FABULOUS FABRIC!

I have a few spots in the salon that have fabric covering the wall, above the mirrors that I need to replace. So of course I have spent many many hours searching the internet for the proper fabric. It is really a smallish accent area so I really wanted it to scream "1950's"!! I found a whole bunch of different options, all beautiful and oh so hard to choose from. So here are some pics that I have saved from the internet (how did people redecorate before the internet??) or took from my phone. 
Enjoy-

The last one is a wallpaper, really love that one but it was sold out. The one I chose below is from Melinamade which is where most of these are from, I think.

I think this will add a little lightness to the area, and at $40 a yard I am hoping it will be the right choice! The good thing is that they make throw pillows to go with so if I like it I can get some pillows for the chairs. 

Little bit of progress!

Yes I realize most people probably just take a few days or a week or what have you and just get things DONE. Not me, I like to do things when I have some spare time which is not too much lately. Most of my work has been online researching and picking stuff out but I have done a bit of painting and stuff. Here's a few pics showing some of my handiwork, from painting trim to installing bathroom hardware...

As you can see I have gotten rid of all traces of gold in the bathroom! It wasn't easy, had to do 3 coats on the walls!

Under the shelf there was brown fabric and when I tore it off there were PINK walls! And then, when  part of the paint came off the cabinets there was turquoise underneath! So I like to think that the salon was at one time, pink and turquoise! How fun would that have been?

Painting the wood trim around the mirror gave a whole new cleaner look to the place.

It's amazing what a little bit of black paint will do! These bars were soooooo ugly painted the same color as the walls! Now at least they look they are supposed to be there. (I wasn't willing to part with them for security reasons...)

Here's the super fantastic Atomic Age toilet paper holder I found at Lowes(!) and installed myself! So proud... :D


Again sorry for the size of the pics. I e-mailed them to myself and actually made them bigger but my computer refused to acknowledge it...

That's it for now I will try to work on the resizing thing.....

Art and other stuff

I've been collecting things for my salon for awhile, here's some things that I may put up. 

Here's my Rat Pack Sands Hotel framed autographed picture that I got in Vegas. It's got all their autographs and some casino chips and cards-

Here is a print from Nat Reed that is so apropos for the salon I couldn't believe it when I saw it! If you can't see it very well, it has a beauty salon chair dryer hooked up by extension cord (and a little bb-que!)-

Sorry those pics are so small they are from my phone! lol Okay, here is my favorite Shag print-

That's it for now, my computer is acting too slow to post more, I'll share some more later... :D

Let's talk about lighting...

Lighting...let's see...lighting is difficult in a hair salon. There are so many factors to consider. You NEED to be able to see clearly when you cut, so you do need some spot type of action going on. Another thing is that when doing haircolor you need to see the true color. You don't want it to look warmer than it really is (the client can freak if she sees too much "red".) On the other hand if you have flourescents it can make the color and the client look green!  Too bright it can blind you, too dark you can't see. Oh yeah, another thing is heat! Those little tiny bright halogens are HOT!! So what's a girl to do? I have no idea so I'm just going to go with what LOOKS good! Lol!

So here is what I've found-I've got mirrors that need sconces (see before post for the pictures of salon) so these look super cool to me. Can't decide though do I go with single or double? What does everyone think? And I am also going to do track lighting across the salon, hope I can find something that looks the part...

Here's the double one, but I would have it in chrome-

 

Boomerang!

So this is the fabulous drawer pull I found for my cabinets. They are from a company called Renovation and they are only $6! Yay! :D

Here are some other drawer pulls they make. I wish I had a place to put them they're so cool!

Here are some really great starlite fixtures found by someone renovating their bathroom, she really scored with these-

That's it for now, if anyone has links to anything they think I should see, please post!
Enjoy-Kathie

Paint and floors...

After scouring the internet for hours upon hours for salon ideas I finally settled on painting the walls turquoise. It sounds kind of weird to most people judging by the stunned silence I've gotten a few times after telling a couple of my clients. But TRUST ME, it will be soooo cool! Here's a picture or two of what helped me decide-

As soon as I saw this first one I was sold!

Now that one seems a little on the "sea foam green" side so I'm thinking more like the wall in the background of this picture (maybe not quite as bright):

On to the floors-The floors I have now are old linoleum (and not in a good way), stained, not put in very well. I'm hoping they won't have to take them up when they put in this very cool BLACK linoleum! (I can't wait!)

That's all for now, I've got some outstanding drawer pulls to share next time... :D

The befores....

I had taken lots of before pictures of the salon so i will post a few now so that you all get an idea of what I'm having to deal with. In my favor the salon is not run down or falling apart, but the style...well it's about as far away as you can get from what I am going for! lol

So here is the front of the salon-

Here are a few more showing the dark heavy drapes, which really closes it in, the over abundance of gold paint and lots and lots of STUFF...

So as you can see I have my work cut out for me. It will be a fun challenge, any advice will be welcomed...