colliers Hill community, your home and each other, send us your memories and you could win up to $500 cash!
Whether you’re capturing a backyard BBQ, your funny family, pet-able pets, a great sunrise or sunset in Colliers Hill, an amazing scenic, the loveliest living room, the coolest kitchen, the world’s hardest working husband/wife, the prettiest porch or happiest spring holiday moments, we invite them all!
Two cash prizes will be awarded, $250 each, to the “best of” in two categories:
Best Family Moments — indoors or out; one family member or more — fur babies included!
Best Seasonal Scenes – this could be practically anything you see from your front door, or somewhere in Colliers Hill. Let your imagination soar!
Entries to the Seasons of Colliers Hill photo contest will be accepted between Monday, April 2 and midnight on Monday, April 30.
Send your photos via email to Jessica at the HOA (Professional Community Management Services) at corpoffice@pcms.net. Include your name, email address and phone number, noting when and where you took the photo and who appears in it.
All submissions must have an accompanying Colliers Hill Photo Release to be eligible for prizes. Request one from Jessica at corpoffice@pcms.net.
Entries collected by the Colliers Hill Homeowners Association will be judged during the first week of May by members of the Colliers Hill Marketing Co-Op. Prize winners will be notified by email and phone, and winning photos (plus worthy honorable mentions!) will be placed on exhibit at The Overlook, promoted in social media, and published on the Colliers Hill website!
Let the snapping begin and may the best photos win!
Join the hundreds of homeowners in the master-planned community of Colliers Hill who love living minutes away from Erie, and appreciate the neighborhoods’ sense of community and camaraderie. Tour the 12 stunning models from Shea Homes and Richmond American Homes, two of Colorado’s top home builders, then visit the sales offices to see more ranch or two-story designs. Priced from the upper $300s to the $600s.
A garage seems to be the one “room” of the house that can become a dumping ground for miscellaneous stuff that doesn’t have a (storage) place of its own. Let’s face it – for most of us piling and stacking items in a garage is easier than creating an organized storage system and sticking to it.
So, we rounded up a few hints, helps and hacks to create storage and organize all the paraphernalia that tends to pile up in a garage!
Are you ready for the best Easter recipes of 2018?
If you love food like we love food, you’ll seize any opportunity and excuse to blend, prep, bake and whip up a new culinary indulgence. And for a special holiday like Easter – we’re ready to feast our eyes and our appetites on the best mouth-watering recipes of the season.
Are you ready? Start your ovens!
When it comes to home office essentials, who doesn’t want a comfortable space and a bunch of great gadgets? Forbes Magazine reports that 45 percent of all income-earning Americans work from home some or all of the time. The latest in-home office must-haves include electronic (smart) devices that make working from home or managing a household better, easier and happier.
For Stephanie and Dan Golovach, growing up in small towns was one of the attractions that drew them to Colliers Hill; they wanted to be close to Denver, and liked the small-town feel of Erie – so close by.
“We like going to the restaurants and theater in Denver,” says Stephanie Golovach, mom to daughter Mila, 2, and son Danny, 6, “but my husband and I grew up in rural, small towns, and we were both looking for that in Colorado. Erie was the perfect solution.”
Trees are not only beautiful to look at, they’re healing – to the human soul and to the eco-system. Those are two reasons that from now through March 2, the Town of Erie is inviting residents to enter to win one of 400 $100 gift certificates toward the purchase of one lovely, living, luxurious tree.
If you’ve ever wondered just what kind of training a police officer must undergo to do his or her job, and the what, how and why of day-to-day law enforcement, here’s your chance to find out! The Town of Erie Police Department is offering exciting, hands-on learning experience for 10 weeks beginning March 3 through May 4 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. to foster better understanding between police officers and civilians and give citizens a taste of what life is like in law enforcement.
Three miles west of I-25 at exit 232 (Erie Parkway). Just 20 minutes from downtown Boulder and 25 minutes from downtown Denver.
