One Event, Four Decades: Styling Range in Action at Decades War

Picture four rooms in one venue, each fully committed to a different decade: roaring twenties glam, mid-century swing, seventies groove, nineties nostalgia. That was Decades War, an industry night hosted by Laura Louise Events and Spilled Milk Catering at Stone Towers Winery. Different vendor categories were assigned a different era to bring to life, and we came on as the night's event rental sponsor, styling every room in the space.

It doubled as a real exercise in range: the same event rental inventory, asked to become four completely different event spaces in the same building, on the same night.

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A few details can tie in a whole era. A feather centerpiece, jewel-toned velvet, and warm amber light, none of it is a costume, but together it reads unmistakably like a different era. The same held true in another room, where a chrome bar and a checkered floor did more to set the scene than a room full of themed furniture ever could.

The right lighting or flooring can do as much to set the mood as furniture does. A single glowing dance floor and a cluster of disco balls carried an entire room's energy without a single sofa in sight.

And texture and color are two different tools, each capable of carrying a room on its own. One room leaned entirely on warmth and texture rather than bold color, and it held its own right alongside rooms that went the opposite direction. Knowing how to layer both together, when a room calls for it, is its own kind of expertise, one that can create something even more distinct.

What This Means for Your Event

Whatever your event space calls for, these same principles hold. A themed event doesn't need a room full of era-specific event rentals to feel authentic, it needs a few pieces that do the real work, and enough restraint to let them. If you're planning an event and want a team who hows how to bring it to life, we've got you covered.

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