About Us

Stylebar was created by two lifelong best friends and entrepreneurs. Starting as Idaho‘s first exclusive blow dry bar, it has now been voted best salon in Bonner County for five years running. We are passionate about what we do and bring the top hair and skin trends from all over the world to our beautiful Sandpoint salon.

Our Mission Statement

There is no better feeling than to make someone look and feel beautiful.

From Sarah

When I moved back to my hometown in 2010, I knew I wanted to create a true luxury salon experience here in North Idaho. My lifelong friend, Sara Dalebout shared my vision and became the driving force behind my first blow dry bar located in Coeur d’Alene. Since then, I have created Stylebar here in Sandpoint with a wonderful team of talented professionals.

Helping people feel good about themselves doing what I love is extremely rewarding. I look forward to seeing you soon at Stylebar!

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Meet The Team

Sarah Merli

Owner, Senior Stylist

Sarah is the owner of Stylebar beauty bar and Stylebar CDA, with 21 years of hair styling under her belt. A perfect blend of Idaho & California, she has lived in both places on and off during her life. She opened Stylebar CDA in 2013 and then in 2015 opened Stylebar beauty bar in Sandpoint. What she loves most about what she does is the relationships she builds with her clients and making them look and feel beautiful. When she is not in the salon, you can find her spending time with her family and friends, mountain biking, skiing, boating or anything else that has to do with nature.

Katey Fogarty

Stylist

Katey has 7 years of color and styling experience. She has a passion for every part of her career, being all cuts and color but has a knack for blondes! She enjoys using her knowledge to create exactly what her clients are envisioning when they sit in her chair.

Outside of the salon she loves to be around friends and family enjoying the great outdoors.

Maria Villelli

Stylist

Maria comes to us from Newport, California where she has been a salon owner and a stylist for over 30 years. Her specialty is natural looking highlights, but her true source of joy comes from leaving people better than she found them, inside and out. When she's not in the salon, you can find her eating or laughing. Ideally both!

Meghan Seib

Stylist

This talented girl has been in the beauty business for just over a year. She specializes in blonde and color. What she enjoys most about what she does is interacting and getting to know her clients. When she is not working, she loves to be outside hiking, hunting and camping. She also enjoys woodworking and spending time with her friends, family, and loyal dog.

Alexa Milne

Stylist, Hair Extension Specialist

My name is Alexa, I go by lex!
I’ve been in the hair industry 12 + years. I’m a wife, momma to a green wing macaw & soon a baby girl! I’m from sunny St George Utah, I’ve lived in Sandpoint for a little over 8 months. I specialize in color & hair extensions. Hair is absolutely my passion, and I love being behind the chair & making my client's hair dreams come true!

Jenn McNeley

Stylist

Jenn is originally from California, but was raised in Sandpoint. She has been doing hair for 15+ years and loves doing all types of hair color, especially blondes. When she is not hard at work, she enjoys golfing, thrifting, music and spending time with friends and family.

Sabrina Herzberg

Stylist

Sabrina is a California native and has been in the industry for 20 years. She is a former Goldwell educator and salon owner. Sabrina loves to pay attention to detail, she listens to her client's needs and always makes them look and feel amazing! In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and the great outdoors.

Mariah Pietak

Stylist

Mariah is from California and has been in the industry for 4 years. She specializes in curly hair and updos. What she loves most about what she does, is how hair can change your attitude about yourself and your confidence. She loves seeing people smile at their reflection when they are in her chair!
She loves the outdoors and all seasons which is why she loves living in Idaho. Her hobbies include snowboarding in the winter, mountain biking in the summer, curling up and reading a good book in the fall, and listening to thunderstorms in the spring.

Natasha Owens

Stylist

Natasha is a Sandpoint native but has lived in many different states over the past 10 years.
After serving in the military, she decided to pursue what she loved and started her career in the beauty industry. Her love for hair and make up is equally the same - She enjoys making people look and feel beautiful for any occasion. When she's not busy at work, she enjoys spending quality time with her loved ones and her fur child Kona.

Stephanie Weide

Stylist

Hello there… My name is Stephanie and “You had me at Brazilian!” Search no more, I love waxing! I became a licensed esthetician in 2009. Back then, finding anyone who knew how to tackle the classified “Hoo-ha” was almost impossible. That’s when my passion bloomed!
I wanted to become an Expert, Brazilian guru, the friend you could trust to do a speedy but thorough job plus walk out unharmed with dignity lol. Over the years of extended training and hundreds of Brazilians later I’ve done just that! I pride myself in being professional, making you feel comfortable and dare I say looking forward to your next wax appointment :)

Skye Kuprienko

Aesthetician

Skye is a licensed aesthetician in Idaho & Washington with over 8 years of experience. She has worked at Stylebar for over 6 years and she absolutely loves her clients and what she does. She enjoys making them happy and pampering them as much as she can. She offers facials, wedding makeup, waxing and everything lashes. When she is not working she enjoys photography and spending time with her family.