About Contemporary Interior Design for Hair Salons

You want your customers to enjoy coming to your salon so that you will gain their repeat visits and referrals.  Besides having high quality service, you will also need to have a well-coordinated, appealing interior.  This type of an environment can really add to your customers’ experience.

Painting

Use a neutral color palette throughout the salon.  Paint the walls in taupe, white, cream or brown.  Jazz this color scheme up by painting one wall a different color that is louder.  You should also place brightly colored cushions on the chairs and hang colorful artwork on the walls.

Lighting

It is vital to have high quality lighting.  Track lighting that is located directly above each station will work great.  You should also cover any windows with curtains or blinds that can quickly be retracted to let in as much natural light as possible.

Accessories

Install stations that are made out of wood (either a light or dark tone) or metal.  Make sure to include a tall mirror with a geometric shape (i.e. rectangle, hexagon).  Choose a simple hairstyling chair with modern accents.  Place the chairs and mirrors along the walls so that there will be lots of empty space in the middle of the room.  Incorporate metallic surfaces through the use of things like stainless steel sinks, trash bins and shampoo dispensers. 

Furniture

Focus on choosing furniture that has clean, sleek lines.  Place a small table that has panels made of glass and legs made of metal or wood in the waiting area for displaying reading material.   Offset the table by placing a textured rug underneath it.  You may also want to place a sleek leather couch in this area.  Organize and display hair products on a wooden cabinet near the receptionist’s desk.