24 inspiring Squarespace website designs
Squarespace is an incredibly powerful website-building platform that’s often misunderstood. Many people think of it as a DIY solution for creating basic websites, but in reality, Squarespace websites can be highly customized and look incredibly cool (with a little bit of code and creativity- my specialty!)
My clients are frequently shocked by how unique their newly designed and developed Squarespace sites are.
With the right design choices and features, you can have a stunning website that reflects your brand perfectly AND retains that easy-to-use back-end interface Squarespace is known for. In this blog post, we’ll explore examples of super inspiring, creative Squarespace websites. So if you want to take your website to the next level, read on!
Squarespace is the ideal website platform for businesses, creatives, and entrepreneurs looking to create high-quality websites. Not only is the platform incredibly user-friendly, but it also offers unparalleled customization capabilities with its built-in tools and features. Plus, there’s no need to learn complex coding or programming languages if you want to DIY your site.
To get a better idea of what’s possible with Squarespace, let’s look at some real-world examples of amazing websites built on the platform. From restaurants to therapists, fashion blogs to eCommerce stores, there are countless inspiring sites out there that show off just how powerful Squarespace can be. Here are some of my favorites.
1) Alight Collab
The first example is Alight Collab, a creative collaboration studio that utilizes oversized, modern type to create a modern design and aesthetic. The site uses some of Squarespace’s built-in features like its scrolling marquee, but it also incorporates custom coding to create graphic box and split-screen layouts to really make the design stand out. The result? A beautiful website that looks professional.
2) Abigail Reay
Abigail Reay is an interior design studio that utilizes clean, modern layouts on its Squarespace site. This website features spacious whitespace and minimalist design to evoke a sense of minimalism and sophistication. Pops of jewel-toned colored backgrounds highlight important information, and the box-style grid layout furthers the modern look.
Check out these amazing Squarespace websites for design inspiration. From unique custom coding to creative layouts, these sites are sure to inspire you!
3) Bathhouse
Bathhouse is a unique spa experience located in a converted factory in the heart of Williamsburg, with a sleek and modern interior.
Bathhouse's Squarespace website truly reflects its high-end spa experience, offering guests a visual tour of their facility before they even set foot in the door. The site features split layouts with black backgrounds that set the moody and intimate tone of the spa and emphasize the muted tones and textures of its interior design. Clean typography and imagery draw the eye and further highlight the unique atmosphere of Bathhouse.
Check out these amazing Squarespace websites for design inspiration. From unique custom coding to creative layouts, these sites are sure to inspire you!
4) Bea Santos
Bea Santos is a screen-based storyteller + filmmaker and her Squarespace website is a beautiful display of her portfolio and talents. The site uses a stunning color-blocked grid layout with sticky sections to make navigating the website effortless, and a custom-coded timeline that showcases Bea’s decade of work in the film industry.
5) The Chic Cocktail
The Chic Cocktail's Squarespace site is incredibly sophisticated and upscale, just like how its customers want to feel. Its design is minimalistic and modern, utilizing a sleek black background with bold white typography to create an elegant atmosphere. The site navigation is simple and intuitive, allowing for easy exploration of its various styling packages.
6) Chief Best Friends
Chief Best Friends is a podcast that celebrates the friendship between entrepreneurs. Their mission is to connect entrepreneurs through relatable conversations and experiences.
Their Squarespace website provides an easy-to-navigate layout, and the design is simple yet modern; it features friendly + bold black typography that pops against the muted lavender background.
7) Drinking With Chickens
Drinking With Chickens is a lifestyle blog that centers around fresh cocktails made with ingredients straight from the garden. This is a highly customized Squarespace site- with mega menus, sticky sections, and hover effects- utilizing bright, fun colors, illustrations, and bold floral designs to show off the quirky personality of the brand.
8) Erin Rogers
Erin is an intuition coach, energy guide, and spiritual channel. Her Squarespace site reflects the energetic nature of her work: with deep blues and purples accented with bright neons. This is another highly customized site that utilizes custom image masks and subtle animations to reiterate that the work she does with clients is highly activated.
9) Fat Choy
Fat Choy is a restaurant Squarespace site, and they have A LOT of fun with customizations. Utilizing expressive handwritten typography, simple illustrations, and collage-inspired elements with photography of their food.
