娘惹文化深受中华文化的影响， 尤其在家居饰物、用具方面，就用了很多寓意吉祥的图案。

例如这块新房用的桌布，就绣上了9束花，象征“长长久久” ；花束四周围绕着蝙蝠、鹿、鹤和麒麟4对动物，象征好事成双。蝙蝠象征“福”、鹿象征“禄”、鹤象征“寿”，麒麟象征“送子”，另外还有蜻蜓、蚱蜢和蝉， 象征“多子多孙”。

This tablecloth with intricate beadwork was probably used on a choon tok or ‘spring table’ in the wedding chamber.

Many auspicious meanings have been stitched onto the cloth. For example, the pattern of nine bunches of flowers clustered together represents ‘everlasting happiness’ as the Chinese character for ‘nine’ sounds like the character for ‘long’. The animals bat, deer, crane and qilin have also been stitched in pairs to symbolize happiness, wealth, longevity, and a bringer of sons respectively. The paired motifs are symbols of double blessings. The dragonfly, grasshopper and cicada are also featured as they symbolize fertility.