Ahha! So I eat my words.

Soooooo, I must retract what I said in the previous post.
There is a way to incorporate the eco/industrial style into a "normal" home.

Brooke Giannetti obviously had no problems with using the burlap and muslin wrapped furniture in her house- to great effect.

Please check out her blog for before and afters:

http://brookegiannetti.typepad.com/velvet_and_linen/2010/01/more-changes-for-our-home.html