<p>Urban Nail Bar<br />My business partner needed to expand her salon Body and Soul Beauty Therapy to add extra pampering services, so Urban Nail Bar was created next door in a vacant small shop. We added the nail bar to offer extra pampering services and it created more room from the beauty salon adjoining next door. We offer gels, acrylics, pedicures, and other nail services. &mdash; Wendy Woodward, Sydney, Australia</p>

Urban Nail Bar
My business partner needed to expand her salon Body and Soul Beauty Therapy to add extra pampering services, so Urban Nail Bar was created next door in a vacant small shop. We added the nail bar to offer extra pampering services and it created more room from the beauty salon adjoining next door. We offer gels, acrylics, pedicures, and other nail services. — Wendy Woodward, Sydney, Australia

<p>Accents the Nail Bar<br />Accents is a full-service nail salon. We just completed our first year and we are going strong. We did not add a nail bar to our salon. Instead, we made the salon a nail bar. We had the bar custom made by a commercial construction company. We installed UV lights in the bar under the top rail so the client can get her nails cured while her other hand is being worked on. Our nail bar has been a good success. We still have two manicure stations in the back of the salon with our fabulous pedicure chairs and wax room. One great thing about the bar is doing bridal parties. Here, they can all relax with a beverage and talk at the bar while they get their nails done. &mdash; Sean and Renee Kroeper, Middletown, N.J.</p>

Accents the Nail Bar
Accents is a full-service nail salon. We just completed our first year and we are going strong. We did not add a nail bar to our salon. Instead, we made the salon a nail bar. We had the bar custom made by a commercial construction company. We installed UV lights in the bar under the top rail so the client can get her nails cured while her other hand is being worked on. Our nail bar has been a good success. We still have two manicure stations in the back of the salon with our fabulous pedicure chairs and wax room. One great thing about the bar is doing bridal parties. Here, they can all relax with a beverage and talk at the bar while they get their nails done. — Sean and Renee Kroeper, Middletown, N.J.

<p>Alwin Anthonry Salon<br />We have a new, custom-built nail bar. It was handcrafted by a local company. The stained finish and stone-like top add a rustic feel while providing a unique manicure. Our guests love our nail bar. From its side-by-side seating, to the &ldquo;cocktailed&rdquo; concoctions we serve up custom for each of our guests! We create our &ldquo;cocktails&rdquo; using essential oils to infuse in the scrubs, masks, and more. When you come in with your friends you can truly get a side-by-side manicure. Our nail bar seats up to four people and we have two different heights to accommodate everyone from little girls to tall ladies comfortably. Our bar is also wheelchair accessible, which is a unique addition to a nail bar.&nbsp

Alwin Anthonry Salon
We have a new, custom-built nail bar. It was handcrafted by a local company. The stained finish and stone-like top add a rustic feel while providing a unique manicure. Our guests love our nail bar. From its side-by-side seating, to the “cocktailed” concoctions we serve up custom for each of our guests! We create our “cocktails” using essential oils to infuse in the scrubs, masks, and more. When you come in with your friends you can truly get a side-by-side manicure. Our nail bar seats up to four people and we have two different heights to accommodate everyone from little girls to tall ladies comfortably. Our bar is also wheelchair accessible, which is a unique addition to a nail bar. 

<p>Park Centre Spa<br />When designing Park Centre Spa, we wanted to provide unique services to the area. Having a nail bar was a way to promote our new business, make the best use of our resources, provide a way for our nail care specialists to earn additional income per hour, and to create a different, fun, and social experience for our guests. The best use of our nail bar happens during our spa parties. We host parties for adults and for children up to five at a time. Our nail bar is in the front of our spa in the boutique/reception area, providing visibility to those walking by as well as allowing for a louder noise level than in the rest of the spa. We do not provide additional one-on-one manicure stations in addition to the nail bar,

Park Centre Spa
When designing Park Centre Spa, we wanted to provide unique services to the area. Having a nail bar was a way to promote our new business, make the best use of our resources, provide a way for our nail care specialists to earn additional income per hour, and to create a different, fun, and social experience for our guests. The best use of our nail bar happens during our spa parties. We host parties for adults and for children up to five at a time. Our nail bar is in the front of our spa in the boutique/reception area, providing visibility to those walking by as well as allowing for a louder noise level than in the rest of the spa. We do not provide additional one-on-one manicure stations in addition to the nail bar,

