Energy-efficient Foxridge show home combines luxury with warmth

Foxridge Homes is known for thoughtful design, functionality, flow and attention to detail, highlighting elevated craftsmanship and luxurious finishes while offering style, comfort and quality. Their future-focused homes incorporate sustainability, energy efficiency and smart home technology.

“There’s a passionate team — passionate about homes and how we are curating them,” says Colleen Chaput, marketing manager with Foxridge Homes. “It’s very much a collaborative team effort, and we are super-excited to present the homes, which have been very well received so far. Many of our show homes are sold already.”

One current offering is a show home at 1 Fieldstone Cres. in Oak Bluff West, beside the town of Oak Bluff, where McGillivray Boulevard meets the Perimeter Highway. The family-friendly community in a quiet neighbourhood gives residents the best of both worlds: convenience of urban centre amenities and the natural prairie landscape of rural life.

“It’s a beautiful area and it’s growing steadily,” Chaput says. “It’s so close to FortWhyte Alive and minutes from shopping on Kenaston Boulevard. There are spacious, wider lots — larger than typical city lots — which gives residents more outdoor space for gardens, play areas and patios.”

For families with kids, it’s ideal with a rink down the street at the Oak Bluff Recreation Club and only 15 minutes away from the Bell Iceplex for hockey games. The community also offers schools and daycare, trails and parks, and year-round sports and activities at the recreation centre. 

“Oak Bluff West feels more country-inspired,” she says. “There are no commercial areas or properties. It’s very distinctly ‘country feel’— quiet country living.”  

The 2,735-square-foot home at 1 Fieldstone Cres. is certified energy-efficient, featuring a high-efficiency furnace and air conditioner, four bedrooms and three bathrooms.

“Qualico made the decision to move towards energy-efficient homes, and we are prioritizing that. We work closely with Efficiency Manitoba and a third party to test our homes,” Chaput says. 

“Qualico made the decision to move towards energy-efficient homes, and we are prioritizing that. We work closely with Efficiency Manitoba and a third party to test our homes.”
— Colleen Chaput, 
marketing manager, Foxridge Homes

“Buyers want to know that they’re being environmentally conscious with this size of home.”

She points to their use of upgraded triple-pane windows with argon gas and low-e, noting a reduction in energy bills.

The move-in-ready home features a 24-by-22-foot double attached garage with a rear pull-through door, which allows easy access to the backyard — and makes it a lot easier to move boats and lawn mowers in and out.

The large rear deck looks out onto stunning landscaping details, inviting homeowners to spend ample time enjoying it with family and friends. The landscaping is all complete, and a designated landscape coordinator at the Foxridge office takes care of outdoor esthetics. 

“We did a lot of landscaping, put in trees, shrubs and large boulders,” she says. “In the rear of the yard, there’s a fire pit and a landscape berm with more trees and boulders. It’s a large lot with lots of space.”

“Qualico made the decision to move towards energy-efficient homes, and we are prioritizing that. We work closely with Efficiency Manitoba and a third party to test our homes.”
— Colleen Chaput, 
marketing manager, Foxridge Homes

Some of the notable indoor features include an open-to-above great room with a floor-to-ceiling entertainment unit including an electric fireplace, a ceramic tile surround, a wood mantle and painted drywall. Kitchen details include oak-stained base cabinets and an island with custom-painted uppers, quartz countertops with waterfall edge and ceramic tile backsplash. There’s a butler’s pantry with matching cabinetry, quartz and full-height reeded glass doors, and the arch wall niche in the second-floor hallway is a show-stopper.

The primary bedroom, with a panelled feature wall and sconces, has an electric fireplace entertainment unit and a custom walk-in closet.

“It’s very charming and beautiful,” Chaput says, noting the extra time spent on the many unique details in that room, which include an arched window, double sinks, a chandelier and a free-standing soaker tub in the luxury ensuite.

Each interior space also has a painted door to complete the look.

“It’s really about the special details,” Chaput says.

From the archways to the butler’s pantry, the modern French country style of this home combines luxury with warmth.

“Our company is really good at creating spaces that feel cozy and inviting. There’s so much natural light, warm wood tones and rich texture, which all come together in a very harmonious way,” she says. “With the French country style, the colours that we chose are neutral earthy shades, blue-greys and soft browns. It feels very modern, while still thoughtfully blending modern with traditional.”

And last but never least, the feature that everyone yearns to have more of: places to put things.

“This home offers an incredible amount of storage with plenty of closets throughout,” Chaput says. “Each bedroom has a large walk-in closet. There’s a spacious laundry room on the second floor. There’s so much room for storage and organization in this house, so much space.”

Foxridge Homes’ show homes are open year-round on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m.