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.

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

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

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

"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."

"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…"

"In her annual end-of-season ritual, Elaine sent the outdated summer cushions out to sea."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:
I love this Maya... too funny!
I don't think I will ever look at them the same now.
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.
Hilarious! Off to check out her blog. Thanks for the laughs:o)
Angex
the swinging beds are a real hoot!!!
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She is so funny!! Thanks Maya for sharing!!
Oh my gosh that big clam shell one is hilarious! Thanks for sharing....I'm laughing out loud!
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
I want a giant clam shell!
I love that blog. I still need to find a resonably priced giant clamshell.
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!♥
SO funny! Thanks for introducing us to a clever new blog! :)
I love the last one! These are cute. Sometimes you do wonder how they come up with the things they group together.
Agree, catalogs will not be looked at in the same way.
Lovin' those swinging bunk beds! :D
Maya, how funny! Thanks for sharing this with us and giving us a chuckle!!
Hahahaha!!! These are hilarious!! Thanks for sharing the laughs :-)
Kelly
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.
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!
thanks for sharing this is a crack-up and had me smiling all the way through it!! kathysue
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!
Oh these are so great Maya! I need to add that to my blog list!!! Priceless! ~Lili
My fave is the one about the life preserver! too funny :)
Ha ha ha!
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
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
so funny! Time to redecorate!
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