Hair by jfk create a cool club vibe

Fifteen years after opening their first Hair by JFK salon in central Edinburgh, owners Faruk Mohammed and Karen Brown wanted to push their creativity when opening a second salon in the prime location of leafy Bruntsfield.

Once they'd sourced the perfect property in just the right location, they hired local interior designer Charlie Hearn, and gave him carte blanche to create an exciting, edgy salon.

With black the predominant colour, complemented by textured, tactile walls and coloured lighting, Charlie made a feature of the separate areas by giving each one a different coloured highlight. The main salon is black with red, the colour area is grey with green, and the wash area is black with red fabric glass.

Karen explains: "We deliberately made the salon look different in separate areas. The main salon has a clubby feel, the mezzanine is calm, and the wash area is sexy."

Fact File

Name: Hair by JFK

Address: 1 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh

Owners: Faruk Mohammed and Karen Brown

Styling stations: 17

Clientele: All ages

Budget: £93,850

Design: Charlie Hearn

Furniture: Aston & Fincher, LSE and Dwell

Features: String fabric walls, black gloss furniture, colour-washed walls.

Get The Look

Charlie Hearn, CHD salon design: 0131 453 3464

Aston & Fincher: 0121 331 2050

LSE: 020 8903 0002.

Budget Box

Shop fitting: £60,200

Lights: £8,000

Signs: £5,800

Flooring: £6,400

Bespoke glass: £3,450

Wall fringing: £5,000

Furniture: £5,000.

Top Tips

• Know what you want to achieve
• Select a good designer
• Find a good shopfitter
• Be single minded in achieving your aims, but be prepared to change direction if the opportunity arises
• Fix a budget.

Hair by JFK In Brief...

• What were your aims?
  
  To create a unique avant-garde salon offering a great sensory experience as well as great hairdressing.
• How would you describe the salon's image?
  
  Individual.
• What was the most expensive part?
  
  The shopfitting. The most expensive individual item was the signage.
• What was the best buy of the salon?
  
  The red pendant light in the rear, as it was on sale at B&Q.
  
  What are the most important aspects to you?
  
  Look, ambience, comfort and individuality.