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Designing a Welcoming Beauty Salon Reception

A well-designed beauty salon reception area incorporating your salon's logo, tagline, and signature colours into the reception area design.

A well-designed beauty salon reception area is the first impression for your clients, setting the tone for their entire salon experience.

When a client enters your beauty salon, they encounter your reception desk, and your receptionist first.

It is the first impression that your guests will have of your business. And for this reason, you must take care of every detail to ensure they feel comfortable and welcome

Beauty salons like yours are dedicated to making the world a more beautiful and pleasant place, and that starts with their environment.

Once the first impression has been made, the receptionist must provide a warm welcome to the client and be able to offer them exactly what they were looking for: exquisite service and impeccable organization. So that they only have to put themselves in your hands and enjoy a moment of personal care and relaxation.

The reception of your beauty salon and its correct operation is a detail that you should never neglect. Therefore, today we have selected the 3 essential tips for a beauty salon reception, no matter what. You will love them, here we go!

a Modern Minimalist Salon Reception design with clean lines and a light wood finish.

Organization and decoration of beauty salon reception

L-shaped reception desk with retail display for beauty salon

 

Imagine that you enter your beauty salon for the first time. What would you like to find? Surely, a clean, tidy, and well-kept beauty salon reception area, with a nice counter, a background wall with your logo + slogan and your corporate colors, and, a waiting area where you can sit down.

This is ideal! In it, as in any environment, less is more. It is better to use important and beautiful elements, than inconsequential and even annoying objects that do not add meaning to the room.

An example of an aesthetic reception design: a simple counter, made of wood or white lacquer, accompanied by a couple of lighting sources that complement the natural light (preferably halogens and a couple of decorative lamps), and why not, a panel with your logo or a plasma TV on which you broadcast a corporate video.

Always accompany it with a natural plant or a bouquet of fresh flowers. Also, on your counter, you will have your computer, accompanied by a small storage area, which allows you to keep everything well organized.

To achieve the desired effect, if your waiting room is at the entrance, look for a simple and pretty 3-seater sofa, and accompany it with a couple of chairs with arms, a corner table and a central table, on which you can leave magazines or a cup of coffee.

bouquet of fresh flowers for reception interior decoration

A fast and queue-free reception

White marble salon reception counter with storage

 

Although a receptionist has several tasks throughout the day, such as receiving orders from suppliers, keeping the agenda up to date, and serving customers who come through the door, payments are one of their main tasks. So optimizing payments is essential to help them save time, organize themselves better, and avoid queues that can cause them to collapse.

You can achieve this with management and marketing software that allows you to offer different payment methods, that discount sessions from vouchers, that, for example, also applies automatic discounts. And allows you to perform quick cash closings with each shift change if you need to.

Glamorous gold and glass salon welcome desk

A shelf with products for sale + a display for gift cards

An area with shelves full of products for sale and a display for gift cards in your beauty salon is the starting and ending point of the customer’s visit. That is why, to offer them a complete experience and achieve more sales at the time of payment, you must have a display area.

Before closing the ticket, you will have the opportunity to offer the customer a cream or serum, a service that helps them continue with their treatment or a gift card for a friend or family member. Put the different sales techniques into practice and increase your average ticket!

These ideas for a beauty salon reception will help you create a functional and welcoming space, optimizing every detail to improve your client’s experience and your team’s efficiency.

If after reading this article, you know that you need to twist it and optimize it, then you will need beauty salon software.

Hair and beauty salon shelf with products for sale + a display for gift cards

Beauty and hairdressing salon reception desk

First impressions are what count. Make a good impression with our attractive reception desks for beauty salons and hairdressers. The reception area represents a key space within your business. It is the place where you show your personality, and make contact with your clients. And where you transmit confidence and professionalism.

Make your customers feel welcome and comfortable in your salon with our counters for reception areas. Depending on the atmosphere of your reception area, you can choose the counter that best suits your business, providing added value and distinction, and creating a perfect presentation for your salon.

 

Hair salon point of sale (POS) station

Get organized with all the space your beauty salon reception desk offers

Your customers’ experience in your establishment begins when they open the door and take their first step in. The way the employees treat you, the music playing, the establishment’s decor… Everything is taken into account to generate an opinion. Therefore, if you want to have happy customers, give them a comfortable and pleasant place to wait.

