Make Life Beautiful Extended Edition

UPDATED & EXPANDED EDITION of the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, including

•  A full-color, sixteen-page insert with photos that capture Syd & Shea’s journey
• An epilogue about life and business post-pandemic and the success of the hit Netflix show Dream Home Makeover

Make Life Beautiful is the autobiography from Syd and Shea McGee, which offers fans a new and intimate look into how they built their business.

Want to live the best version of your life? 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.” Most importantly, discover how you can do the same!

For the one million-plus followers who turn to Syd and Shea McGee for advice on building a beautiful home and life, Make Life Beautiful is a behind-the-scenes look into how the couple transformed Shea’s small room of fabric samples and big dream of becoming a designer into one of the most successful and fastest-growing interior design businesses in the country.

Both longtime and new fans will not only gain insight into how the McGees built such a successful company but also be inspired to build an authentic life by applying design principles such as

•  Embrace the process
• Get to the next level
• Find balance
• Elevate the everyday

This is an essential book for

•  Entrepreneurs
• Interior designers
• Working parents
• Couples building family and career
• Self-starters
• Anyone chasing their dreams

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. As their design portfolio and following grew, it paved the way for the launch of their e-commerce brand, McGee & Co., two years later. With a vision that beautiful design can be approachable, they have become one of the leading innovators in the interior design industry. Their firm has become a premiere online retail destination and continues to share their light-filled aesthetic with millions.

Shea McGee is Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder of the design firm Studio McGee and the home and lifestyle brand McGee & Co. She is also the bestselling author of several books—including The Art of Home, Make Life Beautiful, and her debut cookbook Around the Table.

Shea’s path to launching Studio McGee in 2014 began years earlier, when she pivoted her career in public relations to interior design and tackled the renovation of her and her husband Syd’s first home in California. Documenting the process on social media, she became an early online influencer, quickly attracting a loyal following with her approachable style and ethos. Shea’s work includes the long-running Netflix series, Dream Home Makeover, and product collaborations with brands such as Target, Kohler, Ann Sacks, and Pura.

Today, Shea is regarded as one of the leading innovators in the interior design industry, known for her ‘sophisticated but not stuffy’ approach and her commitment to empowering others to “Make Life Beautiful” by enhancing their daily lives through good design.