Lofty Conversion

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - October 11, 2008
By Marylynne Pitz

Ligonier Hardware reborn as antiques store with cool living space above

As a runner and veteran of 23 marathons, Jackie Horvath is on a first-name basis with persistence and stamina. Those qualities, and her can-do husband, Andy, helped the couple transform the old Ligonier Hardware store into a distinctive antique shop with a 2,000-square-foot loft above it.

Mr. Horvath admits he tried to avoid the daunting project. Instead, his wife's girlhood dream to start her own business melded with his lifelong love of antiques. The result, Jackie's House, opened in August 2007, six months after the couple moved into the loft above it.

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