Salon Floor Plan Maker | Free Salon Layout Planner

A salon layout decides how many chairs fit, how clients move from the front desk to the shampoo bowl, and whether there is room to walk behind a stylist at work. The floor plan maker gives you a room at real size, about 50 pieces of salon furniture with typical footprints, and live measurements of the space between them. Move things until the floor works, then take the plan to your landlord, contractor or furniture dealer.

How to Plan a Salon Layout

1
Set the room

Pick a preset or type the inside length and width of your space. The grid is drawn to scale, one line per foot.
2
Add furniture

Click a styling station, chair, backwash unit, pedicure chair or reception desk and it drops into the first open spot at a typical size.
3
Arrange it

Drag pieces into place. They snap to walls and to each other, and the space around the selected piece shows in feet and inches.
4
Check and download

The checklist flags walkways under 36 inches and chairs packed too close. Download a PNG or SVG, or print the plan with its furniture list.

Room Sizes in the Maker

These presets cover a single salon suite up to a 2,000 square foot salon. Few spaces are perfect rectangles, so measure yours wall to wall, type the numbers in, and use partition walls and the restroom or back room blocks for the parts that are walled off.

Preset	Type	Length	Width	Area
10 x 12 ft salon suite	Salon suite	12′	10′	120 sq ft
12 x 14 ft salon suite	Salon suite	14′	12′	168 sq ft
15 x 20 ft (300 sq ft)	Salon or shop	20′	15′	300 sq ft
20 x 30 ft (600 sq ft)	Salon or shop	30′	20′	600 sq ft
20 x 40 ft (800 sq ft)	Salon or shop	40′	20′	800 sq ft
25 x 40 ft (1,000 sq ft)	Salon or shop	40′	25′	1,000 sq ft
30 x 50 ft (1,500 sq ft)	Salon or shop	50′	30′	1,500 sq ft
40 x 50 ft (2,000 sq ft)	Salon or shop	50′	40′	2,000 sq ft

Salon Furniture Dimensions

Each piece starts at a typical footprint, width by depth in inches. Real furniture varies by brand, so check the product listing or spec sheet and type the real numbers in. A styling chair's footprint includes the footrest, and a backwash unit includes the bowl, cabinet and chair together.

Styling

Styling station36 × 20 in
Styling station with storage48 × 22 in
Double-sided island station60 × 40 in
Styling chair26 × 30 in
Barber chair28 × 40 in
Rolling trolley16 × 16 in
Stylist stool18 × 18 in

Shampoo and color

Backwash unit (bowl and chair)28 × 58 in
Shampoo bowl26 × 22 in
Shampoo chair24 × 34 in
Hood dryer chair28 × 38 in
Color bar72 × 24 in
Back bar cabinet48 × 20 in

Nails

Manicure table42 × 18 in
Pedicure spa chair32 × 62 in
Pedicure bench, 3 seat108 × 50 in
Client chair22 × 22 in
Nail tech stool18 × 18 in
Polish rack24 × 6 in
Nail drying station36 × 18 in

Spa and lash

Facial or massage bed30 × 74 in
Lash bed28 × 72 in
Esthetician stool18 × 18 in
Spa trolley20 × 16 in

Front of house

Reception desk72 × 30 in
Reception desk, small48 × 24 in
Waiting chair24 × 26 in
Waiting sofa72 × 32 in
Coffee table36 × 20 in
Retail shelving36 × 16 in
Display table48 × 24 in
Plant18 × 18 in

Back room

Washer27 × 30 in
Clothes dryer27 × 30 in
Utility sink24 × 22 in
Storage shelving48 × 18 in
Break table36 × 36 in
Mini fridge20 × 22 in
Fire extinguisher8 × 8 in

Miscellaneous

Tanning bed, lay-down50 × 88 in
Tanning booth, stand-up50 × 50 in
Spray tan booth48 × 48 in
Procedure chair30 × 76 in
Equipment cart20 × 24 in

What the Layout Checks Look For

The checklist in the maker tracks the pieces most salons need: a reception desk, waiting seats, a shampoo area once you have styling chairs, a restroom, a door and a fire extinguisher. It also measures two things that are easy to get wrong on paper.

Walkways: any gap between two pieces of furniture that is narrower than 36 inches gets flagged. That is the minimum clear width for an accessible route in the 2010 ADA Standards. Chair spacing: the maker measures the closest pair of styling or barber chairs, center to center, and flags anything under 54 inches. Salon furniture dealers suggest about 4.5 to 6 feet so stylists can work without bumping elbows.

Treat the checklist as a reminder, not an approval. Your state cosmetology board, your city's building department and your landlord each have their own rules, and some boards set minimums for sinks, dispensary space or room size.

Salon Layout Ideas

Stations along one wall

Styling stations line the long wall with chairs in front and a clear aisle behind them. Simple to build, since the plumbing and power run along one wall.
Stations on both walls

Two rows of stations facing each other across a center aisle. It fits more chairs into a narrow storefront, as long as the aisle stays wide enough for a client and a stylist to pass.
Island stations

Double-sided stations in the middle of the floor, with two chairs each. Good for a wide room, and they leave the walls free for retail or the shampoo area.
Shampoo and color at the back

Backwash units, the color bar and the laundry grouped at the back, close to the water lines and away from the front door, with the restroom beside them.

Salon Guides

Salon Floor Plan Maker FAQ

Is the salon floor plan maker free?

Yes. You can draw, save and download layouts without an account. Layouts are saved in your browser on this device, so download a copy of any plan you want to keep somewhere else.

Does it work for barbershops, nail salons and suites?

Yes. There are barber chairs, manicure tables, pedicure chairs and benches, facial and lash beds, and presets for single salon suites. If your space is a different size, type its length and width and the plan redraws to match.

How accurate are the furniture sizes?

They are typical footprints, so treat them as placeholders. One brand of styling chair or pedicure chair can be several inches off from another. Once you pick real models, type the width and depth from each listing and the measurements update.

How much space does each styling station need?

The station itself is usually 30 to 48 inches wide, and the chair in front of it takes about 2 by 2.5 feet. Salon furniture dealers suggest about 4.5 to 6 feet from one chair to the next, plus a walkway of at least 36 inches behind the chairs. The maker shows the closest chair spacing and flags tight walkways as you work.

Can I send the plan to a contractor or landlord?

Yes. Download a PNG or SVG of the floor plan, or use Print to save a PDF with the drawing and the full furniture list. Download shopping list saves a CSV file you can open in Excel or Google Sheets, with an Amazon search link for each item.

Can I use it on my phone?

It works on a phone, with the furniture list and settings in tabs under the plan, but a laptop or tablet is easier for dragging pieces into tight spots. Layouts you save on one device do not move to another.