SALON SOUND MATTERS

What does it sound like to feel held?

In a nail studio, sound is as much a material as wood, light, or fabric. It shapes the mood, the pace, the experience.

Too often, sound is an afterthought—fluorescent buzz, echoing tile, the mechanical purr of chairs in motion. A space designed for intimacy becomes overwhelmed by its own ambient noise. What should feel calm instead feels clinical, distracted, thin.

The acoustics of a room can either protect quiet moments or scatter them.

Designing for sound means thinking beyond surfaces. It means soft materials that absorb instead of bounce. Curtains, upholstery, textured walls. It means conversation can happen without being broadcast across the room. It means the rhythm of nail tools doesn’t compete with voices or music or machines.

And music—when used—is not background filler. It sets tone and tempo. It cues pause, pace, presence. A good playlist is chosen like scent or lighting: intentionally, in layers, to support the mood rather than dictate it.

Silence is not the absence of sound—it’s the presence of space.
The best nail studios know how to hold both.

Need help designing for more than what’s seen?
Explore the options or book a 1-hour consultation to think through the sensory experience of your space—sound included.