Builder Steve May of Classic Home Design uses earthy elements -- stone, wood and metal -- in creative ways in this Euro-eclectic model home in Stillwater.

A waterfall cascades down a wall-size sheet of black and gold granite. Picasso-inspired metal sculptures welcome visitors. In the media room, oversized metal film reels hang from the ceiling. May's back-to-nature theme even extends to the outdoors. The Hunters Ridge residence sits on a 3.5-acre site with vistas of the St. Croix River Valley.

Other features

• The 6,672-square-foot home, built in 2008, has four bedrooms and five bathrooms.

• The 20-foot-tall great room is anchored by a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and has walls of windows with handcrafted stained glass.

• The kitchen features custom distressed and glazed cabinetry, Australian spotted gum wood and hand-blown glass pendant lights.

• The main-floor master suite is decked out with Fortuny pendant lights over the bed and has motorized blinds on the windows.

• The upscale office combines beams and woodwork of knotty alder with Bolivian rosewood flooring.

• The lower-level media room has cabinets of knotty alder and is warmed by a stone fireplace and in-floor heat.

• It has a fully equipped exercise room, and just off the garage there is a dog wash station with a tub/shower.

• Location, location, location. The home is only 7 minutes from downtown Stillwater.

LYNN UNDERWOOD

For more information, visit www.phenomenalhouse.com or call Terri Brine, Coldwell Banker Burnet, 651-439-9100.

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