Frisor salon and wellness in cheshire channels scandi chic

Cheshire's Frisor Salon and Wellness opened in March 2013, following eight weeks of work. The result? A clean serene space, inspired by the owners' experience working in Scandinavia. Martin and Angela Edwards have both spent time working in Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen and were inspired by the Scandi region's contrasting clean, cool tones and injection of warmth through use of wood. Throughout the salon, a palette of cool grey tones are used, with custom colours specifically chosen for the premises. Also on the walls are sleek white metro tiles, while on the floor it's a combination of large square polished Italian slate tiles with Karndean light oak industrial flooring selected for the backwash, bathroom, staff room and dispensary areas. "We tried to select furniture for its comfort and simplicity in order to create a comfortable but uncomplicated environment in which we could focus on our guest’s experience," says Martin. "The look is cool, clean and modern," he continues. "We provide a calm oasis in which guest’s can enjoy a professional and personalised experience."

Frisor Salon and Wellness: In Pictures

[hji-gallery-legacy] Fact File Name: Frisor Salon and Wellness Address: 4 Broomfield Lane, Hale, Cheshire, WA15 9AQ Owners: Martin and Angela Edwards Size: 1250sq ft When did you open? March 2013 Number of staff: 10 Number of styling stations: 8 Budget: £75k Design by: Angela Edwards, Martin Edwards Furniture by: Albert Ewan Top Tips 1. Plan well, preferably using a Gantt chart to properly divide all elements of the project. Schedule your traders' work in and consider when they can and can’t overlap. What lead times do you have on furniture? Consider custom orders from Japan or the US may take as long as 16-20 weeks. 2. Budget generously and incorporate a contingency for overspend, because you will - 10% should be plenty. 3. Invest in key areas, particularly anything that a customer will touch or spend prolonged periods of time looking at, like styling stations, chairs and backwashes. 4. Think about the client path through your business. Walk it through from a customer perspective and make sure that you involve your team or someone who has done this before as they will have sensible practical advice to avoid making expensive mistakes. 5. Avoid extra whistles and bells that may add cost or complexity at a later date. Electronic moving parts in backwashes or expensive decorative artefacts may seem like a great idea initially but you have to ask yourself if they really enhance the guest experience or not.