The redefinition of the way beauty professionals work and thrive is coming to the BullStreet District in the fall of 2024. IMAGE Studios® is slated to open its first luxury salon studio in Columbia, South Carolina this November in a 5,700 sq. ft. space in the First Base Building at Segra Park, the geographic center of the BullStreet District.

The salon studio will provide a platform for local beauty professionals to own and operate their own fully equipped mini-salon suites. The suites are private, customizable spaces that offer unparalleled freedom and autonomy.

Ultimately, IMAGE Studios® will be home to 29 independent entrepreneurs providing clients from across the Midlands with a full range of high-end luxury services, including hair stylists, estheticians, massage therapists, MedSpa professionals, nail technicians, microblading artists, lash technicians and makeup artists.

“We’ve had incredible success across the country with our innovative approach to helping independent beauty professionals take more control over their careers,” said Charles Stovall, owner of IMAGE Studios® Columbia. “We provide modern, high-end salon space to professionals that is unique, elegant and luxurious at an affordable rate. They bring their talents, passions and clientele and we help them succeed without the usual expense and hassle of owning a traditional salon.”

Stovall said a major selling point is the BullStreet District itself. “The experience doesn’t necessarily begin and end at Image Studio,” he said. “There are a lot of neat things clients can do within walking distance, from having lunch to shopping. It’s just going to get better as development continues.”

“Image Studios is a thriving national brand that is a wonderful addition to the BullStreet District,” said Robert Hughes, President and CEO of Hughes Development, the owner the BullStreet District, “Like everything at the BullStreet District, it emphasizes quality service in a unique way.”

Image Studios will occupy retail space on the ground floor of the First Base Building and will be adjacent to Founders Federal Credit Union and the BullStreet District’s leasing office. The First Base Building, one of the largest private office buildings in Columbia, is also home to global tech giant Capgemini, Ogletree Deakins law firm, Central Carolina Community Foundation and Scout Motors’ temporary Columbia headquarters.

About Image Studios

IMAGE Studios® is an exclusive salon suite that provides modern, high-end salon studios at affordable rates to salon professionals. Our core values of creativity, freedom and success are the driving forces that empower us collectively and embody all that we do as professionals in this industry. IMAGE Studios® currently has locations in 25 states and strives to improve the communities in which it operates with the creation, support and growth of independent franchisees across the country.