Tableaux Cloths by Mark Cutler

2008-01-30-Small & Large Louey Consoles, Small Baroque 2.jpg This just hit our inbox: Designer Mark Cutler makes these Tableaux Cloths as "a low cost yet stylish solution for a covered table". Available in 5 different sizes, this modern take on trompe l'oeil manages to be both practical and a bit humorous...

2008-01-30-Small Louey Console and Baroque.jpg Mark says that the standard is black printed on beige but they can be custom colored (for a small surcharge) with any Pantone color you choose.

No pricing info, but they are available currently through Colburn Sassaman.

More info: Mark Cutler Design

Comments (13)

I'm in love with them. I would like the prints on white fabric.

posted by orangejuce on January 30th 2008 at 4:10am
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They probably wouldn't be as humorous once one of my dogs peed on them. An interesting idea though.

posted by JohnnySlimane on January 30th 2008 at 4:34am
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I'm itching to put a ghost lamp on one of these--and maybe a ghost chair next to it! Vive l'illusion!

posted by Aulaire on January 30th 2008 at 4:57am
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Tee hee! I would love to see this in fuschia, not because it goes with my decor, but just for added mischief factor.

posted by KarenH on January 30th 2008 at 5:01am
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Love it!!!! I want one.

posted by I Love Upstate on January 30th 2008 at 5:43am
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These are great. The last issue of Blueprint had a DIY project that looked a lot like these -- can't find a link but it involved applying clip art to furniture. Could be a nice (cheaper) alternative.

posted by MartyAtl on January 30th 2008 at 5:48am
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Clever.

posted by hrhprincessfiona on January 30th 2008 at 6:02am
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I love this. It's kind of like a print, and yet not. What else one could do is go ahead and put one of these on the table, and THEN put a piece of glass on top of that, which would protect it, kind of like people sometimes do with those round cheap tables that they put tablecloths on.

I haven't looked on their site, but methinx that just in case, they should also sell cheap wooden tables to go underneath these, while they're at it.

posted by Curtis on January 30th 2008 at 6:16am
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I love them, but I bet they cost as much as a nice new side table would.

posted by Cassis on January 30th 2008 at 6:59am
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Brilliant!

posted by Cate on January 30th 2008 at 7:47am
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You could DIY this pretty easily. Buy one of those Dover books that allows you to reproduce antique images, print to fabric/iron stuff...iron on fabric. Probably wouldn't look as nice as these do...but you could scale it to the exact size of your furniture.

posted by I Love Upstate on January 30th 2008 at 8:10am
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So cute! But, I bet expensive. Does anyone know how much these are?

posted by jlg on January 30th 2008 at 9:13am
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P.S. These remind me of the Grandpa Clock that generate design sells. http://www.gnr8.biz/product_info.php?products_id=474

posted by orangejuce on January 30th 2008 at 9:36am
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