Atelier Hair Design is a neighbourhood hair salon on Chelwood Street in Takaro, Palmerston North, built on a refreshingly simple promise: your hair, your style, their expertise. The team of skilled professionals is committed to exceptional service tailored to your unique hair needs, with the stated goal that every client leaves feeling confident and beautiful.
The service menu covers the full range of everyday haircare — tailored women's cuts, men's cuts, kids' cuts, cut-and-style appointments, colouring and foils — alongside special Gold Card rates for men's and women's cuts. Consultations are central to how the salon works: stylists take time to understand your desires and preferences before creating a custom hair solution that enhances your natural beauty and suits your lifestyle.
Step inside and the emphasis is on a relaxing salon environment — a place to unwind and enjoy a pampering session while the team takes care of your hair. The salon also runs an online shop of hair products, so you can keep your look going between visits.
Atelier Hair Design sits on Chelwood Street in Takaro, handy to Palmerston North's Highbury neighbourhood, and it has built its reputation on something refreshingly simple: hair done well, by people who listen first. The salon sums up its promise in three short phrases — "Your hair. Your style. Our expertise." — and everything on its service menu flows from that idea. Whether you arrive wanting a tidy trim, a complete colour transformation or a style for a big occasion, the team's goal is the same: that you leave feeling confident and beautiful.
Atelier's service list covers the full range of everyday haircare. Women's haircuts are a 30-minute appointment built around a tailored cut that enhances your features and suits your style, with the stylists emphasising precision and care. If you want more than a cut, the Hair Cut & Style service runs about 45 minutes and delivers a customised look — whether for a special occasion or simply a new everyday shape.
Colour is where the appointment book opens up. The Hair Colouring service is booked as a two-hour session and spans everything from bold new colours to subtle highlights, with the team using top-quality products to leave hair with vibrant shine. Foils — a one-hour service — are the option for added dimension. Men are well catered for too, with dedicated men's cuts, and children have their own kids' cuts service, making the salon a practical one-stop option for families. There are also Gold Card rates for both men's and women's cuts on the menu.
One thing the salon stresses most is the personalised consultation. Rather than diving straight into scissors and colour, the stylists take time to understand your desires and preferences — how your hair behaves, what your lifestyle demands, and the look you are hoping to achieve. That conversation shapes a custom hair solution designed to enhance your natural beauty rather than fight against it. It is an approach that suits first-time visitors and long-time regulars alike: the better the stylist understands what you want, the better the result.
Atelier leans into atmosphere as much as technique. The salon describes its space as a relaxing environment where you can unwind and enjoy a pampering session — sit back while the team takes care of your hair, and let the appointment double as a little downtime in your week. For a neighbourhood salon, that combination of skill and calm is a large part of the appeal.
The team also maintains an online shop of hair products, so you can keep up your look between visits; the salon invites you to contact them about what is currently available.
Atelier Hair Design runs a five-day week. Tuesday and Friday are shorter days, from 9:30am to 2:30pm. Wednesday runs 9:30am to 6:00pm, Thursday is the late night, open until 7:00pm, and Saturday wraps up at 2:00pm. The salon is closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Because colour work is booked in longer blocks — around two hours for colouring and an hour for foils — it pays to book ahead, particularly for the shorter Tuesday, Friday and Saturday sessions. Appointments can be arranged through the booking form on the salon's website, by phone on 06 357 3103, or by email.
You will find the salon at 61 Chelwood Street, Takaro, Palmerston North. Whether it is a quick kids' cut or a leisurely colour transformation, Atelier Hair Design's formula stays consistent: expert stylists, personalised advice, and a relaxed chair to sit in while it all happens.