About Shear Designs
Shear Designs is a beauty salon at 514 Church St in Ottumwa, Iowa. It holds a 5.0 Google rating from 10 reviews, and the reviewers who name a staff member mention hairdresser Stephanie, describing her as professional, kind, clean and accommodating. The salon is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, has a wheelchair accessible entrance and accepts credit cards.
What Shear Designs offers
Shear Designs is a beauty salon in Ottumwa, Iowa, and the reviews point to hair as the main service. One reviewer describes a son's first haircut. Another says the hairdresser did wonders for an elderly aunt dealing with chemo hair. A third calls the salon friendly and knowledgeable and says they would recommend it to friends.
The listing marks Shear Designs as good for children, and the reviewer who brought a son for a first haircut says the family will be returning for all of its needs. Clients appear to include families with young children as well as adults looking for a hairdresser who is accommodating.
What customers say about Shear Designs
All 5 review excerpts on the listing give 5 stars, and the overall Google rating is 5.0 from 10 reviews. Two of the five name Stephanie. The most recent, from 4 months ago, calls her an excellent hairdresser and says her work for the reviewer's elderly aunt, who was dealing with chemo hair, is beautiful.
One review from a year ago calls Stephanie amazing, professional, kind, clean and accommodating. Cleanliness comes up again in a review from 6 years ago, which describes the salon as friendly, knowledgeable and clean. A review from 5 years ago praises the first haircut given to the writer's son, while another from 5 years ago keeps it short: great service, a great job. None of the excerpts raises a complaint.
Hours, prices and payment at Shear Designs
Shear Designs is open four days a week. Monday and Friday hours are 9 AM to 5 PM, and Tuesday and Thursday hours are 9 AM to 6 PM. The salon is closed on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, so weekend visits are not possible.
The listing shows that the salon accepts credit cards, so paying by card is an option at the Church St location.
Location and access on Church St
Shear Designs is at 514 Church St in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The listing shows a wheelchair accessible entrance, accessible parking and an accessible restroom. Those three features cover arrival, parking and restroom use for visitors who use a wheelchair.
Good to know before visiting Shear Designs
Children are welcome: the listing marks the salon as good for children, and one reviewer brought a son for his first haircut. Because the salon is closed on Wednesday and over the weekend, visits fall between Monday and Friday, with Tuesday and Thursday running an hour later than Monday and Friday. The latest closing time of the week is 6 PM.
Questions about Shear Designs
Is Shear Designs open on Saturday?
No. Shear Designs is closed on Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday. It is open Monday and Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM, and Tuesday and Thursday from 9 AM to 6 PM.
Does Shear Designs take cards?
Yes. The listing for Shear Designs in Ottumwa shows that the salon accepts credit cards, so visitors can pay by card at the 514 Church St location.
How is Shear Designs rated?
Shear Designs has a 5.0 Google rating based on 10 reviews. The five review excerpts all give 5 stars, and two of them name Stephanie as an excellent, professional hairdresser.
Is Shear Designs wheelchair accessible?
The listing shows a wheelchair accessible entrance, accessible parking and an accessible restroom at Shear Designs, 514 Church St in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Where is Shear Designs in Ottumwa?
Shear Designs is at 514 Church St in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa. It is a beauty salon open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Written by the SpaSpot editorial team from this business's public Google listing and 10 customer reviews, then checked against the listing data on October 17, 2026. It describes what customers report and is not medical advice. How we research and write listings · Report a correction.
Reviews (10 on Google)
- Tammi Appelman Teater4 months ago
Stephanie is an excellent hairdresser! She's done wonders for my elderly aunt dealing with chemo hair. Beautiful work!
- Shalynn Lingrena year ago
Stephanie is amazing! Professional, kind, clean and accommodating!
- Cassie Bride5 years ago
Did absolutely amazing with my son's first haircut, will definitely be returning for all of my family's needs.
- Glenda widmer6 years ago
Friendly and knowledgeable. Clean salon.I would reccomend to friends
- Shannon Bagley5 years ago
Great service. Does a great job!!
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Location
514 Church St, Ottumwa, IA 52501, USAGet directions
Beauty salon in Ottumwa, IA
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