Making and Decorating Caskets
If you are planning your own farewell and want to make your own coffin, or you are arranging a farewell for a loved one and would like a personalised urn or casket, there are a number of options available to you. Take a look through the finished casket, coffin and urn options in our directory. By being more involved in the process of building, choosing or decorating a coffin for your loved one, you can ensure their final resting place is appropriate for them and truly reflects their personality and values.
Coffin-making and decorating clubs
Kiwi Coffin Clubs offer practical help for those seeking the therapeutic experience of DIY coffin making and decorating as well as selling customised affordable coffins.
Since its founding in 2010, Kiwi Coffin Club has aimed to demystify and simplify death. Members meet up regularly, sometimes to discuss death and support each other with all aspects of preparing for their final farewell, and sometimes just for a cup of tea and a chat. They also donate hand-made and hand-painted coffins for neonatal units and other special causes.
What coffin designs are available?
If you are being supported by a funeral home, they will have a number of designs onsite for you and your family to choose from, and there is sometimes the option to customise. Other funeral providers will support you to choose a coffin of your choice and help arrange shipping and decorating. Search our directory for coffin and casket makers who can ship across the country in 1-2 days.
Whangārei-based Forever Love Caskets make hand-painted caskets and urns for funeral homes in Auckland, Northland and across the Far North.
Coffin Clubs
Coffin Clubs offer practical help for those seeking the therapeutic experience of D.I.Y coffin making and decorating as well as selling finished customised coffins at lower prices than they would typically be available from a funeral home.