{"product_id":"9780452297814","title":"Catalog Living at Its Most Absurd: Decorating Takes (Wicker) Balls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarted in 2010, Catalog Living takes a humorous look at the people who live inside home furnishing catalogs. The site has received over 4.3 million hits and has been featured in stories by \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR’s Marketplace, and \u003ci\u003eThe Associated Press\u003c\/i\u003e. Catalog Living was named one of \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine’s Top 25 Blogs of 2011.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillions have already been to Gary and Elaine’s. Isn’t it time you dropped by? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave you ever flipped through the pages of a Pottery Barn catalog and thought, “Who actually lives that way?” Rest assured, you are not alone. Pushed too far by a photo depicting a plate of figs placed under a table, actor and Second City-alum Molly Erdman created Gary and Elaine, a well-heeled and deeply superficial couple living happily amongst abundantly pillowed chairs, giant abacuses, and decorative fruit. Inspired by Erdman’s popular blog Catalog Living, \u003ci\u003eDecorating Takes (Wicker) Balls\u003c\/i\u003e takes home décor catalog photos and sends them up with wickedly funny captions mockumenting Gary and Elaine, their lives, and their absurdly over-decorated rooms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for www.catalogliving.net:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“‘Catalog Living’” taps into thoughts many have had … about how things are sold to us.”—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hilarious.\"—TheFrisky.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Laugh-out-loud.\"—\u003ci\u003eCountry Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025808965872,"sku":"9780452297814","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780452297814_p0.jpg?v=1763705353","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780452297814","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}