With so many styling chairs on the market, it can be tough to choose which chair is the best fit for your salon and your unique needs. Styling chairs are an essential component in your salon and can leave your clients feeling great or terrible at the end of their service. So how do you find the styling chair that will work with you and provide comfort for your clients? Our experts with over 120 years of combined beauty industry expertise got together to choose the best styling chairs of 2023. We know what to look for in a salon chair, which is why our list combines quality, comfort, value, modern design, and best-sellers to give you a head start on your search for your perfect salon styling chair!

1. Luna Gold Styling Chair

The Luna Gold Styling Chair is a modern professional salon chair that takes comfort and style to a whole new level, and this styling chair is a real stand-out! The Luna is sure to impress your clients with its intricate stitch pattern, the beautiful, brushed gold armrests, and matching brushed gold stainless-steel, durable hydraulic base complete with a gold footrest and foot pedal for a most relaxing salon experience. Your stylists are sure to appreciate the seamless, crevice-free seat cushions which make clean-up between clients a breeze and quickly get them ready for their next appointment. The Luna Gold Styling Chair matches perfectly with our Luna Gold Backwash Unit to offer great design continuity and a classy mid-century modern style across your salon!

2. Icon Styling Chair

The Icon Styling Chair is modern, sophisticated, and stylish. The Icon is a great value purchase! This square styling chair separates itself from the pack with beautiful padded quilted embroidery, creating maximum comfort for your clients while bringing a charming design element into your salon! Designed with a 2” gap between the seat and back, the Icon is constructed for super easy clean-up and won’t leave your stylists fishing for hair after each client. With a wide seat, steel frame, and the best hydraulic pump for its value in the industry, the Icon Styling Chair is fit for a wide range of clients and built to last. The Icon Styling Chair is compatible with multiple base styles and offers perfect design continuity for your salon with the Icon All-Purpose Chair and the Icon Backwash Unit.

3. Onyx Styling Chair

The all-black Onyx Styling Chair’s modern, sleek style is bringing luxury and sophistication into your space while withstanding the wear and tear of any bustling salon! Two features make the Onyx stand out from the crowd. First, it creates a luxurious experience for clients, with slightly rounded arms designed to mold to any natural resting posture, along with an inclined seat-back to provide added back support. Second, the heavy-duty steel base plate has a long travel range, accommodating stylists at any height, and has a black powder coating to prevent any evident dirt, scratches, dings, or dents that you may find over time on a standard chrome base. If you’re looking for a long-lasting styling chair and a contemporary, sleek design – the Onyx is perfect for you!

4. Chelsea Styling Chair

The Chelsea Styling Chair presents a modern take on a classic style, with a button-tufted seat-back and brass nailhead trim detailing that brings old-school glamor to any space it consumes! Aside from its authentic styling and meticulous design, stylists love the Chelsea Styling Chair for its multiple base options, steel construction that provides great durability, and its 3.5” thick removable seat cushion that makes cleanup between clients a breeze. Looking for design continuity? Look no further than the Chelsea, which is designed to go perfectly with the Chelsea Dryer Chair and Chelsea Backwash Unit! The Chelsea isn’t only at the top of our lists for stylists, but also for clients! This chair gives clients maximum comfort and support, with a wide seat, soft cushions, padded arms, and a tall seat back making them feel relaxed and at ease for any length of service.

5. Zara Styling Chair

The European design Zara Styling Chair offers a sophisticated, unique style with its detailed quilted embroidery on the outside of the arms and back and vibrant gold stitching to add a luxurious touch to any salon, spa, or barber shop. The Zara features a flat, square stainless gold base and matching gold footrest and foot pedal giving it that contemporary flair to elevate any space. Another well-designed feature is the 2” gap between the seat and the backrest, making it super easy for stylists to clean and keep hair out. The Zara Styling Chair pairs perfectly with the Icon Backwash Unit for design continuity throughout your space. If you are looking for a high-quality, modern styling chair option that will add a touch of elegance to your salon and also offer superior comfort for your clients all at a great price—the Zara is the one for you!

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6. Victoria Styling Chair

The Victoria Styling Chair while glamorous and eye-catching, is also a heavy-duty, professional chair built to withstand the wear and tear of any bustling salon. This elegant chair features a stunning gold metal frame and matching gold-finish base as well as a durable steel plate to accommodate clients of all shapes and sizes. The padded arms and 4-panel open seating concept offer easy cleaning and upkeep for your stylists, and the extra-wide, padded cushion combined with a large footrest makes it one of our most comfortable styling chairs. The Victoria is easy to assemble and also comes with a professional hydraulic base which is backed by a 2-year warranty. Select the Victoria Styling Chair for its dependable performance, superior client comfort, popular features, and its all-around sophisticated style.

7. Keaton Styling Chair

Inspired by the famous Eames Lounge Chair, this mid-century modern beauty touts both form and functionality. The Keaton Styling Chair features slightly rounded and padded arms with smooth black vinyl coverings and mold to any client’s natural resting posture for extreme comfort. The Keaton Styling Chair also offers an open seating concept and a wide seating area that make it one of the most comfortable styling chairs that we offer. The exterior shell of the Keaton styling chair finishes with a beautiful, durable wood frame that is ready to withstand the wear and tear of any bustling salon. The base of the Keaton salon chair has a black powder coating to prevent any evident dirt, scratches, dings, or dents that you may find over time on a standard chrome base.

8. Christina Styling Chair

The Christina Styling Chair features a timeless yet modern style. This European design square salon chair comes complete with a T-Bar Footrest and your choice of a flat square or flat round hydraulic pump. The Christina salon chair’s steel frame and one-piece foam cushion make it strong and sturdy. The Christina Styling Chair can be paired with the ultra-luxurious Christina Backwash Unit for great design continuity. This seating line is only available at Buy-Rite and is sure to grab your customer’s attention while providing many years of reliable service.

9. Obsidian Styling Chair

The all-black Obsidian Styling Chair is a perfect combination of style, durability, and comfort. With its extra-wide, thick-cushioned seating, open back, added leg support cushion, and padded arms, the Obsidian is one of the top styling chairs in the industry for client comfort. Its open back, steel frame, and black powder-coated base make it easy to clean while masking dirt, dings, scratches, and dents that you may find over time on a standard chrome base. The black, smooth tufted vinyl combined with the all-black steel frame creates a definitively unique style that will enhance the look of any modern, edgy salon. If you’re looking for an affordable, yet durable styling chair that will give your clients a luxurious, comfortable experience, the Obsidian is right for you!