Whether your salon is ready for a simple refresh or a complete overhaul, making decisions about décor can be overwhelming. From materials and colors to furnishings and accents, the options are endless. To help make these choices, Minerva Beauty, a salon furnishings provider with equipment in over 175,000 salons and spas worldwide, has broken down five of their most popular styles and the elements that make each one unique. Read on to explore these style options, and see which aesthetic is right for you.
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MODERN
Simple and strong, modern spaces are minimal, with little embellishment. Sometimes stark, with white or neutral colors, a modern interior often features a bold décor piece or pop of unexpected color on a neutral backdrop.
Look for finishes in chrome, stainless steel, glass, exposed wood, leather, plywood and concrete in a modern salon. With its clean contemporary lines, Minerva’s Venturi Styling Chair complements many modern interiors.
Featuring a simple black and white palette and bold, textured walls, Starring by Ted Gibson is a stunning example of modern style.
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Venturi Salon Styling Chair
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Kato Mobile Service Tray
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Avery Shampoo System
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Coppola II Barber Chair
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Lakota Single Sided Styling Station
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Parisian Retail Display
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RUSTIC
Warm and inviting, rustic salons are influenced by nature and showcase weathered finishes and rough textures like exposed brick, wood, stone, worn leather, canvas, burlap, metal and concrete. Décor is simple and functional, with high-quality, beautiful furnishings like Minerva’s Lakota Styling Station.
Earthy tones and warm neutrals like white, cream, black, brown, beige and gray are dominant in rustic spaces like 1922 Men’s Grooming Salon in Woodstock, Georgia. Salon designer and owner Tim Timmons gave the salon’s sophisticated environment a decidedly masculine style to appeal to a male clientele.
GLAM
A glam salon is all about luxury. Elegant with ornate details, a glamorous space features plush furniture, light-catching surfaces and accessories like glittering chandeliers. Look for finishes in metallics, mirrored surfaces, marble, faux fur, velvet, satin, glass acrylic, and crystal accents.
A glam palette is neutral white, cream, tan, gray and black with muted pastel or jewel-toned accents.
At Kim Vo Salon in West Hollywood, the sleek black finish of Minerva’s Cinque Styling Chair anchors the elegant space filled with mirrored surfaces and opulent pastel floral arrangements.
Cinque Salon Styling Chair
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Avant Ultra Shampoo System
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Spartan Stainless Steel Mobile Styling Station
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Genesis Single Sided Styling Station
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Pagani Salon Styling Chair
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Cayman Shampoo System
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MINIMAL
This “less is more” aesthetic pairs a salon down to basics, revealing clean lines and open space. Materials are used sparingly and strategically to create texture and personality.
Finishes in a minimalist interior include: chrome, steel, glass, stone, textured wood, leather, ceramics and concrete. The palette is neutral—whites, creams or grays, with only one or two—if any—colors used.
Salon furnishings feature clean lines. Minerva’s Pagani Styling Chair is a great look for salons with a minimal vibe, like Greensboro’s Native Mane. The chairs, in a deep caramel shade, are the only pops of color in a white, light-filled space.
TRADITIONAL
Inspired by 18th and 19th century European décor, symmetry defines traditional design. The space is orderly and simple, but furnishings are detailed. Patterns from florals to stripes to plaids are staples of this style, and often mixed together.
Look for finishes like wood, leather, stone, linen, cotton, velvet, marble, glass, and silk, and metals like bronze or copper in traditional finishes. Colors are typically muted, but primary and organic colors can be present in traditional palettes, too.
Posh Salon Spa Boutique in Kokomo, Indiana, used Minerva’s Oxford IV Styling Station to complement the patterns and finishes in its traditional space.
Choosing a signature style before you embark on a re-design of your salon will help guide the process and make your finished space more thoughtful and cohesive.
Oxford Double Sided Styling Station
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Carrera Shampoo System
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Warm and inviting, rustic salons are influenced by nature and showcase weathered finishes and rough textures like exposed brick, wood, stone, worn leather, canvas, burlap, metal and concrete. Décor is simple and functional, with high-quality, beautiful furnishings like Minerva’s Lakota Styling Station.
Earthy tones and warm neutrals like white, cream, black, brown, beige and gray are dominant in rustic spaces like 1922 Men’s Grooming Salon in Woodstock, Georgia. Salon designer and owner Tim Timmons gave the salon’s sophisticated environment a decidedly masculine style to appeal to a male clientele.
Coppola II Barber Chair
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Lakota Single Sided Styling Station
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Parisian Retail Display
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GLAM
A glam salon is all about luxury. Elegant with ornate details, a glamorous space features plush furniture, light-catching surfaces and accessories like glittering chandeliers. Look for finishes in metallics, mirrored surfaces, marble, faux fur, velvet, satin, glass acrylic, and crystal accents.
A glam palette is neutral white, cream, tan, gray and black with muted pastel or jewel-toned accents.
At Kim Vo Salon in West Hollywood, the sleek black finish of Minerva’s Cinque Styling Chair anchors the elegant space filled with mirrored surfaces and opulent pastel floral arrangements.
Cinque Salon Styling Chair
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Avant Ultra Shampoo System
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Spartan Stainless Steel Mobile Styling Station
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MINIMAL
This “less is more” aesthetic pairs a salon down to basics, revealing clean lines and open space. Materials are used sparingly and strategically to create texture and personality.
Finishes in a minimalist interior include: chrome, steel, glass, stone, textured wood, leather, ceramics and concrete. The palette is neutral—whites, creams or grays, with only one or two—if any—colors used.
Salon furnishings feature clean lines. Minerva’s Pagani Styling Chair is a great look for salons with a minimal vibe, like Atlanta’s Native Mane. The chairs, in a deep caramel shade, are the only pops of color in a white, light-filled space.
Genesis Single Sided Styling Station
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Pagani Salon Styling Chair
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Cayman Shampoo System
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TRADITIONAL
Inspired by 18th and 19th century European décor, symmetry defines traditional design. The space is orderly and simple, but furnishings are detailed. Patterns from florals to stripes to plaids are staples of this style, and often mixed together.
Look for finishes like wood, leather, stone, linen, cotton, velvet, marble, glass, and silk, and metals like bronze or copper in traditional finishes. Colors are typically muted, but primary and organic colors can be present in traditional palettes, too.
Posh Salon Spa Boutique in Kokomo, Indiana, used Minerva’s Oxford IV Styling Station to complement the patterns and finishes in its traditional space.
Choosing a signature style before you embark on a re-design of your salon will help guide the process and make your finished space more thoughtful and cohesive.
Oxford Double Sided Styling Station
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Carrera Salon Styling Chair
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Carrera Shampoo System
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