<p>Posh Pedicure Lounge and <br />Posh in the Port Day Spa <br />I own two spas and they both have nail bars. I just like the feel and look of them &mdash; adds a more modern touch to the spa. We also custom built-in UV light holders underneath to support the lights. Both bars were custom built. &mdash; Penny Rumming, London, Ontario, Canada</p>

Posh Pedicure Lounge and
Posh in the Port Day Spa
I own two spas and they both have nail bars. I just like the feel and look of them — adds a more modern touch to the spa. We also custom built-in UV light holders underneath to support the lights. Both bars were custom built. — Penny Rumming, London, Ontario, Canada

<p>Posh Pedicure Lounge and <br />Posh in the Port Day Spa <br />I own two spas and they both have nail bars. I just like the feel and look of them &mdash; adds a more modern touch to the spa. We also custom built-in UV light holders underneath to support the lights. Both bars were custom built. &mdash; Penny Rumming, London, Ontario, Canada</p>

Posh Pedicure Lounge and
Posh in the Port Day Spa
I own two spas and they both have nail bars. I just like the feel and look of them — adds a more modern touch to the spa. We also custom built-in UV light holders underneath to support the lights. Both bars were custom built. — Penny Rumming, London, Ontario, Canada

<p>Chic Nail and Beauty Bar<br />The girls at our salon love our nail bar because of the height, the openness, and the camaraderie of our neighbors. It is an experience at Chic, not just a service! We wanted a different look. The idea was to have more of a &ldquo;Steel Magnolias&rdquo;-type of experience than a private one-on-one service. Woman helping woman and girls&rsquo; night out are more the feeling that the bar creates. It also makes the people who booth rent more team-oriented than just being in it for themselves. &mdash; Kelly Moreland, Hailey, Idaho</p>

Chic Nail and Beauty Bar
The girls at our salon love our nail bar because of the height, the openness, and the camaraderie of our neighbors. It is an experience at Chic, not just a service! We wanted a different look. The idea was to have more of a “Steel Magnolias”-type of experience than a private one-on-one service. Woman helping woman and girls’ night out are more the feeling that the bar creates. It also makes the people who booth rent more team-oriented than just being in it for themselves. — Kelly Moreland, Hailey, Idaho

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<p>Urban Nail Bar<br />My business partner needed to expand her salon Body and Soul Beauty Therapy to add extra pampering services, so Urban Nail Bar was created next door in a vacant small shop. We added the nail bar to offer extra pampering services and it created more room from the beauty salon adjoining next door. We offer gels, acrylics, pedicures, and other nail services. &mdash; Wendy Woodward, Sydney, Australia</p>
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Urban Nail Bar
My business partner needed to expand her salon Body and Soul Beauty Therapy to add extra pampering services, so Urban Nail Bar was created next door in a vacant small shop. We added the nail bar to offer extra pampering services and it created more room from the beauty salon adjoining next door. We offer gels, acrylics, pedicures, and other nail services. — Wendy Woodward, Sydney, Australia

<p>Accents the Nail Bar<br />Accents is a full-service nail salon. We just completed our first year and we are going strong. We did not add a nail bar to our salon. Instead, we made the salon a nail bar. We had the bar custom made by a commercial construction company. We installed UV lights in the bar under the top rail so the client can get her nails cured while her other hand is being worked on. Our nail bar has been a good success. We still have two manicure stations in the back of the salon with our fabulous pedicure chairs and wax room. One great thing about the bar is doing bridal parties. Here, they can all relax with a beverage and talk at the bar while they get their nails done. &mdash; Sean and Renee Kroeper, Middletown, N.J.</p>
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Accents the Nail Bar
Accents is a full-service nail salon. We just completed our first year and we are going strong. We did not add a nail bar to our salon. Instead, we made the salon a nail bar. We had the bar custom made by a commercial construction company. We installed UV lights in the bar under the top rail so the client can get her nails cured while her other hand is being worked on. Our nail bar has been a good success. We still have two manicure stations in the back of the salon with our fabulous pedicure chairs and wax room. One great thing about the bar is doing bridal parties. Here, they can all relax with a beverage and talk at the bar while they get their nails done. — Sean and Renee Kroeper, Middletown, N.J.

