
Applications Open for Salons of the Year 2025!
Now in its 42nd year, the 2025 SALONS OF THE YEAR competition is on the hunt for new and newly renovated salon, spa and barbershop designs. Applications open until June 30th!

Now in its 42nd year, the 2025 SALONS OF THE YEAR competition is on the hunt for new and newly renovated salon, spa and barbershop designs. Applications open until June 30th!

In Houston, Texas, Josephine's Salon creates a sense of elegance with floor-to-ceiling windows, greenery throughout and sleek furnishings with pops of color. Check out the Salon of Distinction from our Salons of the Year awards.

The acoustic slat-accented front desk, elegant coffee bar with penny tile and Arhaus chandelier add some luxurious design accents to Pure Capelli Salon and Med Spa in Huntersville, North Carolina, one of our 2025 Salons of Distinction. Tour the space with Owner Kelly Grathwohl.

The homey vibe of Thompson and Company Crosspark features a checkout station integrated into the U-shaped beverage and color bar, a lounge with a view of all the action and a separate grooming parlor for gentlemen clients. The salon located in Coralville, Iowa, is one of this year's SALONS OF THE YEAR.

From the coffee bar built into the front desk to the styling stations fit for a celebrity, everything at Vito Esposito Salon in Beverly Hills is upscale and first class. Esposito gives you a tour of his namesake salon.

This year, our annual design competition names a Grand-Prize Winner, a Barbershop of the Year, a School of the Year, a New Talent Salon of the Year and a Specialty Salon of the Year, as well as 19 other gorgeous honorees. Tour each of their spaces, as the owners detail their design choices. Brought to you by Minerva Beauty.

Takara Belmont releases the latest addition to the Yume Series, offering your clients tranquility, comfort and innovation.

With a commitment to remarkable comfort and premium features, Takara Belmont's new Yume Suite further elevates clients' favorite part of the salon experience--the shampoo and treatments.

Get the most out of your furniture investment with these helpful tips from The Salon Chair Guys.

Our Salons of the Year honorees prove that great interior design, even in the smallest spaces, helps to make a great impression and elevate the client experience.

Take a journey with us into the world of salon design. Enter into our new experiential coverage and navigate the buttons to learn who captured the Grand Prize, virtually tour all 21 of our Salons of the Year, and explore the latest in salon stations. A special thanks to Minerva Beauty for helping make this exciting online experience happen.

Jill Krahn and Jodi Brown gives us a virtual tour of their award-winning salon and spa in Fargo, North Dakota.

Announcing the 2023 SALONS OF THE YEAR finalists and giving you a sneak peek into each salon design.

Looking for salon or barbershop interior equipment and furniture? Visit Minerva Beauty's showroom, the largest salon equipment showroom in the country.

Sunkissed Salon scoops the Grand Prize for salon and spas and Electric Barbering claims the Grand Prize for barbershops. See inside the winning businesses.

While cleanliness is important, abrasive cleaners and harsh chemicals can damage and crack leather and vinyl. A trio of all natural, gentle cleaners can expand the lifespan of your furniture.

Three decades of history and a fortunate friendship help David Lowery build the salon of his imagination. Meet DL Lowry Salon in Indianapolis, the salon that capture 1st runner up in the 2022 Salons of the Year.