Hairdressing salon décor: Discover our expert tips

Are you getting ready to open your salon or give it a fresh new look, but not sure where to start?

MySalondeCoiffure, Europe’s leading online supplier of hairdressing furniture and a specialist in salon design, offers step-by-step advice on how to decorate your hairdressing salon. Let’s get started!

Step 1: Choose the right layout

At the heart of any successful hairdressing salon design lies a good layout. Indeed, this must be planned in such a way as to make the premises pleasant for your customers and functional for your team. This will really bring out the best in the décor and layout.

You should therefore carefully define each area (reception, shampooing, styling) whilst ensuring that movement between them is seamless. Particular care should be taken not to clutter the walkways. Consider the perspective and the orientation of the furniture you will eventually choose: let light in and keep the overall harmony in mind.

Step 2: Decide on your interior design style

The style of your hair salon is a crucial factor, as it will determine not only the atmosphere of the premises but also the image you project to your customers. It must therefore be suited to the calibre of your establishment and the brand identity of your business.

If you’re renovating, be sure to maintain consistency with your brand image… unless you want to take a completely different approach.

You can draw inspiration from the main trends of recent years: contemporary classic, industrial, baroque, vintage, Scandinavian…

Step 3: Choosing colours, shapes and materials

The interior design of a hair salon also involves establishing clear guidelines for the colours, shapes and materials you’ll use.

These choices should naturally stem from the chosen style. A Scandinavian-style salon might favour pastels and soft shades, wood, fabric and rounded shapes, for example, to create a cosy or ‘hygge’ atmosphere. For an industrial-style décor, plastic, metal and glass can be used to their heart’s content, and you can experiment with mixing materials as well as geometric shapes. You get the idea…

To help you choose your colours (no more than 3–4 at the very most), take a look at our article on colours for hairdressing salons.

Step 4: Choose your hairdressing furniture

This is what will make all the difference to the layout of your hairdressing salon. So choose it carefully.

Use a specialist wholesaler offering the best possible value for money (such as MySalondeCoiffure) to ensure long-lasting use. Opt for original and stylish designs that match your style in the colours and shapes you’ve previously decided on to make your salon stand out.

Of course, take into account the options available for each piece of equipment, as well as the ergonomics and dimensions of each item of furniture, to ensure the best possible result.

Step 5: Don’t forget the finishing touches for your hair salon

Finally, we’ll focus on the finishing touches to add that final touch. Play around with mirrors to make the space look bigger, use different types of lighting to define the various areas (opt for softer lighting in the shampooing area), and choose a few carefully selected decorative items to showcase your walls, shop window or shelves.

In this regard, remember: less is more – minimalism is far more elegant than a jumble of objects scattered haphazardly about.

The end result will be a stylish hair salon where clients feel special and where you’ll enjoy working!