Colorful Columns
by haykam
Colorful Columns extends the Columns mod with column variants made from concrete and terracotta, so builders can place them in colored patterns.
What it does
Column blocks in concrete and terracotta are added to the Columns system. They are crafted at a crafting table with a stonecutter, the same way the normal columns are made, and players who want a column in another color can add the dye from the 8 dye blocks around a single terracotta block. The texture of these columns matches the normal ones, so they appear the same in a build apart from their colors.
The mod needs Columns, which must be installed alongside it, and it runs on Fabric with Fabric API. Colorful Columns runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric only, for the 1.16 – 1.16.5 range, and the code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Concrete column variants
Concrete columns join the Columns blocks, giving builders more shades for pillars and facades.
Terracotta column variants
Terracotta columns are added alongside the concrete ones, for a softer, matte look in decorative work.
Stonecutter crafting
The columns are produced with a stonecutter from their base blocks, following the same recipe style as the normal columns.
Dyed terracotta columns
Dyed variants are crafted by placing 8 dye around a single terracotta block, which gives each color its own column.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Colored facades
Builders can mix concrete and terracotta columns of different shades along the front of a house or hall.
Dyed pillar sets
Dyed terracotta columns let a build use one color for each section without hand-placing every block.
Who it’s for: Builders and decorators who already use Columns and want more colored options for pillars and facades in survival or creative worlds.
How it compares
Colorful Campfire Smoke is also a Fabric mod under the MIT License and open source, with files for 1.16.3 – 1.16.4 and client and server installation, so its version range is narrower than Colorful Columns. Cauldron Concrete is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and published for the same 1.16 – 1.16.5 range, so players can join without installing it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorful Columns | Fabric | 1.16 – 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2024-12-31 |
| Colorful Campfire Smoke | Fabric | 1.16.3 – 1.16.4 | Client and server | 2020-11-29 |
| 🪄 Cauldron Concrete | Fabric | 1.16 – 1.16.5 | Server-side only | 2021-04-25 |
Questions
Does Colorful Columns need Columns?
Which game versions does Colorful Columns support?
Does the server need Colorful Columns?
In the catalog
Colorful Columns is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
Adds column variants of concrete and terracotta. Colorful Columns requires the Fabric modloader, Fabric API, and Columns.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/colorful-columns
- Owner
- haykam
- Published
- 2021-06-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-12-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15