Anyone who is a parent will know that getting children to the hair salon is often a difficult experience, involving much stress and screaming – on the part of both parents and children. What is ideally needed is a salon designed specifically for children.

This is a very niche market – a salon aimed solely at children’s haircuts is not really suitable for offering adult hair and beauty services as well – so you need to be brave and find exactly the right location if you want this kind of salon to be a success.

Salon owners can take inspiration from one successful children’s salon, Tantrum on King’s Road in London. Based in an affluent area, Tantrum relies on loyal, wealthy parents bringing their children to the salon on a regular basis.

Tantrum has a unique design scheme and ethos, resulting in a dream experience for parents and kids alike. Salon chairs are replaced by child-size toy cars and fairground ride-themed seats, and the white, red and gold colour scheme (accentuated by pretty murals and a great lighting scheme) is simple yet fun and playful.

Speaking of what they wanted for the salon, co-owner Latasha Malik said:

“We wanted Tantrum to be more than just a hairdressing salon – we wanted it to be a place where kids enjoyed hanging out and parents could have a fantastic experience too.”