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Peavy, who spent years in the electrical business, used his ambitious creativity to make two statement chandeliers. One of the light fixtures was grills from the electrical wires in the old Post Office. Across the room is another masterpiece of lighting above the dining area table. Describing his bedroom, Peavy said, “That’s the cocoon room back there. That’s where I stay. It’s quiet. There are no windows. You’re just in a cocoon.” Pointing to the top of the stairs, he describes, “up there is kind of an open-air bedroom.” Walking up the industrial railing he explains, “we’re technically in the attic. I just took the ceiling out.” In the loft’s corner stands a narrow wooden ladder and a skylight no bigger than a small TV. “You haven’t really seen the space until you’ve been on the roof,” said Peavy. The view gave a 360-degree look across downtown, the railroad on one side and city blocks of all shapes and sizes on the other. “It’s kind of like all of a sudden
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