Company now sells glitter-covered COFFINS  (2025)

A casket maker is offering the perfect way to go out in style - pimped-up coffins covered in glitter and bling.

Husband and wife Chris and Dawn Nicholls set up The Glitter Coffin Company last year to expand their existing business that makes glitter furniture.

The bespoke luxury sparkle coffins and caskets are now available to buy from most funeral directors across the UK.

And they even feature the same type of glitter used on Jimmy Choo shoes.

The company, based in Plympton, Devon, originally had a shop selling glitzy furniture before deciding to operate on an order-only basis.

In the past Chris, 40, and Dawn, 36, have kitted out Katie Price's house with their glittery gear.

And after enjoying the success of that venture, Chris decided he wanted to branch out and began to work closely with a funeral director in Plymouth.

Chris said: 'I decided one day to do something different, we've had The Glitter Furniture Company for two years and I wanted to progress.

'So I decided I would buy a coffin and cover it in glitter to see what it would look like.

'My wife was surprised to find me googling a coffin on our family eBay account after I had the idea.

'I then spoke to John at the Wyatt Brother's funeral directors. Working closely with them, we had one made up and it just spoke for itself - when I brought it out of the van, the sun was shining and it just dazzled.

'This was about a year ago but we've only just started to promote the business now as we had to wait for the coffins to pass the FFMA coffin testing requirements for them to be able to be used for cremation and burials.

'We've passed that and so now we're sending examples to funeral directors across the country.'

Since January the firm has supplied about 15 coffins across the country to old and younger people who have passed away.

FE Harris make the coffin and then The Glitter Coffin Company deliver or ship the casket anywhere in the world.

The glittery and glamorous boxes have to be ordered through a funeral director, who then places an order to Chris and Dawn.

Chris explained: 'We don't take orders as such, its supply to trade only - we want funeral directors to still give the whole package to a family when someone passes away.

'What we suggest is if the funeral director doesn't have one of our examples then ask them to contact us directly.'

The coffins are available in a variety of colours including silver, gold, pink, blue, black and purple.

Chris said he was 'really pleased' with the way the coffins have turned out and that they will help with that final celebration of someone's life.

He said they were 'sparkly, colourful and give an alternative to the traditional funeral style'.

The coffins are made to order and then hand upholstered in a beautiful rang of glitter options.

Customers wishing to order a glitter coffin need to contact their funeral director, who can advise on cost and turnaround times as each one is individually priced.