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  • This Old House

    A rustic-modern mix

    Feb 05, 2021 4 minutes
    BY TED CUSHMAN

    The minute she set foot on the old farmstead in Afton, Minnesota, Amy Matthews says she “felt something magical about this place.” Located in the greater St. Paul area, just 35 minutes from her current home in downtown Minneapolis, the site is surrounded by wooded slopes and sheltered in a hollow carved long ago by retreating glaciers, screened from any neighbors.

    Amy envisioned a rural farm compound that would serve as a private refuge for her and her 9-year-old son, Eli, but also offer an experience for guests. Working with architectural designers Colin Oglesbay and Aaron McCauley-Aburto, she developed plans for a 3,800-square-foot home with a long, narrow, barn-like shape 20 feet wide and 100 feet long. At the

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