Salon 43 One to open Tuesday

Brittany Sandretto wanted to have her own hair salon for 10 years. It never seemed like the right time until her husband, Rock, told her to stop talking about her vision and make it happen.

“It’s just always been a dream of mine,” Brittany said. “I’ve just never had the courage to step out.”

Salon 43 One, located at 5291 Valleydale Road in Inverness, is the product of the nudge Brittany needed. After 10 years of waiting, the salon came together quickly. The Sandrettos found their location almost immediately and spent three months designing and building the salon on their own. They will open their doors on Tuesday, Sept. 1.

“We finally just decided to take a leap of faith,” Brittany said.

Brittany brings 13 years of hair styling experience to the business. She started working at a salon at 15 years old and most recently worked at Salon Allure in Lee Branch. Rock was a coal miner for six years, but quit his job to help Brittany run the business. It’s a big career shift, but he’s excited for it and wants to learn to be a barber.

Salon 43 One has what Rock described as a “hipster-ish” design that he thinks will make both male and female customers feel comfortable. They are starting out with three stylists but plan to grow to six. There are already six workstations ready to be put to use.

“It’s got its own unique atmosphere,” he said. “There’s nothing really around here that’s going to compare to it.”

The salon offers all hair services, including haircuts, styling and multiple color treatments. They chose to stock Oribe hair products, and Brittany said they will be the only salon in the 280 area to offer this upscale brand.

“It was expensive to buy into, but it was nice,” she said.

So far, friends and people who have heard about the salon have responded positively.

Most importantly, the Sandrettos don’t want Salon 43 One to be a place where clients feel they have to rush in and out. Rock said he envisions the salon as “a cool hangout place” for customers to chat and grab a cup of coffee while they get a haircut.

After 13 years in the business, Brittany knows the people who sit down in Salon 43 One’s chairs aren’t just clients – they’re “your people.”

“I want them to feel like this is their place, too,” Brittany said.

To learn more, visit salon43one.com.