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The chair rental squeeze
Chair rental at a salon usually means $200 to $500 a week for a station you share with the salon's rules, hours, and brand. You don't own your schedule and you can't leave when business slows.
For Independent Stylists ยท Orem
The salon suite without the lease.
A full working salon suite in Orem with wash station, hydraulic stylist chair, dryers, and professional lighting. Book by the hour, bring your own tools and products. Nothing else to buy.
The Honest Reality
Why traditional salon suites don't work for everyone.
Most beauty pros have two options: chair rental at a chain or a full salon suite lease. Both have problems.
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The salon suite commitment
A standalone salon suite in Utah County runs $1,000 to $2,000 per month on a 6 to 24 month lease. That's a fixed cost on weeks you're light, sick, or traveling. New stylists often can't justify it.
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The infrastructure wall
Going fully independent means buying your own wash station ($3,000), stylist chair ($600 to $1,500), dryers, mirror, and storage. Plus insurance, booking, and marketing. Most of that is frozen capital for new beauty pros.
Who It's For
Wherever you are in your beauty career.
CGW Studios works for new stylists, employed salon pros building a side book, and established beauty pros going independent.
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Just Licensed
Fresh out of cosmetology school with your first clients. Skip the chain employment stage. Book Studio 6 by the hour, see your clients in a full working suite, and build a book before committing to anything bigger.
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Still at a Salon
Working at a chain or boutique salon, building a private client book on the side. Use evening and weekend hours at CGW Studios for the clients who want to follow you to your own practice.
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Going Independent
Established beauty pro with a solid book, tired of chair rental fees or ready to leave a salon suite lease. Move your practice to hourly access without the fixed monthly commitment.
Independent stylists
The Space
A full working salon suite.
Studio 6 at CGW Studios is a complete, functional salon environment. Every piece of infrastructure a working stylist needs is already in place.
Studio 6 (Salon)
Wash Station + Stylist Chair
A working wash station with backbar for shampoo, color processing, and rinsing. A hydraulic stylist chair that reclines for lash extension work and supports cutting, styling, and color at the right height. Everything a stylist needs to work a full appointment.
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Studio 6 (Salon)
Mirror, Lighting, Storage
A large salon mirror with professional lighting for cutting, color, and finishing work. Stylist storage for your tools and counter space for your products. The lighting works for lash, brow, and makeup work as well.
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Built In
Everything a working salon needs.
The buildout costs other beauty pros spend years paying off are already covered.
Full working setup
Wash station, hydraulic stylist chair, dryers, mirror with professional lighting, storage, and counter space. The buildout is already done.
Water, power, drainage
Working water, drainage, and power for every piece of salon equipment. No plumbing install, no electrical upgrades.
Real salon environment
A welcoming front desk, plant-filled waiting area, and the feel of a real salon. Your clients arrive to a professional environment, not a back room.
Built-in exposure
Memberships include graphic placements on the interior 4K displays throughout the building. Additional exterior sign exposure seen by roughly 50,000 vehicles a day per UDOT is available as paid add-ons.
5 min from I-15
Central Orem at the base of Provo Canyon, 5 minutes from the 800 North exit. Reachable from anywhere in Utah County within 20 minutes.
ADA compliant
100% ADA compliant with elevator access and free on-site parking for you and your clients.
The Model
A smarter way to run your practice.
No leases. No long-term commitments. Just a professional space you can book when you need it, and pay for only the hours you actually use.
Book by the hour
Pay for an hour or a half-hour. The rate goes with the time, not a lease.
Same-day availability
Book as late as 15 minutes before your session. Last-minute client? No problem.
Up to 60 days ahead
Plan out a full schedule or scale up when your client base starts to build.
Only pay for what you use
No overhead on hours you're not booked. Keep your margins where they belong.
Pricing
Book Studio 6 starting at $15 an hour.
As low as $15 per hour with a membership. $18 per hour standard rate. Half-hour bookings available.
For a stylist seeing 12 to 18 clients a week, hourly access typically runs $1,080 to $1,620 a month. Compare that to a salon suite lease at $1,200 to $1,800 a month and you save money while gaining flexibility.
Common Questions
Salon pro questions.
The questions stylists and beauty pros ask most before they book a tour.
Is Studio 6 really a real working salon suite?
Yes. Studio 6 has a working wash station with backbar, a hydraulic stylist chair, hair dryers, a large mirror with professional lighting, and stylist storage. Everything a stylist needs to work a full appointment, built into one private suite.
What do I need to bring as a stylist?
Your own tools (scissors, brushes, combs, clippers, blowdryer if you prefer your own), your product line (shampoo, conditioner, color, styling products), your own capes and towels if you want specific ones, and any personal items your clients expect. The infrastructure is already here.
Can I do color work in Studio 6?
Yes. The wash station is set up for color processing and rinsing, and the stylist chair and mirror work for any color service from root touch-ups to full color transformations. Bring your own color line.
Can I do lashes or brows in Studio 6?
Yes. The stylist chair reclines for lash extension work, and the lighting is professional enough for lash, brow, and makeup application. Studio 6 supports any beauty service a licensed pro performs.
Do I have to have a full book to justify booking hours?
No. You can book one hour a week or thirty hours a week. The hourly model is specifically designed for practitioners whose schedule varies, including new stylists who are just starting to build.
How does hourly compare to typical Utah salon suite rent?
Utah County salon suite rent typically runs $1,000 to $2,000 per month with multi-month leases. Hourly at Studio 6 runs $540 per month at 30 hours standard or $450 at the member rate, scaling up with your volume. Most new and part-time stylists come out significantly ahead on hourly.
Come see Studio 6 in person.
The wash station, the chair, the light. The feel of a real working salon suite. A tour shows you what photos can't fully capture.
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