I thought it would be about design, but in fact - even better - it is about love, marriage, family, and the highs and lows of starting and running a business. We’ve all come to know and love and yearn for the Studio McGee look but hearing the humble “how's” behind the empire is even more moving and motivating. Make Life Beautiful is essential for entrepreneurs, interior designers, working parents, couples building a family and career, and anyone else chasing their dreams.

We sought to establish a venue where vulnerable individuals by virtue of isolation, bereavement or physical or mental health issues were joined by members of the community at large. Highly recommend for anyone interested in design, entrepreneurship, or just a fun and inspiring story! They remind me of another famous design couple, Chip and Joanna Gaines, who also started small and grew an empire.Inside these pages, you’ll find a heartwarming memoir that profiles the company’s beginnings, the McGee’s journey as a family, and all the lessons learned along the way. NOTE: other restrictions can be a result of our security platform detecting potential malicious activity. Don't miss Shea's long-awaited interior design book, The Art of Home: A Designer Guide to Creating an Elevated Yet Approachable Home. I am in awe at their can-do never give up attitude and their belief that there is always another better way. Like many other reviewers have said, this isn't a design book with lots of glossy pictures and how-to moments.

All in all, I don't think you'd be missing out if you skipped out on this book and just watched their show on Netlfix instead. Shea and Syd invite us into endearing conversations filled with wit, humor, creativity and an honesty shining light on the couples beautiful focal points. Change country: -Select- Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Azerbaijan Republic Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Islands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Republic Gambia Georgia Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Croatia Republic of the Congo Reunion Romania Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (U. Biography: Syd and Shea McGee, partners in both life and business, joined forces to found their design firm, Studio McGee, in 2014 and with their team have designed hundreds of homes across the country. I expected a bit more about interior design, but I ended up quite enjoying the inspirational story of building a business from nothing.A he said-she said conversation between husband and wife about how they created their life together. I'm glad I went for audio version of the book, because I'm a bit of a slow reader and this book is so well narrated. It was so interesting to read about how they formed their business and the way they persevered as business and life partners. Both Syd and Shea are likable, and I appreciate how honest they are about the highs and lows of marriage and running a small business. As an interior designer myself, I have been going through a minor burnout from all the work it takes to be an entrepreneur and a designer.

Design is such a visual business (and so is their story), I wish we had photos of their first apartment, design projects, warehouses, etc. This kind of story is that startup companies need to encourage themself to keep going, but on other side knew the risks (though in this story the risks taken was successful).I enjoyed reading about their compelling journey that shaped their design empire we know as Studio McGee. Thank you for such an honest peek into how you did it, what you gave up to do it, and why you keep doing it. Read this book and learn how Syd and Shea prioritized their values, defined their goals, and put their dreams into action--going from flat broke to design superstars--all while following their motto to "make life beautiful. Together, we join each other, giving friendship and establishing support networks whilst practicing or increasing our horticultural skills and knowledge.

and as I have a passion for a design myself, I have no idea how can you creat such beauty over and over again! Includes a 16-page colour insert, and an epilogue about life and business post-pandemic as well as the success of their makeover TV programme.I finally understand what goes into Syd’s role, what CEO means when you’re across two businesses, and just how much work he puts in to make everything come together and not just keep going, but grow. Read this book and learn how Syd and Shea prioritized their values, defined their goals, and put their dreams into action--going from flat broke to design superstars--all while following their motto to “make life beautiful. Meet Syd and Shea McGee, the powerhouse couple behind Studio McGee, the fastest-growing interior design studio in the country.