9/7/10

Decor Catalogs à la Molly Erdman

I hope you don't mind a little bit of comedy!

I know many of you love decor catalogs, flipping through the pages of Pottery Barn, Wisteria, West Elm, and others. Now imagine to live in these immaculately staged rooms and you have Catalog Living, a hilarious blog written by LA based comedian and actress Molly Erdman who finds much humor in these creatively staged rooms. Here are just a few examples of what Molly's fictional characters Gary and Elaine have to say while living life in decor catalogs.

large clam on table
"I keep this on the hall table almost exclusively for the occasions when Gary tells me to shut my clam."

shells under table
"Leaving my basket of secondary shells under the table allows me to rotate in new shells at a moment’s notice!"

nautical entryway
"Our entryway set-up is great! Now I never forget my hat, burlap satchel, or life preserver."

For more nautical ideas, check out Nautical Decor -Loving Life at Sea.

outdoor table with umbrella
"Elaine was concerned that Gary was drinking too much soda, so she kept them by her feet at all times. To retaliate, Gary threatened to loosen the umbrella buoys."

nautical rope bed
"Gary got the idea from a parking lot in New York. Sure the kids get rope burns climbing into bed, but their upper-body strength is amazing."

starfish on shelf
"Gary! If these oars even come close to knocking over a single one of my starfish, I’ll shove one inside you. And if you leave your tote bag by the chair one more time…"

nautical cushions in boat
"In her annual end-of-season ritual, Elaine sent the outdated summer cushions out to sea."

You might have seen Molly Erdman in the Sonic Commercials, which I think are quite funny..., then I wonder, will I ever look at decor catalogs the same?


26 comments:

La Dolfina said...

I love this Maya... too funny!
I don't think I will ever look at them the same now.

theLENNOXX said...

HA HA HA!! So funny! I'll skip on over to read more on her blog immediately, this really cracked me up! Thank you so much for sharing this Maya, it really made my day =D And no, I don't think we'll be able to see the decor catalogs the same way ever again.

chair up said...

Hilarious! Off to check out her blog. Thanks for the laughs:o)
Angex

Renee Finberg said...

the swinging beds are a real hoot!!!

xx

michelle said...

She is so funny!! Thanks Maya for sharing!!

Lisa said...

Oh my gosh that big clam shell one is hilarious! Thanks for sharing....I'm laughing out loud!

Tina said...

Oh my goodness that is so funny!! I'm going to check it out. Isn't it funny/ I have thought the same thing how some of these displays don't match up with the practicallity of life, but it is so pretty it doesn't matter. Like who are these people who live in these spaces? Now I know it's Gary and Elaine!
T

Juju at Tales of Whimsy.com said...

I want a giant clam shell!

Nikki said...

I love that blog. I still need to find a resonably priced giant clamshell.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

How funny! I laughed at several of them...and then the last one...I laughed OUT LOUD! Very cute! Sometimes I notice some of the staging and think it looks ridiculous..but I never could come up with something clever to say!♥

SeaChele Studios said...

SO funny! Thanks for introducing us to a clever new blog! :)

Sue (Someone's Mom) said...

I love the last one! These are cute. Sometimes you do wonder how they come up with the things they group together.

Beach House Living said...

Agree, catalogs will not be looked at in the same way.

Kathi said...

Lovin' those swinging bunk beds! :D

Sherri said...

Maya, how funny! Thanks for sharing this with us and giving us a chuckle!!

DesignTies said...

Hahahaha!!! These are hilarious!! Thanks for sharing the laughs :-)

Kelly

Anita @ GoingALittleCoastal said...

I think she is hilarious! I love looking at catalogs and getting inspiration but she puts a great spin on some of the most overly staged catalog pages ever.

LibraryGirl62 said...

I found this a few weeks ago and think it is sooo funny! I think some of those things myself when I look at catalogs!

Kathysue said...

thanks for sharing this is a crack-up and had me smiling all the way through it!! kathysue

Knicky Knacks said...

Just fantastic. I have to blog about this. Love, love, love their sense of humour. Thanks for sharing. And THANK YOU SO MUCH for the antique printer drawer link you gave me to one of your old posts. I just loved it. So inspired now to get cracking with my own. Have a wonderful week!

Fearless Nester said...

Oh these are so great Maya! I need to add that to my blog list!!! Priceless! ~Lili

sealaura said...

My fave is the one about the life preserver! too funny :)

Desperate Housewife said...

Ha ha ha!

Marie said...

Nice! that's very funny - thanks for the giggles this morning. Hope you're having a great week, Maya.

Marie @ Sally Lee by the Sea

Linda (More Fun Less Laundry) said...

Maya, this is hilarious. I often wonder about the staging in those catalogs! Do they even think about real people? I'll check out that blog! And today I posted a table using an antique glass fishing globe I bought from wisteria. I wonder what Molly would say about that? Linda

EZY4UHosting said...

so funny! Time to redecorate!