A glimpse into the exciting world of the people living in your catalogs.Tumblr (3.0; @catalogliving)http://catalogliving.net/<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="498" data-orig-width="554"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/9ccd57df794ab984c6ae3d1f086bb4d8/tumblr_inline_oii05xZSkF1qbp9v2_540.png" data-orig-height="498" data-orig-width="554"/></figure><p>Because I’m testing him, Elaine. If Santa’s the pro he claims to be he’ll see that the Christmas tree is actually the other way.</p>http://catalogliving.net/post/154730274826http://catalogliving.net/post/154730274826Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:18:04 -0800<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="593" data-orig-width="472"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/6621811e11a06fcc7cb62d736c2ac7e9/tumblr_inline_oghk5iforC1qbp9v2_540.png" data-orig-height="593" data-orig-width="472"/></figure><p>After seeing their new wallpaper and bookshelf, Gary and Elaine agreed that next time they would hire a less literal designer.</p>http://catalogliving.net/post/153041890166http://catalogliving.net/post/153041890166Fri, 11 Nov 2016 08:23:34 -0800<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="459" data-orig-width="665"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/17c1a1271017de622a167218106d610f/tumblr_inline_og13b32cs91qbp9v2_540.png" data-orig-height="459" data-orig-width="665"/></figure><p>People book Gary and Elaine’s Airbnb for the prime location and clean accommodations, but what keeps them coming back is the thrill of riding a full size wicker motorcycle.</p>http://catalogliving.net/post/152651189336http://catalogliving.net/post/152651189336Wed, 02 Nov 2016 11:58:20 -0700<figure data-orig-width="516" data-orig-height="513" class="tmblr-full"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/7d25b2f909688cb7266d3877cb729b65/tumblr_inline_np8g38xljn1qbp9v2_540.png" alt="image" data-orig-width="516" data-orig-height="513"/></figure><p>Until Pink reports back as to whether there’s a possible escape route, the other bags can only watch anxiously from their hooks as she slowly scales the ladder.<br/></p>http://catalogliving.net/post/152254752576http://catalogliving.net/post/152254752576Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:29:31 -0700<p>&hellip;and they’d love you to join them. BYO gourds<br/></p><p><a href="https://instagram.com/p/BLy0y3_ADc1/">https://instagram.com/p/BLy0y3_ADc1/</a></p>http://catalogliving.net/post/152084128211http://catalogliving.net/post/152084128211Thu, 20 Oct 2016 14:13:08 -0700<hr><figure data-orig-width="550" data-orig-height="498" class="tmblr-full"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/1c70db3e12b743db628defab4e67a1ba/tumblr_inline_of1w8m9bDD1qbp9v2_540.png" data-orig-width="550" data-orig-height="498"/></figure><p>Elaine, remember that huge room in that wing of the house we never use? Well I think it’s safe to say I’ve found the perfect spot for that bust your mother passed down to you.<br/></p>http://catalogliving.net/post/151981657891http://catalogliving.net/post/151981657891Tue, 18 Oct 2016 08:49:27 -0700<figure data-orig-width="553" data-orig-height="490" class="tmblr-full"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/8886988c31cf5379929df22157ad48f9/tumblr_inline_oeyxz2EjmH1qbp9v2_540.png" alt="image" data-orig-width="553" data-orig-height="490"/></figure><p>Quoth the raven, “fall decor!”<br/></p>http://catalogliving.net/post/151752735061http://catalogliving.net/post/151752735061Thu, 13 Oct 2016 08:37:34 -0700<figure data-orig-width="395" data-orig-height="364" class="tmblr-full"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/55f069468b53dd4cb3e9f83be395c1d2/tumblr_inline_nwosk6xm9y1qbp9v2_540.png" alt="image" data-orig-width="395" data-orig-height="364"/></figure><p>Penny and Maxwell stared into the distance, hoping that somehow the silence would erase the embarrassment of Rufus the Dog overdoing it at the tea party once again.</p>http://catalogliving.net/post/131956365036http://catalogliving.net/post/131956365036Mon, 26 Oct 2015 09:03:35 -0700<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="495" data-orig-width="546"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/3893f426f3ba2845ce7b133fd2b208f8/tumblr_inline_nvrgibFpir1qbp9v2_540.png" data-orig-height="495" data-orig-width="546"/></figure><p>Strangers assumed it was a Halloween pillow, but friends of Gary and Elaine were well aware that it was just one of their 365 pillows with a date and a bird on it.</p>http://catalogliving.net/post/130565063621http://catalogliving.net/post/130565063621Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:15:40 -0700<figure data-orig-width="552" data-orig-height="491" class="tmblr-full"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/7f267a63ef465ff2bb0902bcc08e37ec/tumblr_inline_nsznbjQTYy1qbp9v2_540.png" alt="image" data-orig-width="552" data-orig-height="491"/></figure><p>I hope you don’t mind, Elaine, but I added a couple of photographs to the wall on your side because it was looking a little desperate.