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live at home Mixing earthy textures with raw metals, Rick Shaver and Lee Melahn, owners of Pleasant Living, share their formula for creating a look that's at once elegant and livable Industrial Storm Elegant Eclecticism Pairing industrial materials with glamorous accents creates contrast, says Shaver. "For any environment to be complete, it needs color, texture, form—those details that make a room come together." Smoked steel and glass custom trolley by Shaver/Melahn Studios, price upon request, tall earthenware jar, $65, "Quadrille" porcelain vase by Dan Levy, $190, votive holder, $10. Fun for All Mix unique objects and varying textures with pieces you already own for a look that is both tough and tame. "Though very conducive to loft living, there's no reason you can't achieve the same kind of look in a suburban home," says Melahn. Vintage andirons, $195 for set of two, recycled fi ber blanket, $169. Not-so-Neutral Ease into colorful décor with shades that are both energizing and calming. "Soft colors—blues, greens, greys—can act like neutrals but they still have color to them," says Shaver. Vintage volcanic glass goblets by Josh Simpson, $600 for pair, teaspoons by tadé, $89 for set of six. All items available at Pleasant Living, 1227 E. Wilson St., Madison; (608) 251-0995 or shavermelahn.com. 20 BRAVA Magazine September 2012 Texture Tango To create a look that is as luxurious as it is comfortable, Melahn advises blending elegant fabrics with fi bers that have an earthy texture. Fabric swatches, prices vary.