Spellbinding style at voodoo hair salon

Published 28th Oct 2010 by sophieh

James Smith's latest salon project, VooDoo in Northampton, gives him the chance to really stand out in two industries he loves - hairdressing and interior design.

There was already a salon on the premises, but says James it was in need of "a well-deserved injection of style".

James, who has worked on interior design projects around the world, adds: "This was a pretty straightforward refurb for me. Everything was already in place, such as the plumbing, so all I needed to do was come in and powder its nose." The whole refurb took just two weeks.

"I wanted to create another striking salon that got the town talking, and I think I have done that. There are so many features in this salon and a whole load more to come."

Fact File

Name: VooDoo

Address: 241 Wellingborough Road, Northampton

Owners: James Smith and Kate Rose

Size: 850sq ft

Staff: Five

Styling stations: Nine

Budget: £20,000

Financing: Self-financed

Design: Society Interiors

Furniture: Society Interiors, Barthelmess, Decorado, Dir, various vintage pieces

Features: Butterfly wall, gold Chesterfield sofas, gold reception desk, cow-hide backwash seats, gold walls, and a penny floor.

Budget Box

Styling chairs: £149 each

Backwash chairs recovered in cow hides: £400

Gold sofa: £2,400

Reception desk: £600

Mirrors: £800

Gold walls: £1,600

Resin floor: £600

Fixtures and fittings: £5,000

Signage: £900

Web design/logo: £4,500

Miscellaneous: £2,450.

Sources

Design - James Smith, Society Interiors: 01604 637799

Furniture - Barthelmess & Decorado: 01604 696560; Dir Birmingham: 0800 085 3667

Electrics - D.I.C.E Electrical, Northampton: 07852 913783.