Photo of a small country multipurpose gym in Salt Lake City with brown walls.

A fully outfitted gym just off the seating area is the perfect spot to work out.
Photo of a mid-sized transitional multipurpose gym in Cincinnati with brown walls and light hardwood floors.

New Construction

Beckham-Barnes Interiors

Kate Benjamin
Transitional home gym in Detroit.

Meriam Hill House

JW Construction

Shelly Harrison
This is an example of a traditional indoor sport court in Boston.

Punkatassat Farm

Bensonwood

Dewing Schmid Kearns
Expansive country multipurpose gym in Boston with medium hardwood floors and brown walls.

Hot Springs

Dennis Thompson Architect

Photography - Brooks Institute
Home gym in Santa Barbara.

Ashton Woods Atlanta Basements

Ashton Woods

With a personal gym, there's no excuse to not exercise daily! (Designed by Artisan Design Group)
Inspiration for a transitional multipurpose gym in Atlanta with grey walls.

Oxford Development

Underground basketball court in private home.
Contemporary indoor sport court in Chicago with white walls and light hardwood floors.

Home Basement Gymnasium and Dance Studio

Rule4 Building Group

Beautiful exercise space and dance studio. Dance studio includes custom made barre and sprung floor. Rubber exercising flooring in the gynamsium. All design work by Mark Hendricks, Rule4 Building Group in house professional home designer. Entire contract work and painting by Rule4 Building Group, managed by Brent Hanauer, Senior Project Manager. Photos by Yerko H. Pallominy, ProArch Photograhy.

Upper Marlboro, MD Basement Gym

M.A.K. Remodeling Services

An outstanding custom glass wall exhibits a fantastic gym, clad with mirrors down to it's outlet covers. Heavy duty bamboo flooring and a smart mirror will take you the future of working out in your own home.

Yoga Studio

Dawn Cook Design

Inspiration for a transitional home yoga studio in Cleveland.

Lancaster Residence

Steven Dailey Construction

This exercise room is perfect for your daily yoga practice! Right off the basement family room the glass doors allow to close the room off without making the space feel smaller.

Eclectic Glam

City Homes, LLC

Photo of a transitional home weight room in Minneapolis with white walls and black floor.

Contemporary Home Gym

Photo of a contemporary home gym in New York.

Playful Additions

Trillium Enterprises, INC.

Inspiration for a home gym in Santa Barbara.

Coastal Retreat

Designing Interiors Inc

Mariana Sorm Picture
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional multipurpose gym in Chicago with beige walls, porcelain floors and beige floor.

Meditationsraum unterm Dach

Anne Stallkamp Innenarchitektur

Anne Stallkamp
Contemporary home yoga studio in Hanover with white walls and light hardwood floors.

Restoration Hardware Branded Home

Mary Cook

Inspiration for an industrial home gym in Detroit.

Dance Studio

ODS Architecture

In the hills of San Anselmo in Marin County, this 5,000 square foot existing multi-story home was enlarged to 6,000 square feet with a new dance studio addition with new master bedroom suite and sitting room for evening entertainment and morning coffee. Sited on a steep hillside one acre lot, the back yard was unusable. New concrete retaining walls and planters were designed to create outdoor play and lounging areas with stairs that cascade down the hill forming a wrap-around walkway. The goal was to make the new addition integrate the disparate design elements of the house and calm it down visually. The scope was not to change everything, just the rear façade and some of the side facades. The new addition is a long rectangular space inserted into the rear of the building with new up-swooping roof that ties everything together. Clad in red cedar, the exterior reflects the relaxed nature of the one acre wooded hillside site. Fleetwood windows and wood patterned tile complete the exterior color material palate. The sitting room overlooks a new patio area off of the children’s playroom and features a butt glazed corner window providing views filtered through a grove of bay laurel trees. Inside is a television viewing area with wetbar off to the side that can be closed off with a concealed pocket door to the master bedroom. The bedroom was situated to take advantage of these views of the rear yard and the bed faces a stone tile wall with recessed skylight above. The master bath, a driving force for the project, is large enough to allow both of them to occupy and use at the same time. The new dance studio and gym was inspired for their two daughters and has become a facility for the whole family. All glass, mirrors and space with cushioned wood sports flooring, views to the new level outdoor area and tree covered side yard make for a dramatic turnaround for a home with little play or usable outdoor space previously. Photo Credit: Paul Dyer Photography.

Annex - Three Storey Renovation

Geometra Design Ltd.

Arnal Photography
Transitional home yoga studio in Toronto with grey walls and dark hardwood floors.

Beige Home Gym Design Ideas

A home gym can be a worthwhile investment, helping you maintain a healthy lifestyle, and saving you money in the long-run, too. All you need is a small exercise nook or a spare room that can be stocked with gym equipment. Strapped for cash? Workouts at home needn’t cost a cent; just throw down an exercise mat at the foot of your bed and voila. Home gym equipment can be large and bulky – a cross trainer, rowing machine or bench press, for example, will dominate most rooms. There are, however, alternative options for getting fit. Before you start planning the space, decide on what you actually enjoy doing, and what equipment you will get the most use out of. Depending on your budget and interests, you could have a yoga studio, meditation room, weights room, basketball court or even a dance studio. Browse the photos on Houzz for ideas and inspiration for home gyms, and save your favourites to an ideabook. Once you're ready, you can find the architect or interior designer to help bring your vision to life.

What kind of home gym should I have?

To get the most out of your home gym, plan a space that will allow you to incorporate many different fitness regimes. A spare room can be transformed into a hub for aerobics, yoga, pilates, kickboxing, dancing and cardio – just add timber floorboards or rubber flooring, a mirrored wall, an exercise machine, some dumbbells, a TV and a killer sound system. This way, there’s something for the whole family. If you have the space and enjoy doing specific workouts, consider making a specialty room like a yoga studio.

How do I create a double-duty exercise room?

Make the most of your home gym by making it a dual-purpose room. You could combine your gym with an office space, playroom, guest bedroom or garage, for example. Consider which space is most practical. A treadmill in your bedroom won’t be ideal if you workout at the crack of dawn while your partner is still sleeping; likewise, you won’t want to lift weights in a garage that turns into a sweatbox in the summer because it isn’t insulated.

What kind of home gym equipment do I need?

Again, this depends on what you enjoy doing most. Yoga mats, dumbbells and punching bags are popular purchases, or you could splurge on big-ticket items like a treadmill or multi-functional home gym system. Additional extras to help get you in the zone include a sound system, wall-mounted TV, as well as a mini bar to store cold drinks. Don’t forget to allow for efficient ventilation and cooling.