</p>http://catalogliving.net/post/129150083651http://catalogliving.net/post/129150083651Tue, 15 Sep 2015 08:30:16 -0700<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="491" data-orig-width="547"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/4191b53d7910c19e611b575a8ff3271b/tumblr_inline_nu30h0oy721qbp9v2_540.png" data-orig-height="491" data-orig-width="547"/></figure><p>Gary’s choice of fireplace accessories left Elaine confused as to whether he loved dogs or hated them.</p>http://catalogliving.net/post/128280941906http://catalogliving.net/post/128280941906Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:08:20 -0700<figure data-orig-width="547" data-orig-height="493" class="tmblr-full"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/e41be8221533dc49e8891138867b5c6f/tumblr_inline_nszng4tj4K1qbp9v2_540.png" alt="image" data-orig-width="547" data-orig-height="493"/></figure><p>You know Gary, I think I will try to “enjoy the little things,” starting right now with this $200 brass sign the size of a toddler.</p>http://catalogliving.net/post/126613775336http://catalogliving.net/post/126613775336Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:56:31 -0700<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="495" data-orig-width="546"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/3445de08cb01235f4361d357dcd36ca5/tumblr_inline_nsizm0P6F31qbp9v2_540.png" data-orig-height="495" data-orig-width="546"/></figure><p>Should I use the matches to light these unripe mangoes now Elaine, or wait until our guests arrive?</p>http://catalogliving.net/post/125787355746http://catalogliving.net/post/125787355746Mon, 03 Aug 2015 14:27:53 -0700<figure data-orig-width="507" data-orig-height="512" class="tmblr-full"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/688c774a28b0a81530f032eac36cea06/tumblr_inline_np8hgf0VRD1qbp9v2_540.png" alt="image" data-orig-width="507" data-orig-height="512"/></figure><p>They’re actually rolled up kid’s menu placemats from diners, Elaine, but now that you mention it old maps would have been a much cooler thing to collect.</p>http://catalogliving.net/post/122256448441http://catalogliving.net/post/122256448441Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:20:47 -0700<figure data-orig-width="494" data-orig-height="480" class="tmblr-full"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/9ddd02c3d85757236a5907eb3ba36723/tumblr_inline_np8gvqU3ja1qbp9v2_540.png" alt="image" data-orig-width="494" data-orig-height="480"/></figure><p>I finished <i>A Farewell to Arms</i> if you’d like to have it, Elaine, or are you still reading your brown paper bag of 26s?<br/></p>http://catalogliving.net/post/121045952826http://catalogliving.net/post/121045952826Mon, 08 Jun 2015 13:18:38 -0700<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="508" data-orig-width="507"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/2660f80eca3beecc81a096eb77fe409f/tumblr_inline_np8gl05Luj1qbp9v2_540.png" data-orig-height="508" data-orig-width="507"/></figure><p>Gary, you know I can’t wake up without a strong cup of coffee and getting hit in the face with a pendant lamp.</p>http://catalogliving.net/post/120458688781http://catalogliving.net/post/120458688781Mon, 01 Jun 2015 11:46:17 -0700<figure data-orig-width="552" data-orig-height="485" class="tmblr-full"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/017ea405640f8f901bf966c562409561/tumblr_inline_no0fm8b50g1qbp9v2_540.png" alt="image" data-orig-width="552" data-orig-height="485"/></figure><p>Gary, my magazines are blowing away! My rope ball! For the love of all that’s holy, get my rope ball!</p>http://catalogliving.net/post/118966887996http://catalogliving.net/post/118966887996Thu, 14 May 2015 12:57:45 -0700<figure data-orig-width="402" data-orig-height="497" class="tmblr-full"><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/ad2cc8039bcfe4f2d944a6af26eee6f4/tumblr_inline_nn0q0tx7oi1qbp9v2_540.png" alt="image" data-orig-width="402" data-orig-height="497"/></figure><p>Gary and Elaine love having guests stay with them, but sometimes the turnover is so quick there’s hardly time to set out fresh water and replenish the hat basket.</p>http://catalogliving.net/post/116911757951http://catalogliving.net/post/116911757951Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:19:29 -0700<figure><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/11b514374c22e95c446d3fd75d67ec4c/tumblr_inline_nknk6mOQOY1qbp9v2.png"/></figure><p>&ldquo;Simple really <i>is</i> beautiful,&rdquo; Elaine thought to herself while lighting a sixth candle and placing a wooden necklace around the one vase not filled with sparkling Pellegrino.</p>http://catalogliving.net/post/112627194841http://catalogliving.net/post/112627194841Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:16:43 -0800<figure class=""><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/9f0aed37789c7a87b9708a33b8b6fe6e/tumblr_inline_njkik0hqmi1qbp9v2.png"/></figure><p>This may surprise you, Elaine, but when you go out of town I do just fine making my own meals.</p>http://catalogliving.net/post/110646355971http://catalogliving.net/post/110646355971Tue, 10 Feb 2015 10:13:24 -0800