How to Display an Urn in Your Home

Displaying a cremation urn in your home is just as personal a decision as selecting the container itself. There isn't a right or wrong way to present it, nor is there a time frame in which to do this. The urn can be placed on a shelf or mantle or in a glass display case.

When a person is cremated, his remains are typically placed in a temporary container, usually a plastic box. A family can choose to keep the ashes in the box they receive from the funeral home or transfer them to a more permanent container or decorative cremation urn. More and more families are choosing to keep the urn at home and choosing styles that blend with the décor as a way to honor their loved one's life and keep his or her memory alive.

Selecting an Urn

The size and style of urn you select depends a great deal on the person who died as well as where it will be displayed. Urns come in several sizes from smaller containers that hold a partial amount or keepsake portions to companion urns, which can hold the ashes of two adult individuals.

Urns come in a variety of themes from sports and hobbies to religious and spiritual. Cremains can also be placed in urns shaped like animals or in containers honoring military or civil service duties. 

The style of cremation urn you choose can match the décor or color of the room in which it will be displayed. If you aren't sure about having the urn stand out too much in a room, choose a color or a theme that will help it blend in. Ceramic and pottery styles can be secured with museum wax that can be found at most hardware stores to secure your urn in place, especially if you live in an area more prone to earthquakes.  You can also choose to hold some of the ashes in a piece of cremation jewelry, which when not worn, can be placed in a protective glass dome.

How to Turn Your Grief Story into Something Beautiful

At some point in your life, you will have a grief story you will want to share. It can be the tragedy behind your spouse’s sudden death or the memoir of your grandmother’s exciting and adventurous spirit. Whatever the history is, you can turn that grief you are experiencing into something beautiful with a creative piece of cremation jewelry to wear or an artistic urn to display proudly in your home.

Create Something Beautiful with Cremation Jewelry
Cremation jewelry is becoming more commonplace in today’s society where traditional funerals are being replaced with memorial services, and the cremated remains of a loved one are being made into a diamond or part of a ring, bracelet or necklace. You can turn your grief story into a beautiful keepsake that will last forever.

You have many options from which to choose including glass or crystal pendants, lockets, wood cross pendants, urn bracelets or cremation rings. Your story will be told in the type of jewelry you choose, as well as the color and the style. Let your treasure or trinket speak for itself.

Display Your Grief Story with a Designer Urn
If you prefer to take a more traditional route when telling your grief story, a designer urn is a perfect alternative. If your tale is about an adventurous grandmother, for instance, then select an urn with a beautiful animal that has the same characteristics such as a cardinal or deer. Even without saying a word, your grief story can be spoken loudly through the type of urn you choose. No words are ever needed.