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Making the Most of Barber Chairs

Spotlight your barber chair design and put your chairs to work for you

By Lisa Wilsbacher
Barber and salon chairs are an essential, but often overlooked, fixture in today's barber shops and salons. However, in today's saturated market of franchise hair salons, you need to have something to attract clients away from the cookie cutter atmosphere of the chains. An individualized decor centered around unique salon or barber chairs will be a great start to making your business memorable for your customers.

Making the most of barber chairs means, first and foremost, knowing the target demographic for your business. While creating a certain feel may attract one area of the population, it may alienate another. Assess the trends in your area, as well as your own personality, and furnish your business accordingly. When looking for barber or styling chairs to create a certain feel, take the following into consideration:
  1. Look for custom designs for a modern or cutting edge feel.
  2. Use vintage barber chairs to create a nostalgic atmosphere.
  3. Utilize bonus features to give customers added comfort.

 

Find custom and designer barber equipment and chairs to create a one of a kind look

A designer or custom barber or beauty salon chair can bring a edgy and memorable feel to your business that perfectly fits your personal vision. Some custom salon and barber chair suppliers also offer design services to help customize your entire salon layout.
Try: Salon Interiors provides comprehensive services for design and production of both furnishings and decor to achieve a complete look for your salon or barber shop. Interstate Design Industries offers a wide range of unique salon chair designs.

Look for vintage barber chairs for sale to attract nostalgia-loving customers

Aside from benefiting from the possible price breaks when buying used barber chairs, vintage barber chairs can give older customers a sense of comfort and familiarity and have a retro draw for the younger customers that enjoy the vintage scene. They have the added benefit of proven durability.
Try: Online antique sites, such as The Antique Advertiser, are great places to look for vintage chairs. You can also look for individual collectors and restorers, such as "Jim the Barber" on Alexisonline, who buys, sells and restores antique barber chairs.

Look for salon and barber shop chairs with unique features

Unique services along with a unique look will also not only bring the customers in, but keep them coming back. Chairs with options like massage and heated foot rests take the customer's comfort experience to the next level.
Try: Find barber chairs with luxurious features such as HBNY Marcus Barber Chair with Massage from Pure Spa Direct and the Regalo II from Takara Belmont, which offers back massage and heated foot rests.

 

  • Don't stop halfway. The impact of the perfect barber chair selection will fall flat if the surrounding atmosphere is bland and unmemorable. Use your choice of barber or salon chair to inspire your work stations and salon decor to get the full effect of your desired look and impact.

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