Shea McGee's Secret $15 Service Makes Towels, Bedding, and Napkins Feel So Much More Expensive
The old-money decorating trick hiding in plain sight? Monograms – and Shea McGee is quietly putting them on everything
Everything's better with a monogram. Towels? More luxurious. Cocktail napkins? More impressive. Shams? Don’t even get me started. It’s a very old-money way of communicating, ‘I care, I’m fancy, I’m considered,’ but because it manifests as delicate embroidery, it never feels like showing off. Instead, it suggests the sort of person who polishes their silver and sends handwritten thank-you notes.
Which is why it’s so shocking that some highly thoughtful Shea McGee devotees may not know about The Monogram Studio.
Available across some of her best-selling essentials, Shea's somewhat-secret service lets you add custom initials to everything from plaid pillow covers (a gentle reminder of whose house this is) to breezy bath linens (the chicest bathroom upgrade per dollar) to table linens (for a very 'Ralph Lauren' dinner party).
The real temptation, though, might be the bedding, spanning shams of every variety and Shea’s widely adored Saville Linen Sheets, which are every bit as airy and effortless as their London-inspired name suggests.
And it actually doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. For an additional $15, nearly every item becomes bespoke, joining a long lineage of namesake linens and embroidered heirlooms that some of the most design-literate homemakers (Martha Stewart, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Marie Antoinette – no big deal) have been passing down for generations.
Whether you’re shopping for a wedding registry, a first-home gift, or simply looking to make the everyday feel a little more timeless, Shea’s if-you-know-you-know studio stands as a reminder that the details people remember are rarely the biggest.
Shop every item we’re tempted to stitch ‘H&G’ on immediately.
Heritage homes almost always have a monogram or two, but it's a trick we can borrow even if our homes aren't all that old. If you're committed to the look, Shea McGee’s recent collaboration with Kohler brings a similarly inherited-looking quality to the bathroom through a collection of refreshingly anti-trend fixtures.
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