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Rachel Allain

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Organization Hacks and Tricks for Every Room in Your Home (Part 2)

Posted by Rachel Allain on August 31, 2023

Keeping your home neat is essential, especially when cleanliness can be tied to mental and physical health. A clear space is a clear mind, so keeping your home organized can make you feel good too.

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Tags: Home Maintenance Tips

Organization Hacks and Tricks for Every Room in Your Home (Part 1)

Posted by Rachel Allain on July 27, 2023

Maximizing the beauty of your own home is a top priority as a homeowner. After all, who doesn’t want a tidy and organized living space? A clear space is a clear mind, so keeping your home organized can make you feel good too.

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Tags: Home Maintenance Tips

Maximizing Mountain Views: Creating Flow in Your Mountain Home

Posted by Rachel Allain on June 19, 2023

Living in the Blue Ridge Mountains offers a unique experience, and it’s important to build your home in a way to maximize the potential views. By strategically placing windows and doors and creating the proper flow in the living areas, homeowners can create a seamless connection between indoor and outdoor living, allowing them an immersive experience.

Today, we will explore design techniques to enhance this connection, ensuring your dream home embraces full mountain views while offering comfort and luxury.

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Tags: Building Tips & Info, Design Trends & Tips

Summer Camps for Teens and Kids: Make Memories and Build Character

Posted by Rachel Allain on May 25, 2023

In the Blue Ridge Mountains, the beautiful scenery and ideal weather make for endless outdoor adventures. We at Vista Developers believe that all aspects of mountain living in Western North Carolina can bring joy to those who live in it and want to experience it more. With all this natural beauty, it makes sense that so many summer camps in this region are second to none.

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Tags: Life in Western NC

8 Places to Get the Best Coffee in Asheville, North Carolina

Posted by Rachel Allain on April 27, 2023

Asheville may be best-known for being Beer City, USA, but there’s more to this mid-sized city with a small-town feel than locally-brewed craft beer.

Asheville is also a haven for some of the best coffee in the Southeast! From downtown to the surrounding area, Asheville is full of locals who take their morning cup of coffee very seriously. We’ve picked out 8 great options for asheville coffee shops you should try — and a few runners-up, too.

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How to Increase Your Home's Value

Posted by Rachel Allain on April 26, 2023
When buying a home, increasing its value isn't always the first thing on our minds. Living in your home is the most important part of owning a home. Adding upgrades may help raise your home's potential value.

Here are some different ways how to increase your home’s value.
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Tags: Advice on Selling

Romantic Date Nights In Western North Carolina

Posted by Rachel Allain on March 28, 2023

Whether you were born and raised in WNC or you’ve only recently moved here to live in one of our amazing Vista communities, Western North Carolina will always have new and interesting experiences to offer.

If you’re looking for an offbeat romantic date night idea, we have four that we think will get you a great night out with that special someone.

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The Construction Process for Home-Building

Posted by Rachel Allain on March 28, 2023

Have you ever wondered what goes into building a custom home? Maybe you have some questions about the steps to build a home after the design is completed and the deal is made.

Our Process of Building eBook covers all the steps of building a custom-designed or pre-planned home from the lot picking stage to your home welcoming.

Here we'll go into depth about the construction process for home-building.

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Tags: Building Info

What's a Halfback Retiree? And Why Are People Moving?

Posted by Rachel Allain on February 23, 2023

Everyone knows that when you retire, you move to Florida, right?

Well, yes but no. Swathes of retirees have come to realize Florida isn’t for them. So, they move halfway back up the East Coast or closer to their relatives and most land in the Carolinas. When people follow this migration pattern, they’re called Halfbacks. And this isn’t the type of halfback you know from football.

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Tags: Life in Western NC

Featured Custom Home Design: The Dogwood

Posted by Rachel Allain on January 26, 2023

Located near the beautiful Lake Lure, Bill’s Mountain is a Vista community with 800 acres of spectacular views of the NC Blue Ridge Mountains.

With convenient access to all of Western North Carolina’s treasures, this quiet mountain property was developed for those who appreciate the best that life has to offer.

So what makes this place the best? Besides the mountains, it’s your personalized home design, of course!

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Tags: Floor Plans