Photo Coasters

Photo coasters printed with your own picture

Coasters printed with a photograph you send us, on thick absorbent pulpboard. Of all the things we print a photo onto, the coaster is the most forgiving: it is flat, square, held still and never folded, so the image stays exactly as you sent it.

A couple on their wedding day, a graduate, a grandparent at eighty, a dog. Add a name, a date or a line underneath and it stops being a coaster and becomes something people keep.

What prints well

A single face or a couple, cropped in close, taken in good light. Group shots and full-length photographs do not survive being reduced to coaster size. Send us the largest file you have and we will crop it on the proof.

See also photo napkins and pet coasters.

How ordering works

Pick a quantity from 50 to 300, upload the photograph, and we place it. A free digital proof comes before printing. U.S. orders over $75 ship free.

Photo coaster questions

What kind of photo works?

Sharp, well lit, and cropped close on one or two faces. Send the original file rather than a screenshot or something forwarded through a messaging app, since both lose detail before we ever see it.

Can you fix an old photograph?

Often, yes. We can clean up a scan of an old print, improve the contrast and remove some damage. Send the highest resolution scan you can and we will show you the result on the proof.

Can I add text?

Yes, usually underneath or across a corner. A name, a date, or a short line. Keep it brief so it does not compete with the image for the small amount of space a coaster has.

How many should I order?

One to two per guest for an event, from 50 upward. As a gift, 50 is plenty; photo coasters get used rather than stored, which is the point of them.

Foil or standard print?

Standard print, always, for a photograph. Foil presses a single metallic tone and cannot reproduce an image. If you want shine, we can foil the text and print the photo in full color.