A wine glass shelf can be utilitarian, decorative or some times both. They are made to clear cupboard space while adorning the area they fill. There are stemware racks that are almost purely utilitarian and mostly concealed and others that are created to stick out and scream "Look At Me!" Some are made to hang. Many mount to the wall. There are stemware racks that attach directly to the under-surface of a cupboard and some are altogether detached units in the forms of towers or tables. There are also stemware racks that are already integrated into wine racks and other types of wine and bar furniture.
You will quickly determine that wine glass racks come in just about any pattern and size a person can conceive. Some are made to take one glass, some can handle dozens of glasses easily.The materials used to make glass racks are sometimes simple pine, walnut, oak, etc or they can be more imported woods like teak or mahogany. The woods used are frequently given to present their genuine beauty without the employment of paints or dyes. You will notice that most establishments that serve wine will use simple under-cabinet or hanging type wooden wine glass racks. The superior advantage to wooden stemware racks, beyond their fine genuine charm, is that wood is less apt to chip or scratch your glassware. Wooden racks are more tolerant then metallic racks to those in a hurry, and reduce unwitting breakage. If you are the type of person that tends to be in a hurry all the time, a wooden rack is probably the way to go.
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Wrought iron, stainless steel and brass seem to be the hottest types of metal wine glass racks. The different metals blend nicely with many types of interior decoration. Austere stainless has an striking feel in a room with a very stylish feel. My wife stopped me on that sentence and asked about the word austere. What I mean here is simple. I like to compare styles to things that people recognize or relate to. In this case, if you think of an upscale loft-type apartment with art on the walls but very little in the way of clutter you get the idea of the look. It's not empty, but it is simple, wide open, elegant. Austere by itself basically means severe or strict.
Think about absolute necessity and clean lines with no fluff, no decoration. The result in putting wine glass racks of this type into a room or home of this type is striking without being distracting. Its beautiful simplicity. Brass and copper make for ample blending with many kitchens. They just fit right in with the cookware, especially if that cookware is hanging or racked where people can see it. Iron is a good fit for a country or folksy look but you better have some serious nails or be hitting a stud when you mount it as even the simple small iron racks are heavy. On the other hand an iron wine glass shelf can also tolerate a hefty load. The leading reward of an alloy/metal stemware rack is strength while blending nicely in a number of decorating scenarios. What I find a bit odd is that metal wine glass racks tend to fit into 2 opposite decorating categories the best. They seem to work the best in a simple country look and a very upscale look.
The options go on and on, but getting a wine glass shelf or rack that meets your needs, fulfills your preference and will not fracture your bank account is not nearly as hard as it sounds. The kind of stemware rack you select should be founded on a number of elements.
1. What number of wine glasses do you intend on hanging?
2. How ample are the sets of stemware? You may require a little extra area if your suspending burgundy glasses or snifters, while champagne flutes fill little area by comparison.
3. What area are you placing it in? If your putting it in the kitchen it probably need to look differently than it would if you were placing it in your living room.
4. What are the colors and interior decoration of the area?
5. What are the space restrictions of that room?
6. Is the wine glass rack going to be useful, cosmetic or both?
You probably have a good approximation of what you need, and at least a basic estimation of what to Look for. The next step is going out and seeing what is available.