<p>&quot;This sign is by local artist Alexa Rae, made in wood and acrylic. All the detail on the leaves were hand painted by her.&quot;</p>

"This sign is by local artist Alexa Rae, made in wood and acrylic. All the detail on the leaves were hand painted by her."

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@primrose.photo

<p>&quot;I am in a small town where doing different things can seem unconventional, but this has gotten attention I never thought I would have but knew I deserved.&rdquo;--Rachel Gardner</p>

"I am in a small town where doing different things can seem unconventional, but this has gotten attention I never thought I would have but knew I deserved.”--Rachel Gardner

<p>&ldquo;My advice to salon owners and suites is to make a budget, but do not cut corners. Do it for yourself and your clients, who come visit this space, but we live in it.&rdquo;</p>

“My advice to salon owners and suites is to make a budget, but do not cut corners. Do it for yourself and your clients, who come visit this space, but we live in it.”

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@primrose.photo

<p>&quot;The backbar detail is a decal. My chairs and shampoo bowls are by Minerva Beauty. Right now, my salon carries Neuma, leaf, and flower and k-18.&rdquo;</p>

"The backbar detail is a decal. My chairs and shampoo bowls are by Minerva Beauty. Right now, my salon carries Neuma, leaf, and flower and k-18.”

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@primrose.photo

<p>&ldquo;I wanted a 70s color palette with strong accents. The cheetah wall is wallpaper. For me, the cheetah represents a woman, able to sit very calmly, but if you mess with us or our children, we can become very powerful and fierce.&rdquo;</p>

<p>&ldquo;The floor was previously carpeted, I had to purchase a vinyl flooring to take its place.&rdquo;</p>

“I wanted a 70s color palette with strong accents. The cheetah wall is wallpaper. For me, the cheetah represents a woman, able to sit very calmly, but if you mess with us or our children, we can become very powerful and fierce.”

“The floor was previously carpeted, I had to purchase a vinyl flooring to take its place.”

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@primrose.photo

<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;This art piece of the four women represents being vulnerable in your own skin and appreciating all types of beauty. I want every woman to feel loved and appreciated when they walk in this space.&rdquo;</p>

 “This art piece of the four women represents being vulnerable in your own skin and appreciating all types of beauty. I want every woman to feel loved and appreciated when they walk in this space.”

Photo courtesy of

@primrose.photo

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"This sign is by local artist Alexa Rae, made in wood and acrylic. All the detail on the leaves were hand painted by her."


Photo courtesy of

@primrose.photo

<p>&quot;I am in a small town where doing different things can seem unconventional, but this has gotten attention I never thought I would have but knew I deserved.&rdquo;--Rachel Gardner</p>
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"I am in a small town where doing different things can seem unconventional, but this has gotten attention I never thought I would have but knew I deserved.”--Rachel Gardner

<p>&ldquo;My advice to salon owners and suites is to make a budget, but do not cut corners. Do it for yourself and your clients, who come visit this space, but we live in it.&rdquo;</p>
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“My advice to salon owners and suites is to make a budget, but do not cut corners. Do it for yourself and your clients, who come visit this space, but we live in it.”


Photo courtesy of

@primrose.photo

<p>&quot;The backbar detail is a decal. My chairs and shampoo bowls are by Minerva Beauty. Right now, my salon carries Neuma, leaf, and flower and k-18.&rdquo;</p>
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"The backbar detail is a decal. My chairs and shampoo bowls are by Minerva Beauty. Right now, my salon carries Neuma, leaf, and flower and k-18.”


Photo courtesy of

@primrose.photo

<p>&ldquo;I wanted a 70s color palette with strong accents. The cheetah wall is wallpaper. For me, the cheetah represents a woman, able to sit very calmly, but if you mess with us or our children, we can become very powerful and fierce.&rdquo;</p>

<p>&ldquo;The floor was previously carpeted, I had to purchase a vinyl flooring to take its place.&rdquo;</p>
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“I wanted a 70s color palette with strong accents. The cheetah wall is wallpaper. For me, the cheetah represents a woman, able to sit very calmly, but if you mess with us or our children, we can become very powerful and fierce.”

“The floor was previously carpeted, I had to purchase a vinyl flooring to take its place.”


Photo courtesy of

@primrose.photo

<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;This art piece of the four women represents being vulnerable in your own skin and appreciating all types of beauty. I want every woman to feel loved and appreciated when they walk in this space.&rdquo;</p>
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 “This art piece of the four women represents being vulnerable in your own skin and appreciating all types of beauty. I want every woman to feel loved and appreciated when they walk in this space.”


Photo courtesy of

@primrose.photo

Rachel Gardner (@rachreneehair) of Fremont, Ohio, is a women’s color and cut specialist, who has been doing hair for 13 years. Her Rareity Salon (opened in February 2022) was a blank canvas and was completed in less than a month.

 “I collaborated with interior designer Tara Salazar, who has been my client for almost 8 years,” Gardner says. “Knowing my character, personality, and love for the industry and the women I serve, she helped me create a space that showed my heart.”

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