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Salon Design: Color Can Be an Uplifting Force in the New Year

Meet the design trend that will color you happy this year.

Gina Escandon
Gina EscandonDigital Content Strategist
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January 14, 2021
Salon Design: Color Can Be an Uplifting Force in the New Year
Salon Design: Color Can Be an Uplifting Force in the New Year
Salon Design: Color Can Be an Uplifting Force in the New Year
Salon Design: Color Can Be an Uplifting Force in the New Year
Salon Design: Color Can Be an Uplifting Force in the New Year
Salon Design: Color Can Be an Uplifting Force in the New Year
Salon Design: Color Can Be an Uplifting Force in the New Year
Salon Design: Color Can Be an Uplifting Force in the New Year
Salon Design: Color Can Be an Uplifting Force in the New Year
Salon Design: Color Can Be an Uplifting Force in the New Year
Salon Design: Color Can Be an Uplifting Force in the New Year
Salon Design: Color Can Be an Uplifting Force in the New Year
Salon Design: Color Can Be an Uplifting Force in the New Year

A retro bar and neon signage in Barbie pink makes a bold statement against the pastel-colored shiplap through Blos Roses in Doral, Florida. 

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If 2020 taught us anything design-wise, it’s that our spaces are in desperate need of a refresh. Since many of us spent more time at home, we’ve grown to look at our environments with a critical eye. And just like you might want to give your living room a new coat of paint and spruce up a dull work desk, this is a great time to extend design and DIY expertise to your salon.

Color has the power to completely transform the mood and culture of your salon. Now that we know the importance of our own four walls, it can be an uplifting force in the new year. The perfect use of color welcomes in clients who need a little hope and warmth, and it shows your business’s resiliency and optimism.

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If you have limited capacity, or are shutdown like many salons in California, now may be a good time to paint to help things look clean and fresh. You could develop prints of your team’s best work and hang them on the wall in bold frames. Or swap out your old styling chairs for the colorful ones you’ve always adored! Whatever your decorating dreams, flip through the slideshow for ideas from last year's SALONS OF THE YEAR for examples of how to bring uplifting hues into – and onto – your salon.

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