How Michelle Built a Dream Garden Beauty Salon with a Schooner Pod

Michelle runs Michelle Marie Beauty, offering beauty treatments, waxing and facials, from a green Schooner Pod in her garden. It is now her full-time salon. She chose our largest Pod so clients would walk into a real treatment room, kept completely separate from her home.

Michelle’s garden salon at a glance

Pod: Schooner Pod, 4.2m deep, 2.4m wide and 2.3m high (from £7,095 today)
Used for: a full-time beauty salon for waxing, facials and beauty treatments
Set-up: treatment couch, wax heaters, white storage units, a client chair and LED lighting around the arch
Finish: green exterior with a white glazed door, sitting on a paving-slab base

Why a Schooner suits a beauty salon

Michelle needed a clear boundary between clients coming and going and family life indoors. The 4.2m Schooner gives her room for a full-length treatment couch, her waxing station and storage, with space left for a client to sit. She wanted something long-term rather than a quick fix, and a space that would make the whole client experience feel calm and premium.

Honestly… I absolutely love it. And the best bit is that my clients love it too.
Michelle, Michelle Marie Beauty

Planning a salon at home? See sizes, prices and FAQs on our home salon pods page, or read Michelle’s full answers to our customer questionnaire below.

Michelle Marie Beauty,

June 2025

Treatment couch, storage and LED arch lighting inside Michelle's Schooner salon pod

Our Customer’s Experience

How did you first hear about Hully Pods?

I found Hully Pods while looking for a garden room that could work as a professional beauty salon – somewhere I could properly welcome clients and feel proud of my setup.

What challenges/problems necessitated the purchase of a Hully Pod?

I needed a dedicated salon space that felt separate from home life. When clients are coming and going, you want that clear boundary – somewhere that feels like a real business environment, not just a room in the house.

What were you looking for in terms of a garden room solution?

A space that was spacious, stylish, and professional – somewhere I could create a proper treatment room feel, keep everything organised, and make the whole client experience feel calm and premium.I also wanted something that would work long-term – not just a quick fix.

What made Hully Pods stand out over other solutions that you researched?

The whole concept felt built for people who want a ready-made space that looks amazing and works hard.The pod felt like a serious upgrade – not just an “extra room”, but a real professional setup that can support an actual business.

How has your Hully Pod helped you since it arrived?

Honestly… I absolutely love it. And the best bit is that my clients love it too.It feels fresh, calm, and professional – and it still has that lovely new ‘wood’ smell, which makes it feel even more special when you walk in.It’s genuinely like stepping into a dream workspace – in my own garden.