Cultural styling by Decoration X: White carved chaise draped in orange and yellow satin beneath a yellow and orange floral arch, gold hoop arches strung with marigolds, lanterns and white velvet drapes.

02 — The traditions

Cultural

Eid and Umrah Mubarak boards, mehndi draping, marigold and sequin backdrops. We work across Auckland's communities and take the details seriously.

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02.1 — What we make

The traditions we style

  1. Eid and Umrah

    • Cultural styling by Decoration X: White arch board lettered Eid Mubarak in gold, a burgundy balloon garland with clear bubble balloons, red velvet drapes and plinths with brass ewers and roses.
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    • Cultural styling by Decoration X: White draped arch with white rose and hydrangea clusters and a round sign showing the Kaaba, fairy-lit white curtains behind and Persian rugs below.
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    • Cultural styling by Decoration X: Teal velvet drapes parted over white, a green Eid sign at centre, a column of green and white roses and hydrangea, Persian rug in navy and red.
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  2. Sofreh aghd

    • Cultural styling by Decoration X: Sofreh aghd on Persian rugs beneath a peach and white rose arch, crystal candelabras, a mirror, decorated breads and fruit, a rose garland along the front.
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    • Cultural styling by Decoration X: Sofreh aghd on a glass-roofed patio: white satin spread, Quran stand and mirror, two shell chairs under a white floral arch, Persian rug and pendant lights.
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    • Cultural styling by Decoration X: Sofreh aghd in white satin with candles, a Quran stand and mirror, two white shell chairs under gold double arches with gypsophila and crystal chandeliers.
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  3. Haldi and marigold

    • Cultural styling by Decoration X: Hall with a gloss white aisle runner between floral pedestals, tables in white and yellow with orange chair sashes, leading to a yellow and orange floral stage.
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    • Cultural styling by Decoration X: Centrepiece of sunflowers, orange dahlias, white hydrangea and a yellow anthurium on a white table, orange chair sashes and a floral stage beyond.
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    • Cultural styling by Decoration X: Yellow, orange and white rose and sunflower cascade climbing a brick pillar at a front door hung with a marigold garland and a round Hindi sign.
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  4. Tapa and fine mats

    • Cultural styling by Decoration X: Skirted head table with a white hydrangea and navy rose runner set before three hanging tapa cloths printed with hymn and scripture text in Tongan.
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    • Cultural styling by Decoration X: White swagged drapes under a floral ceiling garland, a tapa and fine-mat platform topped with white roses, a white throne chair, woven mats and an open wooden frame.
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02.2 — Traditions

Can you work with our culture's traditions?

Yes, and we take the details seriously. We do Eid and Umrah Mubarak boards, mehndi draping, marigold and sequin backdrops, and we work across Auckland's communities regularly. Roqia came here as a refugee from Afghanistan, so a family wanting their own traditions done properly rather than approximated is something this studio understands from the inside.

02.3 — Craft · Made in Mount Roskill

The bits we make ourselves.

A cutter in the garage means the welcome board spells your name right, the seating chart matches it, and a last-minute change is an afternoon rather than a reorder.

Welcome boards, seating charts, acrylic and mirror signage, and decals for walls, floors and cars.

We photograph the boards where they end up rather than flat on a table, because that is the only way to tell whether the scale is right.

02.4 — How it works

How it works

  1. You send the details

    Date, venue or suburb, roughly how many people, and which parts you want handled. A photo of something you like helps more than a paragraph.

  2. We quote the room

    A hall, a marquee and a back garden are three different jobs, so there is no one price. The quote form shows what our own rooms cost: pick the one closest to yours, take off what you don't need, and you know roughly where it lands. The quote is for your room, itemised, and there is no obligation.

  3. We build it and strike it

    We arrive early, set up, and come back to pack down. The same three people do the planning and the install.

02.5 — Questions

Questions

What areas of Auckland do you cover?

All of Auckland. We are based in Mount Roskill and travel across the city — central, east, west, south and the North Shore — to venues, halls, marquees and people's homes.

How much notice do you need?

Ask even if your date is close. We do a lot of short notice — one of our regulars booked two birthdays last-minute in a single go — so a tight date is a normal conversation here rather than a problem.

Can you do just one part, like the stage or the arch?

Yes. We style the parts you want and leave the parts you don't, and that is not a downgrade — it is how a lot of our work is booked.

Do you make the signage yourselves?

Yes — there is a cutter in the garage. Welcome boards, seating charts, acrylic and mirror signage, and decals for walls, floors and cars are all cut and finished in-house.

Do you hire out decorations on their own?

Yes, alongside the styling — Decoration X is a decoration and equipment hire business as well as a styling one. The arches, plinths, sofas, backdrops and props you can see in the gallery are ours.

02.6 — Invitation

Tell us what you're planning.

Send the date, the venue and roughly how many people. The more you tell us, the closer the quote will be. If it is short notice, say so — we do a lot of short notice.

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