Absolutely not!!! Leave it in the past

depends.

i have a few sentimental pieces, but only if they have a purpose.

for instance, a depression glass vase from my grandmother. everyone could use a good vase, so it's a keeper.

candy dishes double as keyholders
lidded dishes make great cottonball holders

anything that i can't find a useful purpose for doesn't end up in our tiny space.

I LOVE Fenton milk glass. I inherited some from my MIL and have fakes that I packed away since I got the real stuff. I have pretty much everything out except the candle holders. I have had to become picky about what I have out since I hate dusting and my home is small. But I still love them!

I don't really like glassware. But I do have a growing collection of decorative ceramics.

I agree with aprilheartsaaron. I like usable glassware. Anything beyond that is collecting dust & I'm allergic!

not really if it looks to dainty or old fashioned. Of course I have glass vases, bottles and mercury glass etc collected when traveling or inherited from my late Oma- but small glass animals or lidded glass things I associate with being kept in a mirrored glass curio cabinet? naw.

I inherited a large amount of glassware when my mother died - hobnail glass, crackle glass, iridescent glass, sculptural pieces. It's not my thing, but I decided to keep about half a dozen pieces in a particular color I like. It has sentimental value and it includes my favorite pieces. It takes up one shelf on a built-in hutch. Maybe I will pack it away someday, but for now I am enjoying living with it.

I released most of the many pieces I used to like to collect. What I kept fits on a single hutch and is mostly of sentimental value. I would like to release all but perhaps a half dozen pieces, and have no desire to get more.

We have some--mostly art glass pieces collected over the last 30 years or so. Because they are hand made and some are kind of rustic, they work in our space. We also have a LOT of glassware--but we use it all the time, so it earns its keep.

I love glass pieces, but actual glasses. I have an entire muppet's glass set, lots and LOTS of shot glasses and colored glasses. I also love glass pitchers and a few tea cups as well but only clear colored ones. I know some would think my collection is cheesy or trashy but I love them and wish I could display them but haven't done so since I moved.

I don't like the little animals or anything, but I have a lot of beautiful turquoise, orange, purple and red vases, cigar ashtrays, etc. I have several window pairs that are "stacked" and the glass looks lovely in the upper windows.

An art glass piece or two can be beautiful, simple accessories in a modern home. These look a little childlike for my taste.

P.S. Jaime Hayon is a man.

depends on the piece. i'm a sucker for blue ball jars with zinc lids and vintage apothecary/laboratory/science glass.

The trouble is, who has the space to display collections like that anymore ? My grand-mother has a collection of Saint-Louis (an equivalent of Baccarat) fishes made out of crystal. In itself, it is beautiful, and maybe even valuable. But I can't take up a while shelf devoted to decor that won't double task. It's the same with glasses that are too fragile or too ornate to use: what's the point ?

That said, I live in a spartan decor and I love it. I keep asking for china heirlooms because I entertain a lot and use the plates every month.

I've always been a strictly-functional collector (although I'd have to arrange flowers till my fingers bled to fill all the beautiful vases I've accumulated), but I was recently charmed by a tiny little cobalt bird - he's very sleek and perky looking, and sits next to my (glass) lamp.

For some reason, pottery has always appealed to me more than glass.

My mother has given me several pieces of Roseville that I love, but they don't go too well in my mid-century themed decor. ;-(