When Karen Zerbo decided to open a salon she knew she needed an interior designer who understood salons. Her research led her to Michele Pelafas, a Chicago-based design firm who specializes in salons and custom beauty furniture. From concept to completion, here is Zerbo’s journey to opening the doors of her brand new salon.
Welcome to Holly’s Hair Salon where “I literally giggle to myself some mornings and think how blessed I am that this is my work life now. It’s an amazing feeling.”
This Las Vegas salon owner visualized a space that was cozy and inviting. See how she converted a storage area into a full-service salon that welcomes guests from all over the world.
Controlled Chaos founder Alanna York gives us the behind the scenes scoop of her Shark Tank experience, and then takes us on a tour of her Head Games Salon in Portland, Maine.
From chairs to styling stations, bringing in furniture and equipment to a new salon design can be thrilling but also a bit daunting. Here, a few designers from some of the industry's top manufacturers share some shopping tips.
This rustic styling station is designed to accommodate two stylists working at the same time. Each side of the station features an upper storage unit, two utility drawers, a slide-out tool panel and an extra lower drawer.
