Syd and Shea McGee open up information about Dream Home Makeover...

• Shea and Syd McGee appear on the new Netflix reality series Dream Home Makeover.
• The Salt Lake City-based couple founded their Studio McGee design studio in 2014.
• In an interview with OprahMag.com, Shea and Syd talk about parenting, work-life balance in quarantine and the thrill of being “exposed”.

Now that they’ve played in one, Shea and Syd have McGee from Netflix Dream Home MakeoverI can’t go to makeover shows to relax. “Goods like, We know what they did there. In front, I could turn off my design brain. Now i can’t. It took the magic away, “Shea tells OprahMag.com.

Even so, Shea doesn’t complain. Dream Home Makeover, from October 16, is the latest advancement in the astronomical evolution of their design firm, which began remodeling their studio apartment in Southern California in 2013 and has resulted in (and counts) a thriving business and Instagram follow-up of 1.4 million.

In the six-episode Netflix series, the couples behind Studio McGee apply their sensibilities – which Shea describes as “light and airy” – to a variety of projects, from kitchens to entire mansions. Dream Home Makeover is also a portrait of the McGees as a power couple that complement each other’s strengths.

“Shea’s superpower is her undying love for design. We always joke Are you running out of ideas?? She always has so much stuff – it’s amazing. Combine that with their work ethic and determination, this combination is amazing to look at. I’m doing my best to support that and keep up, “Syd told OprahMag.com. Shea says Syd’s superpower is his skills as a co-worker: “He really listens but also leads with strength. “

Although the Salt Lake City-based couple detailed their lives as parents and designers, the Netflix show provided an opportunity to reach a wider audience. “We’re so excited. I don’t know if we really fully understand what we’re getting ourselves into, ”says Syd with a laugh.

It also gave the McGees an opportunity to brand the any good makeover or home improvement show: The –Drum roll please– –betray. For Shea, the best part of the experience was seeing customers’ reactions to their work.

“We accompanied our customers before the show, but it wasn’t a big surprise. They were there from the messy middle to the end. The surprise reaction was a highlight for me. It was so much fun to see how they see this completely transformed space, “says Shea.

Here’s what you need to know about the couple and their journey Dream Home Makeover.

Her daughters Wren and Ivy are budding designers.

Wren (7) and Ivy (4) are already looking after their parents. “They love to decorate their rooms,” says Shea. Wren might also consider a career in family business.

“Our daughter brought home this little notebook that they write in every day at school. It had a career page. She wrote: ‘When I grow up, I want to be a designer.’ My heart exploded, “says Shea.

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Shea and Syd met during Shea’s first week of college.

The couple’s upcoming book Make life beautiful, Details of how they got into each other’s life. Shea grew up in Texas and attended Brigham Young University. Shortly after moving, she visited her brother at nearby Utah Valley University. Syd happened to be Shea’s brother’s roommate.

“My brother said, ‘My buddy Syd will be there and you’ll like him, but not because he’s my friend.’ As soon as I set out on my way, I knew I was in trouble. There was Syd on a skateboard, wearing the thinnest skinny jeans I had ever seen. We went on our first date the next evening, ”Shea writes in the book.

Today the couple is alive together, work together and raise children together. Sometimes all of this togetherness can get stressful. “If we start banging heads, it’s not because we don’t agree. It’s because we’re feeling the stress in our business at the same time. We can’t go home and lean on the other because of the other. ”One had a good day. We both had a bad day at the same time and then we come home to juggle with the family. We just feel it and it can invade our personal life, “says Shea.

When that happens, the McGees make plans of action – and they have one final trick. “If we can just put the phone down for a second and separate work and life, we usually have a moment to take a deep breath,” says Shea.

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Studio McGee, her design company, currently has over 1 million followers on Instagram.

You can get design tips on Studio McGee’s Instagram @studiomcgee, where the McGees share updates of projects and photos from their own home.

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You are the authors of a book Make life beautiful.

The McGee motto “Make life beautiful” is also the title of her design book, which will be published later this year. The book goes into detail about how the McGees built their business – including Shea’s decision to quit her PR job, sell her California home, and use the profits to start a business in Salt Lake City.

“Both long-time and new fans will not only gain insight into building such a successful company through the McGees, but will also be inspired to apply design principles to their lives,” says the official edition of the book.

For the couple, good design is literally a way of making life look and feel beautiful. “I loved the design when we lived in a very small one bedroom apartment. I realized that I could change my feelings when I got home and started making changes. I loved how that affects my mood and how we feel, “says Shea.

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Now they are enjoying their own dream home.

Im Dream home makeover, Syd and Shea are working to finish their own house amid their other projects. The bespoke home was completed in time for the 2020 lockdown. “The timing couldn’t have been better because we spent so much time at home. We just look around and say: We are so happy that we are here„, Sagt Shea.

At the start of the pandemic, the couple had to balance Studio McGee’s demands with 24/7 upbringing. “It was crazy. Syd was hiding in a closet to take a call when I was trying to teach the kids and then we switched. I would say, ‘I stopped on this side. You have to take it off here. It’s all hands on deck, “Shea recalls.

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Do you want Studio McGee in your house? They designed a line for Target.

You may not be able to get a Syd and Shea designed house – but you can can You will receive a number of McGee-approved items thanks to the Target’s Threshold collection developed in partnership with Studio McGee. With the airy aesthetic of Studio McGee, the collection offers products for every part of the home, including decorative accents, pillows, rugs, lighting and furniture.

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