10 Incredible Salon Station Ideas
Starting a salon and deciding how to style your premises? Check out these 10 inspiring salon station ideas.
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When a customer first steps inside your salon, there are multiple thoughts and feelings running through their head. Does this place make me feel welcomed and comfortable? Can the stylists meet my needs? Will I walk away feeling confident and happy?
Every business knows first impressions count. But reassuring your customers that you are the right salon for them is more than just a warm greeting. Design can make or break a business, especially in the health and beauty industry where looks mean everything.
On average, opening a salon can cost between $100,000 and $500,000, 1 and a big part of this budget is your salon station. From the chairs to the mirrors, your styling station will often be the first thing your customers notice – and with most of their time spent here, it’s essential you get it right.
Keep scrolling for our inspiring salon station ideas for all styles and budgets that will ensure you stand out from the competition.
Minimalist – Emily Ferrato Hair (EFH), Australia
People often think minimalism means a lack of design. But the true meaning behind a minimalist design is selecting key features that work for you.
Take Emily Ferrato Hair (EFH), for example. The salon is clean and bright, with plenty of open space for stylists and customers to move around. But instead of feeling bored or uninspired from the chosen design, there’s a feeling of calm and comfort.
This is because there aren’t any bold prints or colors detracting the customer from the salon’s true talent – the stylists. Seats look inviting and comfortable, mirrors are clean and full of light, and products are featured throughout the space to add a pop of color and grab the customer’s attention.
Website: https://www.emilyferratohair.com.au/
Social media: @emilyferratohair
Industrial – SalonDJ, CA
If your salon is based in a big city, an industrial design could be a great way to bring some of that urban jungle into your salon.
SalonDJ perfectly achieves an industrial look in their design, without losing the cleanliness and elegance customers look for in a salon. Exposed brick, wooden beams and metal shelving all add to the unfinished aesthetic of an industrial style. However, the lights adjourning the mirrors keep the focus on the main aspect of any salon – the customers.
This design best suits salons hoping to catch workers on their lunchbreak or barbers who can offer a quick service to suit city living.
Social media: @salon.dj
Bright and Light – Golden Soul Salon, TX
Lighting plays a huge part in a salon, both in flattering your customer’s new hairstyle and creating the right ambiance.
Golden Soul takes lighting to the next level for their salon station, with floor to ceiling windows and spotlights. Walls are kept whitewashed to soak up as much lighting as possible, while earthy tones of orange and green help create a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
Their barber station is no different either, featuring white leather seats with just a pop of pattern along the sides.
Website: https://www.goldensoulatx.com/
Social media: @goldensoulatx
Colorful – Not Another Salon, London
If you’re trying to stand out against the grain of a standard salon design, color could be the solution.
Not Another Salon in London markets itself as exactly that – a hair salon for people bored of hair salons. With an anti-factory ethos, their salon looks like it’s fresh from an art workshop, not a place for high-end haircuts.
However, with its location on the diverse and colorful streets of London, it fits perfectly. This is a place to leave social pressure at the door and be your true, authentic self. Guests are encouraged to go bold with jars of multi-colored hair dye lining the styling stations, then get their photo taken against the wheel of paint.
Website: https://www.notanothersalon.com/
Social media: @notanothersalon
Art Deco – Salon Sisu, CO
All salon owners know good hair and nails is an art form. So why not represent this creativity and ingenuity in your salon station design?
Salon Sisu does just that in its funky but chic aesthetic. The featured back wall is both classy and cool, with a bold black and white geometric print. Meanwhile, the mossy green half wall, cowhide chairs and blue tiled counters all bring a fresh style to each pocket of the salon.
The styling stations themselves are bold and modern. No need for a worktop here. Instead, everything is neatly tucked away in the side units, leaving room for a body length mirror.
Website: https://www.salonsisu.com/
Social media: @salonsisu
Futuristic – USFIN ATELIER, Australia
The future is chrome – or so the experts tell us. And while this may not fill our hearts with warmth, it could be the perfect style choice for a forward-thinking salon.
Standing as one of the only genderless hair salons in Australia, USFIN is embracing the future head on. Everything here is monochrome, from the metal beams to the concrete flooring – it’s like stepping into a sci-fi movie.
As for the stations, there’s nothing stationery about them. Instead, they can be folded up and wheeled away at a moment’s notice. This is a great idea if you plan on using your salon space for other projects or customer events.
Website: https://www.usfin.com.au/
Social media: @usfinatelier
Luxurious – Yoshiko, NY
A salon is by and large an indulgent experience for your clients, so it seems fitting to make them feel like royalty from the moment they step inside.
But luxury doesn’t have to mean expensive. Take Yoshiko for example, their salon aesthetic radiates elegance and beauty, but most of their design can be achieved by simply swapping silver for gold.
The design and look of their salon station is reminiscent of a glamorous actress getting ready for the Oscars – complete with a dressing table and illuminated mirror. Meanwhile, the golden lamp shades above help create a warm and inviting atmosphere. Salon station ideas don’t come much better than this!
Website: https://thesalon.com/
Social media: @thesalonus
Earthy – Wildflower Collective, NV
It’s easy to imagine nature and salons as two opposing forces – one aims to preserve, the other to enhance. However, incorporating natural elements to your salon design can bring life and energy to your space.
With a name like Wildflower, it’s no wonder that this salon decides to bring the outdoors in. Green plants adjourn the walls, ceiling and floor space, while the salon stations use natural slabs of wood to create a calming oasis.
If you’re hoping to market your salon as eco-conscious or your space is lacking in natural light, then going green could be the solution.
Website: https://wildflowercollectivelv.com/
Social media: @wildflowercollectivelv
Vintage – The Vintage Hair Salon, CA
Reinvigorating the past has been a fashion trend for some time now, from the return of flared jeans to rattan and wicker furniture becoming mainstream.
If you have a quirky salon that specializes in historic hairdos and old-fashioned styles, then why not transform your whole salon into a real-life time machine.
The Vintage Hair Salon in California is bringing back 1940s glam by adding a vintage flair to their modern services. Their salon station features a vintage wraparound chair and chrome hooded dryers we imagine our grandmothers using. There’s also old memorabilia and magazines scattered around the salon for those looking for some inspiration with their locks.
Website: https://thevintagehairsalon.com/
Modern – Facture Salon, TX
We’ve shown you the past and the future, but what about the present? Modern design is described as utilizing color, natural light and textures. It should be functional yet elegant, natural yet industrial. And for that, it’s probably the hardest one to crack.
Facture Salon in Texas has all the makings of a modern salon. Big windows and plants incorporate the natural, while the metal beams and straight lines give the impression we’ve just stepped inside a studio. Add in the large hanging mirrors and bright furniture and you have a space that’s both inviting and intriguing.
Website: https://facturesalon.com/
Social media: @facturesalon
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