Custom Tattoo Design Studios in Tennessee
85 of the 742 tattoo shops we track in Tennessee have custom design work. Map search doesn't separate shops that only tattoo pre-made flash sheets from shops that build a one-of-a-kind piece around your idea — that distinction isn't a searchable field, it's buried in a portfolio you have to dig for. Every shop listed here has custom design work confirmed from its own website or portfolio, not guessed from star ratings. Full listings for every city are on the Tennessee page.
Nashville 20
Adventure Tattoo Walk-ins welcomeCustom design
2100 Greenwood Ave, Nashville, TN 37206-1727
🕒 7 days a week
Alchemy Nashville Custom designAppointment only
2643 Smith Springs Rd, Nashville, TN 37217-3413
🕒 7 Days Appointment Only
Alchemy Nashville Custom designAppointment only
1004 Fatherland St Ste 202, Nashville, TN 37206
🕒 7 Days Appointment Only
ArtWerks Studios PiercingCustom design
386 Haywood Ln, Nashville, TN 37211-5433
🕒 Tue-Sat 12pm-8pm, Sun 1pm-7pm
Black 13 Tattoo Parlor Walk-ins welcomeCustom design
1313 Dickerson Pike, Nashville, TN 37207-5002
🕒 Tue-Sat 10am-6pm
Dead Ahead Tattoo Co. Walk-ins welcomeCustom designCard accepted
4200 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209-3605
🕒 12pm daily
Electric Hand Tattoo Walk-ins welcomeCustom design
913 Gallatin Ave, Nashville, TN 37206-3229
🕒 Sun-Tue/Thu-Sat 12-7pm, Wed Closed
Hidden Door Tattoo Custom designAppointment only
3119 Gallatin Pike, Nashville, TN 37216-3035
Iris Tattoo & Piercings Nashville PiercingCustom design
631 7th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203-4601
Lone Tattoo PiercingCustom designCover-ups
2913 Gallatin Pike, Nashville, TN 37216
Nashville Ink Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom designCover-ups
330 Commerce St, Nashville, TN 37201-1821
🕒 7 days a week
Nashville Ink Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom designCover-ups
305 Glenrose Ave, Nashville, TN 37210-4831
🕒 7 days a week
Nashville Ink Tattoo Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom designCover-ups
2516 Nolensville Pike, Nashville, TN 37211-2211
Outlier Tattoo Custom design
329 Donelson Pike, Nashville, TN 37214-3581
🕒 Wed-Sun 10am-6pm
Queen of Hearts Tattoos Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design
2225 Nolensville Pike, Nashville, TN 37211-2043
🕒 11am-8pm, 7 days
Safe House Tattoo Studio Walk-ins welcomeCustom design
4303 Gallatin Pike, Nashville, TN 37216-2104
🕒 Tue-Sat 11am-6pm
Studio 24 Walk-ins welcomeCustom design
4015 Travis Dr, Nashville, TN 37211-3727
Sunrise Tattoo Walk-ins welcomeCustom design
100 Taylor St, Nashville, TN 37208-1736
🕒 Wed-Sat 11am-6pm
Victory Tattoo Custom design
4808 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209-3412
Victory Tattoo Walk-ins welcomeCustom design
1200 Clinton St, Nashville, TN 37203-2871
🕒 Tue-Sat 11am-6pm
Knoxville 15
Ambition Tattoo Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design
2521 N Broadway St, Knoxville, TN 37917
🕒 Mon-Thu 12-8pm, Fri-Sat 12-9pm, Sun 12-6pm
Ambition Tattoo Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design
2001 N Broadway NE, Knoxville, TN 37917-5835
🕒 Mon-Thu 12-8pm, Fri-Sat 12-9pm, Sun 12-6pm
Angel Octopus Studio Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom designCover-ups
9080 Barbee Ln, Knoxville, TN 37923-6256
🕒 11am-6pm
Archangel Custom Ink Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design
7212 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919-5926
🕒 Mon-Thu 10am-8pm, Fri-Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 10am-5pm
Asylum Tattoo Custom design
8628 Asheville Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37924-4107
