Shea McGee has finally opened her very own retail store – and the location is just as storied as fans of her nostalgic home brand could have hoped. Taking residence in Salt Lake City’s historic Trolley Square, the 7,500-square-foot space is a full-circle moment for McGee & Co., bringing the brand home to the city where it all began.
Stepping inside feels as much like coming home for Shea as it does for the casual customer. Arranged as a series of fully styled rooms – complete with original arched windows and exposed brick, plus custom apothecary-inspired cabinetry – the store spans furniture, lighting, rugs, textiles, tabletop, and accessories. A whopping 1,000+ finds from McGee & Co.’s broader online collection mingle with curated vintage, garden accessories, and other unexpected finds exclusive to this IRL location.
‘More than anything, I want people to feel inspired and at home,’ Shea tells Homes & Gardens of the milestone launch. ‘We’ve always believed that beautiful design should also feel approachable and livable, and I wanted the store to reflect that.’ Centered around the art of discovery, ‘You can walk into a living room, sit on a sofa, feel the fabrics, and see how different pieces work together. Maybe you come in looking for a lamp and leave with an entirely new idea for your living room.’
The space hardly needed help in the character department, housed in one of the structures that once served the city’s electric streetcars in the early 1900s, but you can see the prowess of Shea’s design studio layered throughout. Shea wanted the details to ‘feel like something you might discover in an old European shop.’…