You may not know it, but having a well-decorated room is as important as offering a good product since your room is part of your establishment’s marketing: nobody likes to wait in a poorly decorated, uncomfortable, and unpleasant place; Therefore, therein lies the importance of making every part of your establishment the best possible experience.

Functionality is crucial in a beauty salon waiting room: provide convenient amenities like a water station, charging ports, and free Wi-Fi to enhance the waiting experience.

Reception desk incorporating your salon's branding or logo.

Furniture for the waiting room in a beauty salon

If you’re decorating a spa or beauty salon waiting room, you should assume that clients will spend a few minutes there waiting, so you should consider the furniture they’ll be sitting on. It’s essential to have chairs or armchairs, depending on your space. You can’t assume that people will wait standing, as this will make other people in the room uncomfortable and negatively impact their experience.

Look for comfortable options, that allow you to sit up straight, and match the aesthetics of the space. Avoid furniture that is too high or too low, as this will be uncomfortable for some people.

Salon waiting room mix of individual chairs and small sofas to accommodate different group sizes and preferences.

Salon reception general environment and temperature

Have you ever been to a salon where it was too cold? How did that affect your experience? Chances are, if you’ve been in that situation, you’ve wanted to leave as soon as possible. The same would be true if it were too hot. That’s why you make your beauty salon waiting room environment comfortable for as many people as possible.

The atmosphere also includes factors such as pictures and decorations. A beauty salon is where people relax and have a good time. So we recommend avoiding very flashy decorations or dark colors that may contradict the feeling you want your clients to experience. We recommend keeping the decor neutral, perhaps incorporating plants and images that encourage relaxation. 

Salon reception interior decoration with live plants and images that encourage relaxation. 

Transmit emotions and sensations 

The salon closet discreetly tucked away from the main waiting area allows clients to access their belongings and store coats or bags without intruding on the salon's workspace.

 

We’ve already talked about how to decorate a beauty salon waiting room. But now we’ll give you some tips on ensuring your clients feel at peace while they’re there.

The most important thing is to engage your customers’ emotions. Going to a store with a pleasant and recognizable fragrance invites you to go back. And every time you smell the scent you will be reminded of the store. You can use humidifiers with essential oils that transmit serenity, such as lavender or mint oils.

Music can also create a sense of calm within your clients. Opt for ambient sounds that have been proven to be relaxing. For example: the sounds of the beach, wind, rain, or birds. You can create a playlist just for this.

It’s common to see old magazines in waiting rooms. If you’re going to leave material for customers to look through, we recommend keeping it up to date. It’s much more enjoyable to look at recent news than to see an issue of a magazine from a decade ago. This shows interest and commitment to your customers.

If you want to elevate the experience a bit more, you can involve taste, and offer tea or some sweets in your waiting room. This, in addition to making the wait more pleasant, is a gesture that will make you stand out among other aesthetics on the market.

Use your reception and waiting rooms to promote yourself

Floral murals, a classic choice for beauty salon waiting room.
Floral murals are a classic choice for a beauty salon waiting room.

Magazines play a surprisingly important role in the beauty salon waiting room, offering more than just something to flip through while you wait. The most obvious benefit is providing a distraction from the anticipation or potential anxiety of a treatment. Engaging content helps clients relax and pass the time comfortably.

Beauty magazines contain the latest trends, styles, and product recommendations. Browsing through them can inspire clients to try new looks or services the salon offers.  

In addition to having magazines and entertainment material, you can have a part of your waiting room dedicated to your business. There you can advertise all the services you offer, the new treatments you have, the products you sell, and the promotions you offer.

This is a way to build customer loyalty and increase the reach of your business. You can also leave cards with your business details, so they can call to book new appointments or recommend your beauty salon to their acquaintances.

A calming nature scene mural creates a relaxing atmosphere in your waiting room.

After reading all our recommendations for decorating your beauty salon waiting room, you can imagine how to make your client’s experience the best possible. Remember that the details are the most important elements. And that those things that may go unnoticed can be the ones that truly build customer loyalty.

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