Garden hair salon from the Ultra range by Smart Modular Buildings
A 4.3m × 3.2m garden room from the Smart Modular Buildings Ultra range in Suffolk, set up as a hair salon by an experienced hairdresser who had been working mobile.
Garden rooms have become an increasingly popular choice for hairdressers and beauty therapists looking to run a business from home. The appeal is clear: all the convenience of working where you live, combined with a professional space that feels entirely separate from the main house. Clients arrive to a dedicated entrance with a genuine shop-front feel, while the owner can close the door at the end of the day and leave work behind – a balance that can be hard to achieve when working from a room inside the home.
This 4.3m x 3.2m garden studio in Suffolk, shows how well a Smart Modular Buildings garden room can work as a hair salon. The owner, an experienced hairdresser with over 20 years in the industry, had spent time working mobile before deciding to create a permanent salon space in her garden. The result is The Hair Sanctuary – a business that can be found on Instagram at @thehairsanctuary_glemsford
At a glance
- Size: 4.3m × 3.2m, with room for two cutting stations placed to make the most of the daylight, and storage keeping products and tools to hand.
- Exterior: Horizontal Western Red Cedar set within a black chassis, the Ultra range’s signature detail, with a hidden EPDM roof sitting inside the fascia.
- Entrance: A portico porch with LED puddle lights in the canopy lights the way for clients arriving for late appointments.
- Inside: White silk MDF lining that wipes clean, medium oak laminate flooring, LED downlights for detailed work, and blinds within the uPVC frames.
- Company: Smart Modular Buildings, whose multi-layer insulated construction keeps the salon comfortable to work in through the year.
A high-end salon with garden views
As the images show, the owner has styled this garden room to rival any high street salon. Two cutting stations are positioned to make the most of the natural light, with plenty of storage keeping products and tools close to hand. What sets this apart from a typical salon, of course, is the connection with the garden – something a high street location simply cannot offer. Clients can enjoy a calm, one-to-one experience with views of greenery, rather than the noise and bustle of a town centre.
Example of the Ultra range
The building is from Smart Modular Buildings’ Ultra range – the premium option in their collection of six architectural ranges. The Ultra is distinguished by its horizontal Western Red Cedar cladding, which appears to float within the black chassis that frames the structure. It’s a striking design detail that gives the building a contemporary, high-end appearance.
A portico entrance creates a welcoming porch detail at the front of the building, with LED puddle lighting set into the roof canopy. This casts an attractive glow down the front elevation in the evening – practical for lighting the way on darker nights when clients have late appointments.
French doors open into the salon, flanked on each side by opening casement windows. On a warm day, the owner can let fresh air circulate easily – an important consideration in a working salon. Further casement windows on the rear elevation offer views over the back fence and beyond, where we imagine there are glimpses of the surrounding Suffolk countryside.
A bright, welcoming interior
Inside, the salon is finished in Smart Modular Buildings’ Popular 2 specification – a white silk Finsa MDF lining with matching white beading. This hardwearing, wipe-clean finish creates a bright, neutral backdrop that allows the owner’s furnishings and touches of greenery to stand out. The white interior also helps bounce natural light around the room, keeping the space feeling fresh and airy throughout the day.
Medium oak laminate flooring adds warmth and durability underfoot, while LED downlights in the ceiling provide even illumination for detailed work. Blinds fitted within the uPVC window frames give the owner control over both light and privacy – useful when the salon is in use or when a little shade is needed on a sunny afternoon.
Designed for year-round use
Like all buildings in the Ultra range, this salon benefits from Smart Modular Buildings’ multi-layer insulated construction, making it comfortable to work in throughout the year. The hidden roof sits neatly within the fascia, contributing to the clean, contemporary lines of the design while providing a secure, low-maintenance EPDM covering.
Explore your own salon design
For hairdressers, beauty therapists, or anyone considering a home-based business, this project shows what’s possible with a well-specified garden room. Smart Modular Buildings’ intuitive online configurator allows you to explore layouts, sizes, and finishes across the Ultra range and their five other architectural collections. It’s a helpful way to start shaping ideas before speaking with the team.
Learn more about Smart Modular Buildings
To explore the Ultra range and the rest of the Smart Modular Buildings collection, visit their website at www.smartgardenoffices.co.uk. You can experiment with layouts using their online configurator, request a brochure, or chat with the team on 0333 880 6157 or email hello@smbuk.com to discuss your own garden room plans.
