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Decorate With a Rainbow of Glass
Glass Accessories Play With Light and Color Indoors
It’s easy to immediately think glass and think “clear,” but don't forget about the colorful glass pieces that can bring instant beauty to any space in your home. Whether it’s hand-blown art or a simple colorful jar, colored glass retains the simplicity of the material while adding an incomparable luster. Have a few empty nooks and crannies to fill? Or maybe a dining table that is looking a little barren? Consider scooping up some colorful glass to fill the void. Check out these photos for some inspiration to get you started.
It’s hard to beat the effect sunlight has on glass in general, but with colored glass, it’s like an electric rainbow. Collect various colorful glass dishware and hang them in racks in front of a window. It’s a functionally sophisticated display: Your dishware will be right where you need it, and in the meantime, they’ll create an artful exhibit.
Tall and skinny glass pieces are perfect for narrow nooks like this one. Clear glass would have been lost against the white walls; the colored glass pulls in the fabric from the couches and connects the room as a whole.
Who said kitchen shelves are only for dishware? I love how this glass display not only brings out the blue and green from the kitchen, but adds a chic and unexpected visual surprise.
Add flair to a neutral bathroom with a display shelf decorated with a colorful glass piece. If your wall doesn’t already have an inset nook, place one on a small table, on the floor or hang a glass fixture from the ceiling.
Create a showstopper by collecting glass pieces in the same color and displaying them together, preferably backlit to enhance their translucent beauty.
Instead of hanging art on shelves or mantles above the fireplace, consider filling the space with colorful glass jars. This subtle display is the perfect complement to this simplistic space, and just the right amount of color.
Create a simplistic yet elegant centerpiece for your dining table with minimal pieces in expressive shades. There is something about the juxtaposition of these delicate pieces against the concrete walls that really sets this room on fire.
Enhance your current artwork and accessories by placing complementary glass pieces in their vicinity. The glass objects in this dining area pull out the colors from this beautiful painting.
Sometimes all you need for a hint of sophistication is a blue demijohn on your ottoman, and voila, room is complete.
Elizabeth Lyons Glass Jewel Tone Jar Collection
I love the Jewel Tone Jar Collection by Elizabeth Lyons; spread them throughout your house or mix and match then altogether.
I love the Jewel Tone Jar Collection by Elizabeth Lyons; spread them throughout your house or mix and match then altogether.
Modern Glass Vases
Create an uber sophisticated centerpiece or complete a buffet vignette with these green glass vases from Plush Pod.
Create an uber sophisticated centerpiece or complete a buffet vignette with these green glass vases from Plush Pod.
Glass Globe Tealight Holders
This purple and yellow glass tealight holder from A+R will add the perfect hint of color to your outdoor entertaining space.
This purple and yellow glass tealight holder from A+R will add the perfect hint of color to your outdoor entertaining space.
Hanging Glass Bud Vases
And you thought the flowers themselves were responsible for all the color ... not when you place them in colorful hanging glass bud vases from RedEnvelope!
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Versatile Storage: Lidded Glass Jars
Jar Style: Demijohns Around the Home
Storage Style: Apothecary Jars
More:
Design Strategies for Art Lovers
Versatile Storage: Lidded Glass Jars
Jar Style: Demijohns Around the Home
Storage Style: Apothecary Jars