<p>Alwin Anthonry Salon<br />We have a new, custom-built nail bar. It was handcrafted by a local company. The stained finish and stone-like top add a rustic feel while providing a unique manicure. Our guests love our nail bar. From its side-by-side seating, to the &ldquo;cocktailed&rdquo; concoctions we serve up custom for each of our guests! We create our &ldquo;cocktails&rdquo; using essential oils to infuse in the scrubs, masks, and more. When you come in with your friends you can truly get a side-by-side manicure. Our nail bar seats up to four people and we have two different heights to accommodate everyone from little girls to tall ladies comfortably. Our bar is also wheelchair accessible, which is a unique addition to a nail bar.&nbsp
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Alwin Anthonry Salon
We have a new, custom-built nail bar. It was handcrafted by a local company. The stained finish and stone-like top add a rustic feel while providing a unique manicure. Our guests love our nail bar. From its side-by-side seating, to the “cocktailed” concoctions we serve up custom for each of our guests! We create our “cocktails” using essential oils to infuse in the scrubs, masks, and more. When you come in with your friends you can truly get a side-by-side manicure. Our nail bar seats up to four people and we have two different heights to accommodate everyone from little girls to tall ladies comfortably. Our bar is also wheelchair accessible, which is a unique addition to a nail bar. 

<p>Park Centre Spa<br />When designing Park Centre Spa, we wanted to provide unique services to the area. Having a nail bar was a way to promote our new business, make the best use of our resources, provide a way for our nail care specialists to earn additional income per hour, and to create a different, fun, and social experience for our guests. The best use of our nail bar happens during our spa parties. We host parties for adults and for children up to five at a time. Our nail bar is in the front of our spa in the boutique/reception area, providing visibility to those walking by as well as allowing for a louder noise level than in the rest of the spa. We do not provide additional one-on-one manicure stations in addition to the nail bar,
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Park Centre Spa
When designing Park Centre Spa, we wanted to provide unique services to the area. Having a nail bar was a way to promote our new business, make the best use of our resources, provide a way for our nail care specialists to earn additional income per hour, and to create a different, fun, and social experience for our guests. The best use of our nail bar happens during our spa parties. We host parties for adults and for children up to five at a time. Our nail bar is in the front of our spa in the boutique/reception area, providing visibility to those walking by as well as allowing for a louder noise level than in the rest of the spa. We do not provide additional one-on-one manicure stations in addition to the nail bar,

<p>Posh Pedicure Lounge and <br />Posh in the Port Day Spa <br />I own two spas and they both have nail bars. I just like the feel and look of them &mdash; adds a more modern touch to the spa. We also custom built-in UV light holders underneath to support the lights. Both bars were custom built. &mdash; Penny Rumming, London, Ontario, Canada</p>
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Posh Pedicure Lounge and
Posh in the Port Day Spa
I own two spas and they both have nail bars. I just like the feel and look of them — adds a more modern touch to the spa. We also custom built-in UV light holders underneath to support the lights. Both bars were custom built. — Penny Rumming, London, Ontario, Canada

<p>Posh Pedicure Lounge and <br />Posh in the Port Day Spa <br />I own two spas and they both have nail bars. I just like the feel and look of them &mdash; adds a more modern touch to the spa. We also custom built-in UV light holders underneath to support the lights. Both bars were custom built. &mdash; Penny Rumming, London, Ontario, Canada</p>
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Posh Pedicure Lounge and
Posh in the Port Day Spa
I own two spas and they both have nail bars. I just like the feel and look of them — adds a more modern touch to the spa. We also custom built-in UV light holders underneath to support the lights. Both bars were custom built. — Penny Rumming, London, Ontario, Canada

<p>Chic Nail and Beauty Bar<br />The girls at our salon love our nail bar because of the height, the openness, and the camaraderie of our neighbors. It is an experience at Chic, not just a service! We wanted a different look. The idea was to have more of a &ldquo;Steel Magnolias&rdquo;-type of experience than a private one-on-one service. Woman helping woman and girls&rsquo; night out are more the feeling that the bar creates. It also makes the people who booth rent more team-oriented than just being in it for themselves. &mdash; Kelly Moreland, Hailey, Idaho</p>
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Chic Nail and Beauty Bar
The girls at our salon love our nail bar because of the height, the openness, and the camaraderie of our neighbors. It is an experience at Chic, not just a service! We wanted a different look. The idea was to have more of a “Steel Magnolias”-type of experience than a private one-on-one service. Woman helping woman and girls’ night out are more the feeling that the bar creates. It also makes the people who booth rent more team-oriented than just being in it for themselves. — Kelly Moreland, Hailey, Idaho

Nail bars are great for letting clients get side-by-side manicures and they’re perfect for quick services as well. A new trend we’re seeing in nail bars is offering multi-levels to accommodate the disabled and smaller clients who might not be comfortable sitting on a raised stool. 

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