Colorful Coffins™ is dedicated to providing education and support to families who wish to care for their own at the time of death.  Instead of impersonal, commercial funeral homes, home funerals are becoming more understood and more prevalent. We offer help and advice should you choose this arrangement.

Many myths exist surrounding the final arrangements necessary when your loved one dies. Here are several examples: It is perfectly legal to take care of your loved one in their home or yours. Embalming is not required, and is toxic to our earth. And, you are permitted by law to transport your loved one from the hospital to your home, and then to a cemetery or crematorium.

Colorful Coffins™ can provide a biodegradable coffin that can be decorated by you, your friends, and family. We offer both wood or cardboard standard style coffins. We are now introducing a bookshelf-to-coffin that can be in your home, being used for books and other treasures, until it is needed.  It is very simple to convert.

To start your planning, we suggest you obtain a copy of the Consumer Guide to Funeral & Cemetery Purchases, published by the California Department of Consumer Affairs at http://www.cfb.ca.gov/consumer/funeral.shtml.

Colorful Coffins™ stands ready to provide families with resources and practical information for conducting a funeral in your own home.