🕒 Wed-Sun 2pm-10pm
Born This Way Body Arts PiercingCustom design
7419 Middlebrook Pike Ste 105, Knoxville, TN 37909
Born This Way Body Arts PiercingCustom design
6911 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919-5703
Idle Hands Tattoo & Piercing Studio Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design
7419 Middlebrook Pike NW, Knoxville, TN 37909-3143
🕒 Tue-Sun 11am-7pm
Purple Heart Tattoo Custom designCover-ups
1723 N Central St, Knoxville, TN 37917-5511
Rosie Tattoos PiercingCustom designCover-ups
1324 N Central St, Knoxville, TN 37917-6313
Saint Tattoo Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design
1020 N Broadway NE, Knoxville, TN 37917-6522
🕒 Mon-Sat 12-8ish, Sun 1-6ish, Piercings Thu-Mon 12-7
Synergy Tattoo Walk-ins welcomeCustom designCover-ups
6910 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919-5702
🕒 7 days noon-6pm
Tattoos by Craig Custom designAppointment only
8301 Lobelia Ln, Knoxville, TN 37920-9145
The Color Box Tattoo Custom designAppointment onlyCard accepted
4928 Homberg Dr SW, Knoxville, TN 37919-5145
🕒 By appointment
Vivid Tattoo Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom designCard accepted
4300 Sutherland Ave NW, Knoxville, TN 37919-5005
🕒 Tue-Fri 1-7pm, Sat 1-5pm
Kingsport 4
Ink'd Outlaws Tattoo Custom designCover-ups
724 W Center St, Kingsport, TN 37660-3188
Raven Mocker Tattoo Custom design
206 Cherokee St, Kingsport, TN 37660-4310
Skinsations Kingsport Walk-ins welcomeCustom design
3032 N John B Dennis Hwy, Kingsport, TN 37660-6602
West Arts Tattoo Studio Custom design
1805 N Eastman Rd, Kingsport, TN 37664-2367
Maryville 4
Electric Sting Tattooing Studio Walk-ins welcomeCustom design
2531 E Broadway Ave, Maryville, TN 37804-2760
Integrity Tattoo PiercingCustom designCover-ups
109 Nicole Ct, Maryville, TN 37801-0588
🕒 Mon-Fri 10am-7pm, Sat-Sun by appointment
Studio 617 Tattoos Custom designAppointment onlyCard accepted
1603 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN 37804-6203
The Tattooed Lady Custom designAppointment only
307 Whitecrest Dr, Maryville, TN 37801-3889
Smyrna 3
Annuit Coeptis Tattoo Custom design
1932 Almaville Rd Ste 165, Smyrna, TN 37167
Los Inks PiercingCustom designCover-ups
301 Jefferson Pike, Smyrna, TN 37167-5268
🕒 Mon-Fri 2-9pm, Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 10am-8pm
Tried & True Tattoo Custom designCard accepted
6670 New Nashville Hwy, Smyrna, TN 37167-4654
🕒 Tue-Sat 12-6pm
Chattanooga 2
Hustler's Daughter Custom designCover-upsAppointment only
3085 Broad St, Chattanooga, TN 37408-3084
Ink House Tattoo Studio Custom designAppointment only
5811 Lee Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37421-6100
Clarksville 2
Inked Behavior Custom designCover-ups
3400 Sandpiper Dr, Clarksville, TN 37042-8560
Whitewall Art Company Walk-ins welcomeCustom design
311 Drinkard Dr, Clarksville, TN 37043-4963
Cookeville 2
Alley Cat Studios PiercingCustom design
586 S Jefferson Ave, Cookeville, TN 38501-4630
🕒 Open 7 days
N Vious Tattoo Gallery Walk-ins welcomeCustom designCover-ups
620 S Jefferson Ave, Cookeville, TN 38501-4034
🕒 Mon-Sat 12pm-6pm, Sun closed
Hendersonville 2
Evolutionary Studios PiercingCustom designAppointment only
795 W Main St, Hendersonville, TN 37075-2141
🕒 12pm-8pm
Family Affair Tattoo Walk-ins welcomeCustom designCover-upsCard accepted
109 Walton Ferry Rd, Hendersonville, TN 37075-3659
🕒 1pm-9pm most days
Jackson 2
Plague Maiden Tattoo PiercingCustom designCover-upsAppointment only
203 S Shannon St, Jackson, TN 38301-6144
🕒 Tue-Sat 11am-6pm
Sacred Adornments PiercingCustom designCover-upsAppointment only
