The beauty salon of your dreams, just picture it in your mind. High-end styling chairs, luxury shampoo units and maybe even a well-designed interior are all perfectly displayed in your mind. When you see things realistically, you notice that your budget may not allow for all of these wishes to come true. Yet finding fashionable equipment and furniture doesn’t have to be expensive, you can bargain shop and find most of the equipment at a decent price. If you want to spice up the look of your new shop, or just looking to remodel your old shop, you may want to look into some of these pointers.
Color Scheme
Color schemes have psychological effects on a client’s emotions, invoking a feeling of ease, comfort or even worse nausea. Bright reds, yellows and oranges tend to make a client feel welcomed, and coupled with wood accents can make the environment feel calm and relaxing. A salon welcomes men and women to relax and enjoy your services; you don’t want customers feeling depressed or hurried with dark color hues. Use bright purples, oranges, whites and bright blues to produce a positive, energetic feeling for your business.
Equipment and Furniture
You want salon equipment that has style and reliability. You don’t want to buy a plain leather chair; you want to buy a bright, white color styling chair that has a multi-purpose functionality for cutting hair and performing pedicures. The salon chairs you purchase should also coordinate with the color of the floor and color scheme of the walls. You don’t want matching chairs, floors and walls. Add variety and select color schemes and patterns that will invoke that positive, welcoming vibe you want for your business.
When customers walk into your business, the first few things they’ll notice are the furniture, color scheme of the place and how well-maintained the furniture is. You don’t have to spend a fortune on furniture to make the salon look nice, but you do have to know how to decorate with the items you do have. Convex mirrors, wood accents, coffee tables, and even lamps can work together to create depth and style to the room. For instance, you can use a mirror to enlarge the visual perception of an area and to create a brighter room, while the wood accents can surround a centerpiece or large mirror.
Budget
If you’re just opening up a new place, your budget determines what you can and cannot buy or redecorate. If you’ve been in the business for a while, you can redecorate one aspect of your salon at a time, such as the floor and paint scheme. What’s important to note is how to cut out expensive items and shop around for decent painters, equipment and materials. You’ll start to notice that the largest budget expense you have may be buying the barber chairs or styling chairs for your salon, but play with the number and notice what costs you can reduce or avoid altogether.
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