Bedroom set up

[jeffy]

Hi ladies, in the process of getting all my ducks in a row and just about to book my CND beginners course. Excited and petrified!

My house has no space, except maybe in the kitchen (but 3 small ones need to eat and it is a bit of a hub in our home, so not all that practical) for me to offer services. My mum lives round the corner from me, is about to start a Mon-Fri 8-4 job and my sister is away at uni. Her bedroom is free most of the time due to her not being there but has kingsize bed in it. It still has loads of room, ample for a folding table and chairs and space to move around. So with the empty house and space it looks ideal, but how do you think people would take having their nails done in a room with a bed in it?

 

[Beautiful-you]

I suppose the first question you have to ask yourself is how would you feel about having your nails done in someone's bedroom? Are your clients going to be friends and family who know you and are comfortable with you and may not mind where you do their nails? Or are you hoping to attract clients who are essentially strangers? I know it can be very difficult to find the perfect space for a home salon and a spare bedroom with a bed in that isn't being used every night is one thing, but I'm not sure that I'd feel comfortable either having clients in my own bedroom or having my nails done in someone else's bedroom, unless they were a friend. I'm really sorry if this offends anyone who does this x

 

[jeffy]

Thank you for the perspective, I need to pop some thought in to it because I know the size of the room, if it was me and I was a stranger to the client, the room as it is wouldn't put me off but I know it might not be for all people.

 

[Beautiful-you]

Hopefully you'll get lots more feedback on here to help you decide because I know people use all sorts of spaces to do their treatments. My current beauty room isn't ideal as you have to walk through the kitchen to get to it but we've got a detached double garage we are starting to convert next month, but that's a big step as it's going to cost quite a lot to do and one of the big draws of working from home was supposed to be the lower overheads! Just a thought, if your mum's house is empty during the day, could you use another less personal room in her house? My friend has run her very successful hairdressing business from her dining room for 17 years!

 

[asteropi]

Agree. Bedrooms are awkward. Use a different room or empty the bedroom. Can't you take bed somewhere else? Will your sister mind much?

 

[Persephannie]

I too would feel uncomfortable in a bedroom. Too intimate of a room for me. I also don't like the thought of all of the dust etc flying around on bedding etc. If the room has carpet I would wonder how clean it is because carpet really holds onto allergens etc.

 

[nailpod]

When I started out I had two single bed in the room I was using ( was a converted flat which I now have set up after 10 years as an entire salon spa but THAT takes a lot of time and money so baby steps)
And I just initially : bought a foldable room divider (not sure what it's called in the U.K. But sure it's same thing ) and I placed that in front of the "room area" and so it gave the illusion of having a private nail station set up.
Which is a good idea for starting up, and it's a functional item which you can fold away to make space when you sister is back. And relatively in expensive

 

[nailpod]

Intact 15 years ago I set up in the storage room in the back room of the vet hospital I was working at after hours and week ends afternoons initially when I had first started out .
AND if you get room divider it can help hugely , I mean flip if I could make use of a little half a storage room filled with dog food pellets and filing cabinets I am pretty sure you can use a bedroom.

Those initial clients who came to me back then are now still my clients and now even their daughters who are now old enough to have nails done come to me. Still . So don't be put off WE ALL have to START somewhere !!!!

 

[Eloise86]

I wouldn't like it, i did go to someone once and I just felt it was unprofessional xxxxx

 

[blossom]

Could you buy a couple of bolsters and pretty cushions and turn the bed into more of a sofa, as in this pic

You'd need to lose the headboard temporarily but that's personally what I'd do. I think it looks amazing! You can't let a little thing like a bed spoil your plans if you've the opportunity of that room!

The only problem potentially that I can think of is mobility issues (I have a fair few elderly ladies who would struggle with stairs)

Go for it!

 

[jeffy]

Hopefully you'll get lots more feedback on here to help you decide because I know people use all sorts of spaces to do their treatments. My current beauty room isn't ideal as you have to walk through the kitchen to get to it but we've got a detached double garage we are starting to convert next month, but that's a big step as it's going to cost quite a lot to do and one of the big draws of working from home was supposed to be the lower overheads! Just a thought, if your mum's house is empty during the day, could you use another less personal room in her house? My friend has run her very successful hairdressing business from her dining room for 17 years!

Good luck with your conversion! So exciting, it's amazing what opportunities we can have come our way! I like the ladies suggestion of a room divider, the layout would allow me to screen off the bed area and still have space to work from. Her double wardrobe would have space to store my equipment when my sister came home and offer up a more mobile service over those periods with the potential to offer from my kitchen for clients comfortable enough to offer that to. Thanks for your help.

 

[jeffy]

When I started out I had two single bed in the room I was using ( was a converted flat which I now have set up after 10 years as an entire salon spa but THAT takes a lot of time and money so baby steps)
And I just initially : bought a foldable room divider (not sure what it's called in the U.K. But sure it's same thing ) and I placed that in front of the "room area" and so it gave the illusion of having a private nail station set up.
Which is a good idea for starting up, and it's a functional item which you can fold away to make space when you sister is back. And relatively in expensive

such a great idea- the room divider. That is so achievable for me and would still have space to work in on the 'salon' side of the room. It is a carpeted room but my friend works from home as a hairdresser from her lounge and she has a large plastic floor protector. You ladies are fab, you have really helped remove an obstacle....next obstacle to tackle, MY MOTHER!

 

[Beautiful-you]

Good luck with your conversion! So exciting, it's amazing what opportunities we can have come our way! I like the ladies suggestion of a room divider, the layout would allow me to screen off the bed area and still have space to work from. Her double wardrobe would have space to store my equipment when my sister came home and offer up a more mobile service over those periods with the potential to offer from my kitchen for clients comfortable enough to offer that to. Thanks for your help.

Aww Thank you! I have a confession to make, I miss-read your original post and thought it was your mum's bedroom you were going to use, not your sisters whilst she's away! I'm really sorry about that! So In effect, your sister's room is more like a spare room as it is barely used, which I think makes a big difference. It sounds like you can do some quick transformation tricks that you won't have to move each day after you've finished working to turn it back into a bedroom! I wish you lots of luck too in your new venture - you'll love it I'm sure! X