Shea McGee’s Target lighting drop nails a high-end hotel detail – I have only ever seen this style of lighting for $100s but Shea's designs start from just $20

Whipstitched trims, paper pleats, and that ceramic table lamp everyone regrets missing. These are the five pieces I’d buy before they’re gone

Studio McGee Threshold collection whipstitch lampshade and sculptural lamp base sitting bedside on a wooden table
(Image credit: Target)

As an editor, I know a collection’s good when it starts selling out before I’ve even had the chance to add to cart (and with advance press releases, I really have no excuse). So I wasn’t exactly shocked to see Shea McGee’s new Threshold lighting drop for Target vanish fast (it always hits). But it is flying particularly fast this time, because – in my humble opinion – this lighting lineup might be her best yet.

Much of the credit can be given to its whipstitched borders: a Western-adjacent detail I clocked at a high-end residence during a trip to Mexico City, and have occasionally spotted inside the lobbies of carefully curated boutique hotels. The embellishment is usually stitched in calfskin or crisp linen, but Shea McGee's Target collection has made the look more affordable with a cotton-poly blend. And let me just say: that $20 Empire shade has no business looking this expensive.

Elsewhere, paper-thin pleats on table lamps and lace-cut-like filigree on task lights are equally impressive. Some pieces (including a ceramic table lamp that, frankly, should’ve been gatekept) are already gone. But several covetable lighting ideas remain up for grabs – for now, that is.

Whether you’re swapping a full fixture or just mixing and matching bases and shades, take it from someone who shops professionally: move fast. Because once TikTok finds them, they’ll be triple the price on eBay – and trust me, you’ll wish you didn’t hesitate.


If you’re into Shea McGee’s Threshold line for Target, wait until you see what she actually lives with. Her McGee & Co. collection is her namesake counterpart brand – and these 15 pieces all have a place in her own home.

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