Take It as a Sign

“I started with just one picture of a shoe that I liked and it snowballed,” says Rhonda Coe-Beck, owner of Nail Expression Nail Spa in Winston Salem, N.C., whose salon is covered with signs — many shoe-related, some inspirational, some plain funny. “We were given several signs with shoe sayings since that first one and that started the whole thing.” (The sign over the couch reads: “One shoe can change your life.” — Cinderella)

Now when she sees a sign with a cool saying, or something that fits her personality — or colleague Sandi Bishop’s — she buys it. “Often I move the signs around, or take them down and bring them back after a while. It’s fun to read them as you sit and relax,” she says.

 “My clients’ favorite is the one I bought for Sandi, who works out a lot and loves it. It says ‘I’m so glam, I sweat glitter.’ My favorites are those that express the heart and positive attitude, Like, ‘Scatter Joy,’ and ‘There is always, always something to be thankful for.’ The most recent signs I added were actually napkins from Pier One. One napkin reads, ‘All I want is world peace and a pedicure.’”