Lawrenceville loft conversion 'interesting'

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - October 2, 2010
By Kevin Kirkland

Over the past 25 years, Garry Pyles has turned five old Lawrenceville buildings into homes. But his latest -- the conversion of an old machine shop and grocery into a 6,000-square-foot loft-style living space -- was the biggest challenge so far.

"This was the hardest without a doubt," said Mr. Pyles, an interior designer and vice president of sales and marketing for Franklin Interiors. "But it was also the most interesting."

The warm, bright, wide-open home that he shares with Atticus Adams and Mr. Pyles' 18-year-old son, Sheradan, is one of a dozen stops on Sunday's Lawrenceville Hospitality House Tour.

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