for the home Good design vibes

By Alice Crann Good

Talk to an interior designer, and you learn fast: Positive energy starts at home sweet home.

As soon as you pass through the French doors of Haus of Hue on Ninth Avenue, strong currents of cheerfulness boost your sensibilities. A sea of décor eye candy for the soul vies for your attention.

First up: a grand photograph of champagne glasses by Pensacola-born photographer Carol Shelton. An international photographer, Shelton shot this digital photo, “Champagne Series,” while in Champagne, France. It hangs above a Bramble console on a back wall.

Look up: The matriarch of lighting – a magnificent, Neoclassical lead crystal chandelier – steals the light show.

Keep meandering throughout Haus of Hue and you discover many gems, large and small, to create a “good sense” home – including a unique tourmaline selenite bottle, a faux

Mongolian lamb chair and a modern Cyan Design Savoye table lamp.

“Creating a good vibe in your home is all about what makes you happy, what is accommodating to family and friends,” said Bruce Gluszek, Haus of Hue senior design consultant.

Simply adding pops of color with pillows, art, natural and organic forms, earthy tones, adequate lighting and comfortable furniture with easy-living performance materials works wonders, Gluszek said.

“Remember, if your home interior is in discord, your mood is in discord,” he added. Talk about promoting good vibes for your home. Pulling up to Duh for Garden & Home on Ninth Avenue, you know this design center has it down for outside and inside. Take time to visit The Villa, The Garden Shop, The Barn, The Warehouse and grounds.

Prepare to experience a wide range of good