319 Vann Dr, Jackson, TN 38305-6032
🕒 Tue-Sat 11am-6pm
Lebanon 2
Lighthouse Tattoo Custom design
328 N Cumberland St, Lebanon, TN 37087-2721
Outlaw Art Tattoo and Piercing PiercingCustom designAppointment only
12 Franklin Rd, Lebanon, TN 37087-4087
Memphis 2
Imperial Tattoo Shop PiercingCustom designCover-ups
6759 Winchester Rd, Memphis, TN 38115-4407
🕒 9am-7pm
Panthers Tattoo Emporium PiercingCustom design
748 N White Station Rd, Memphis, TN 38122-4422
Pigeon Forge 2
Black Orchid II Tattoo Studio Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design
3145 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863-3309
Ink therapy Custom designCover-upsAppointment only
1977 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863-4904
🕒 Wed-Sun, varies
Alcoa 1
High Priestess Tattoo PiercingCustom design
345 Sanderson St, Alcoa, TN 37701-2427
🕒 Tues-Sat Noon-8pm, Closed Sun-Mon
Atoka 1
Lucky Devil Tattoo Custom designCover-upsAppointment only
13274 TN-51 S, Atoka, TN 38004-7174
Camden 1
Sonder Ink Shop Custom design
168 W Main St, Camden, TN 38320-1758
🕒 Mon-Sat 12pm-8pm, Sun closed
Franklin 1
Golden Yeti Art Collective Custom designAppointment only
202 5th Ave N, Franklin, TN 37064-2630
Hermitage 1
Lone Wolf Tattoo Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom designCover-ups
3445 Lebanon Pike, Hermitage, TN 37076-2083
🕒 Mon-Sun 11am-7pm
Humboldt 1
Domo's Ancient Art Tattoo Studio Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design
726 N 22nd Ave, Humboldt, TN 38343-2667
🕒 Mon-Thu 10am-10pm, Fri 10am-12am, Sat 10am-12am
Madison 1
Art Immortal Tattoo Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design
660 Myatt Dr, Madison, TN 37115-2143
🕒 7 days/week
Madisonville 1
McMinnville 1
Iron Tusk Tattoos PiercingCustom design
215 E Main St, McMinnville, TN 37110-2507
🕒 Tue-Sat 11am-8pm
Milan 1
studio 45 tattoos Custom designCover-upsAppointment only
91 Milan Hwy, Milan, TN 38358-6041
🕒 Tue-Thu 12pm-8pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-10pm
Mount Juliet 1
Red Tattoo Walk-ins welcomeCustom designCover-ups
171 N Mount Juliet Rd, Mount Juliet, TN 37122
Murfreesboro 1
Aristocratic Ink PiercingCustom designCover-ups
117 E Main St, Murfreesboro, TN 37130-3726
🕒 Open 7 Days
New Tazewell 1
Light of Hand Custom designAppointment only
134 Main St, New Tazewell, TN 37825
🕒 Mon 9am-2pm, Tue appt only, Wed 9am-2pm/4-7pm, Thu 9am-2pm, Fri 9am-2pm/4-7pm
Oakland 1
Lucky 6 Tattoo Company Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom designCover-ups
7495 Highway 64, Oakland, TN 38060-3405
🕒 Tue-Thu hours vary, Fri-Sat 3pm-10pm
Ooltewah 1
For You Art Gallery And Tattoo Custom design
9409 Apison Pike, Ooltewah, TN 37363-7282
🕒 Sun-Fri morning, Fri-Sat specific
Rocky Top 1
Now or Never Tattoos and Piercings Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom designCover-ups
215 S Main St, Rocky Top, TN 37769-2205
🕒 12-8pm everyday
Sevierville 1
Hudson's House of Ink Custom design
2307 Chapman Hwy, Sevierville, TN 37876-2359
🕒 2pm-8:30pm
Seymour 1
Mythic Airbrush Walk-ins welcomeCustom design
1207 Dearmond Dr, Seymour, TN 37865-4517
Shelbyville 1
The Body Shop PiercingCustom designAppointment onlyCard accepted
1043 Madison St, Shelbyville, TN 37160-3621
Spring Hill 1
Battleground Tattoo Parlour Walk-ins welcomeCustom design
5226 Main St, Spring Hill, TN 37174
🕒 Tue-Sat 10am-6pm
Springfield 1
The Tattoo Shop Walk-ins welcomeCustom designCover-ups
2209 Memorial Blvd, Springfield, TN 37172-3917
Tellico Plains 1
Wild Root Tattoo Custom designCover-ups
201 Southard St, Tellico Plains, TN 37385-5125
Trenton 1
The Tattoo Garden LLC Custom design
204 N Court Sq, Trenton, TN 38382-1878