Colored Glassware Ideas: Solid, Muticolored, Sets, Where to Buy

Colored glassware has the power to transform your regular, ordinary dining setting into the extraordinary.

Plus there is something about how glass, color and light can bring a smile to your face.

Here are some ideas on using colored glassware to create your own eclectic tablescape, where to buy, and some of my fresh picks.

1. Colored Glassware Tablescape Tips & Tricks

Mixing and matching coloured glassware changes up the entire look and mood of your table and entertaining.

Don’t be afraid to play with different patterns, colours, sizes of your glassware to match your mood, theme, the food, your guests and the seasons.

Imagine yourself in different settings with beautiful colored glassware. For example, picture a great conversation, a delicious meal and lingering over beautiful soft plum glasses filled with champagne or wine with loved ones.

2. Solid Colored Glassware

Miguel Glasses at Crate and Barrel, $5.95 – $6.95 (US)

Rustic Mexican recycled glass with a bottle-green cast is handmade and hand-shaped into friendly, chunky blue and green glassware for all-purpose beverage service.

Bodega, 12-oz Red Glass at Crate and Barrel, $4.95 (US)

Make every drink a bit merrier with this deep red colored glasses Its rich color suits holiday festivities and summer sipping.

Wine Glass Optic Burgundy with Gold Rim at Wheel and Barrow, $12.95

A gorgeous burgundy coloured glassware for wine to enhance any dinner party.

Diamond Cut Wine Glasses at Love After Love, $23 – $27 (Australia)

Elegant diamond cut glasses to compliment tablespace.

Kartio Highball Water Green at Myer, $31.95 (Australia)

These clear, water green glasses are simple, yet durable enough for everyday use.

Blush pink wine glasses stemless at Estelle Colored Glass, $75

Hand-blown colored glass made by glass artisans in Poland.

Lenox Valencia All Purpose Glasses in Blue at Bed Bath and Beyond, $104.99 (Canada)

Sleek and chic, this blue colored glass set brings a sophisticated touch to entertaining. Modern shapes with subtle curves and understated color gives these glasses a distinct, elegant look.

Qualia Radiance Balloon Wine Glasses in Amethyst at Bed Bath and Beyond, $77.99 (Canada)

Beautifully handcrafted from glass, each piece is painted in a luminous amethyst luster for a dazzling appearance.

3. Glassware with Colored Bottoms

Riedel Happy O Wine Tumblers at Bed Bath and Beyond, $69.99 (Canada)

These festive Riedel O Wine Glasses are ideal for wine or other favorite spirits. Each glass is distinct in that every base is imbedded with a different subtle spring color: green, red, blue and yellow.

Lorren Home Trends Ninphea Double Old Fashioned Glasses at Bed Bath and Beyond, $91.99 (Canada)

Sparkling facets and a kaleidoscope of color give these Old Fashion Glasses its distinctive look. Beautifully crafted of crystal, this playful barware will brighten up any gathering.

Lorren Home Trends Fusion Champagne Flutes in Multi at Bed Bath and Beyond, $99.99 (Canada)

Crafted in Tuscany, each beautiful crystal glass boasts clean, modern lines and a surprising, bold burst of color that adds the perfect touch of whimsy.

4. Multicolored Glassware

Classic Touch Bezrat Wine Glasses in Clear at Bed Bath and Beyond, $73.99 (Canada)

Garnished with vibrant hues on lustrous glass, this set brings the look of effortless elegance to your next get-together.

Thisbe DOF Glass at Anthropologie, $14 (US & Canada)

Distinguished by a colorful motif rendered in soda lime glass, these multicolored old fashion glassware lends vibrancy to a home bar or drinks cart.

5. Rainbow Colored Glassware

Godinger Monterey Stemless Wine Glasses at Bed Bath and Beyond, $64.99 (Canada)

Defined by a sleek iridescent finish and curved silhouettes, the Godinger Monterey Wine Collection dazzles your barware with a chic touch.

6. Colored Glassware Sets

Noritake IVV Speedy 6pc Multicolor Water Tumbler Set at Kitchen Warehouse, $112.95 (Australia)

These beautifully elegant Noritake Speedy Water Tumblers will look the part on your drinks trolley or when entertaining.

Macerio Tumblers, Set of 6

Blue Ribbed Tumbler Set at Myer, $23.97 (Australia)

Beautiful blue mouth-blown ribbed glassware with a metallic gold rim.

Macerio Tumblers, Set of 6 at Anthropolgie , $56.00 (USA & Canada)

A welcome addition to a home bar, the colored tumbler set includes four tasting glasses crafted in the shape of traditional jicara drinking vessels with a wide-mouth design.

Aino Aalto Highball Set at Myer, $31.95 (Australia)

Simple, space saving design that permits stacking and versatility were the starting point for these classics.

7. Colored Acrylic Glassware

Dottie Aqua Acrylic Drink Glass at Crate and Barrel, $4.95 (US)

With its hip hobnail texture and distinctive shape, this aqua-colored acrylic glass is ready to refresh at any casual indoor or outdoor gathering.

8. Colored Champagne Flutes Glassware

Champagne Flute Pearlised at Wheel and Barrow, $12.95 (Australia)

Sip champagne as the sun goes down and enjoys the radiant shine as the light captures the colours in the glass. Their long stem and classic shape have an air of elegance, and the unique colours add a fun touch to any occasion.

Champagne Flute Hollow Stem Pearlised at Wheel and Barrow, $12.95 (Australia)

Enjoy your favourite drop of champagne in these beautiful shimmering colored champagne flutes.

9. Estelle Colored Glassware

Estelle Colored Glassware is a popular retailer of luxury brand, hand-blown glassware in a mix of jewel tones and soft pastels.  Their collection is made by glass artisans in Poland at a glass making company with a rich 100-plus-year-old history.

You’ll have to visit their website to see all the products in their collection. Their pieces are vintage-inspired yet refined and modern.

10. Ikea Colored Glassware

IVRIG Glassware at Ikea, $5.94/4 Pack (Australia)

The glass allows you to also use it as a red wine glass without a foot, as the shape helps the aromas and flavours of the wine to develop better.

VARDAGEN Glass at Ikea, $5.09/4 Pack (Australia)

These beautiful blue glasses are made of tempered glass, which makes the glass durable and extra resistant to impact.

11. Is Colored Glassware safe?

You will need to check for the manufacturing details on the glassware.

Things to consider are whether the glassware is noted to be suitable for hot drinks and dishwasher washing.

Made of tempered glass, which makes the glass durable and extra resistant to impact.

12. Where to Buy

Here are a few retailers to check out:

• Bed Bath & Beyond
• Anthropologie
• Pottery Barn
• Crate and Barrel
• Love After Love
• Myer
• Kitchen Warehouse
• Ikea
• CB2
• ABC Carpet & Home
• Zara Home
• Joss & Main
• World Market
• Macy’s
• West Elm

For vintage glassware, flea markets used to be a good place to go but now you might want to check Ebay or Craigslist.

13. About Depression Glassware

Depression glassware has also become a collector’s item. This type of glassware was mass-produced and sold cheaply during the Depression area of the 1930s.

Common colors of depression glass were pink, yellow, crystal and green. Many had patterns and the popular depression glass patterns are American Sweetheart, Cameo, Mayfair, Princess and Royal Lace.

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