10) Georgia Lindsay
Georgia Lindsay is a gardening and landscaping business that creates sophisticated outdoor spaces. Their Squarespace site is a gorgeous representation of their overall brand aesthetic. The design is simple, elevated, and refined, and uses flexbox sections to show off its services.
11) Giselle Ugarte
Giselle Ugarte is a social media coach and speaker, and her Squarespace site does a fantastic job of showcasing her high-vibe energy. Bold, modern typography and colors perfectly accent images and videos of her speaking and inspiring others.
12) Human To The Fullest
Human To The Fullest is a great example of a Squarespace site for a therapist that proves therapy and coaching sites don’t have to be stuffy or boring. The soft colors, oversized type, illustration accents, and custom-coded navigation + wavy marque sections combine to tell the perfect visual brand story.
13) Jodie Campbell
Jodie Campbell is a functional medical practitioner, and her Squarespace website is an incredible example of an inviting, sophisticated, and elegant health coach site. Her homepage features a beautiful full-page image that provides a glimpse into the wellness services she provides. The combination of muted colors like blue and green help to create a tranquil and relaxing atmosphere. The layout is refined, and easy to navigate, with overlapping images and shapes.
14) Jody Storm Shaw
Jody Storm Shaw is a coach and holistic counselor whose Squarespace website perfectly reflects her services. By utilizing muted greys and browns, the site creates a calming atmosphere that offers visitors a chance to relax and become centered. The dynamic split-screen flexbox sections and vertical scrolling marquees add an extra layer of sophistication, as well as providing lots of visual interest.
The strategic use of typography and imagery further draws visitors in and gives them a glimpse into the healing services that Jody provides.
15) Jones BBK
Jones BBQ's Squarespace website really brings the heat! It uses a bright red-orange background that immediately draws the eye and sets the tone for the website. Oversized white and red typography stands out against the vibrant hue, providing a bold contrast while emphasizing important information. The close-up photos of their food & sauces provide a delicious visual experience, and the dynamic scrolling marquee with fire emojis lets you know how spicy this place is!
16) Karsen Murray
Karsen Murray is a copywriter and her Squarespace website is an accurate reflection of the fun and straightforward work she does for clients.
17) Hair By Lani
There are so many things to love about the Hair By Lani Squarespace website. From the unique orange and dusty green color combo, to the custom screen loading animation, to the funky typography and split screen layouts that show off their client’s gorgeous hair.
18) Main Dish
Don’t forget that Squarespace is an excellent e-Commerce platform too! Main Dish uses Squarespace’s simple layouts and large image blocks to show off their gorgeous product.
19) Minna
Another example of how Squarespace can really showcase products. Drink Minna uses fun, colorful backgrounds to coordinate with their graphic packaging design to really show off their tea products.
20) Mother Tree
Mother Tree is an oasis in the Mayan jungle for conscious artists, healers, and entrepreneurs unified toward the creation of a new way of being. The earthy colors in their Squarespace site showcase the sacred energy present at Mother Tree, while also highlighting their unique mission and services.
The homepage is equipped with large, images which draw visitors in and captures the wild beauty of the location. The strategic use of typography creates an inviting atmosphere, while the simple navigation allows for easy exploration of the site.
21) Natalia Benson
Natalia Benson's Squarespace website reflects her work in astrology and cosmic coaching, with celestial illustrations that adorn the homepage. It has a sleek black background which gives the site a modern and sophisticated vibe, while muted pale accent colors create an atmosphere of tranquility and relaxation.
22) Savannah Jewel
Savannah Jewel is a virtual assistant for creatives, and her Squarespace site feels appropriately creative. Bold, creative typography over top of layered photos greats visitors on the home page. And important call outs are accented with circle illustrations.
23) Soil Boy
Soil Boy is an online plant shop whose mission is to inspire curiosity for the greener things in life. Their Squarespace website is modern, simple, and straighforward. Making it a delightful e-commerce shopping experience for visitors.
24) Secondhand Minnie
Secondhand Minnie is another Squarespace e-Commerce site with lots of CSS code customizations. They use a fun shrinking logo with a full bleed image when entering the site, and the box layout with color-blocked sections matches their playful brand aesthetic.
Whew! That’s a lot of Squarespace inspiration!
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Sarah is an award-winning Designer, Creative Director & Brand Strategist for billion-dollar companies turned entrepreneur. She loves exploring the areas where business, branding, and personal growth comingle to create magic. And she’s also passionate about empowering entrepreneurs with easy tools to transform the way they do business.