Seventeen-year-old Steve could not dream of a happier place: he had a lovely host family in Greeley, earned a spot on the competitive football team, had promising scholarships, and felt American soil under his feet. The evening before his first game, he had no idea that his dreams of playing professional football would be dismantled- back to the United Kingdom he would go. Although his teenage dreams were shattered, and he had no idea what his future would hold, he knew one thing for sure: he’d be back to the United States of America. Thirteen years later, he delivered on that promise and sank his feet into American soil. Only this time, he wasn’t leaving.
Meet Steve Wilkie: a man of spirit, resiliency, creativity, and gratitude. Though it’s been thirty-four years since he first met and fell in love with Colorado (a hopeful athlete at the time), he remains competitive, team-oriented, and driven by passion, people, and possibilities. He is a happy homeowner in this Arvada town, and he is the proud President of Royal Oak Homes.
“It’s been a journey,” says Steve. “It’s been a road of ups and downs- we went from a mountain top experience to the inability to put gas in our cars.” Despite the omnipresent challenges, Steve used his faith as his compass, put his stubborn determination in overdrive, and accelerated toward his dreams of designing homes, his friends and family by his side. Encountering unexpected partnerships, loyal supporters, and a divine vision, the Royal Oak family business not only survived, but grew its spirit, its mission, and its product.
The small family team recognized the need to marry luxury with affordability, and so Steve and his Project Designer Helen, went to work. The husband and wife team centered their craft around their customers, executed detailed and creative floor plans, and added million-dollar finishing touches- and just three homes in, earned recognition from The Parade of Homes: Best Architecture, Best Main Kitchen, Best Interior, Best Outdoor, Best Master Suite, and Best Overall- the only home to win in all six categories. Call it creative license, masterful customer service, or a gift from God, The Wilkies deliver on distinction, luxury, and love, every time.
Serving three unique communities now, Steve and his team put customers first: “We do right by the customer- we don’t cut corners- it’s the customer first, at our cost, because we like to do the right thing.” Though Royal Oak Homes was once just a dream- one inspired by the beauty of the world, fueled by faith, and powered by love- it is now the place so many hearts call home.