Salons
Styling Stations Materials and Finishes for Salons
Select materials by where they will be installed, how they are cleaned and what can be repaired when one part wears.
Explore the ideas
Compare the options
- Set the brief
- Mark high-touch, wet and impact-prone surfaces separately before picking finishes.
- Compare
- Ask suppliers for care instructions, repair options and a full sample with exposed edges and joints.
- Before buying
- Price installation, replaceable pieces and long-term maintenance alongside the initial material cost.
Worked example
Imagine a care room where frequent cleaning has dulled a painted hand-contact area, while a glossy replacement sample creates confusing reflections.
Compare durable, cleanable samples at the actual contact points and inspect both joints and exposed edges. Follow product care guidance and ask the care team about cleaning products before specifying a finish.
How to test it
Put the sample beside its adjoining materials and test the agreed cleaning method on a spare piece.
Apply it to this space
- Layout
- Set stations in a repeated rhythm with clear turning space behind chairs and a shared tool route along the wall.
- Detail
- Use mirror lighting with high color clarity and wipeable surfaces for product and hair residue.
- Trade-off
- More stations increase appointment capacity but reduce stylist working room.
- Move around a chair with a trolley
- Check lighting on hair from front and side
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