In September of 2015, Boston magazine opened its eleventh Design Home project at Turner Hill, a residential, luxury golf community in Ipswich, MA. The featured unit is a three story residence with an eclectic, sophisticated style. Situated just miles from the ocean, this idyllic residence has top of the line appliances, exquisite millwork, and lush furnishings. Landry & Arcari Rugs and Carpeting consulted with lead designer Chelsi Christensen and provided over a dozen rugs for this project. For more information about the Design Home, please visit: http://www.bostonmagazine.com/designhome2015/ Designer: Chelsi Christensen, Design East Interiors, Photographer: Michael J. Lee

Custom Finished Basement

Matrix Home Solutions

Custom home gym with space for multi-use & activities.
Design ideas for a contemporary multipurpose gym in Chicago with beige walls, vinyl floors and exposed beam.

Golf Simulator for Petrucci Homes

User

Don Schulte Photography
Design ideas for a large modern multipurpose gym in Detroit with beige walls, carpet and green floor.

Home Gym

R|House Design Build

Custom home gym. Large space for kids to play basketball with separate workout area. Rubber floors, mirrors, shelves and hooks to store workout equipment.

Aspen Ridge Loft

Reena Sotropa In House Design Group

This is an example of a transitional home yoga studio in Calgary with beige walls and beige floor.

487 Keap Street

Cl-oth Interiors

This is an example of a mid-sized industrial home gym in New York with beige walls and beige floor.

Highland Lakes

Thomas Building Company, LLC

This is an example of a large transitional home gym in Other with beige walls, painted wood floors and black floor.

Avenel Aglow II

Anthony Wilder Design/Build, Inc.

Danielle Frye
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary multipurpose gym in DC Metro with beige walls and black floor.

Denver Deer Creek Retreat

Apex Mountain Homes

Design ideas for a large country multipurpose gym in Denver with beige walls and beige floor.

2014 Parade of Homes

Mike Becknal & Company, Inc.

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional home gym in Austin with beige walls, laminate floors and brown floor.

Georgia's Premier Residence Little Hawkins Island

Envision Web

Stuart Wade, Envision Virtual Tours The design goal was to produce a corporate or family retreat that could best utilize the uniqueness and seclusion as the only private residence, deep-water hammock directly assessable via concrete bridge in the Southeastern United States. Little Hawkins Island was seven years in the making from design and permitting through construction and punch out. The multiple award winning design was inspired by Spanish Colonial architecture with California Mission influences and developed for the corporation or family who entertains. With 5 custom fireplaces, 75+ palm trees, fountain, courtyards, and extensive use of covered outdoor spaces; Little Hawkins Island is truly a Resort Residence that will easily accommodate parties of 250 or more people. The concept of a “village” was used to promote movement among 4 independent buildings for residents and guests alike to enjoy the year round natural beauty and climate of the Golden Isles. The architectural scale and attention to detail throughout the campus is exemplary. From the heavy mud set Spanish barrel tile roof to the monolithic solid concrete portico with its’ custom carved cartouche at the entrance, every opportunity was seized to match the style and grace of the best properties built in a bygone era.

Basement Fitness Room

ARTium Design Build

Bright and inviting basement fitness room.
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern home weight room in Ottawa with beige walls.

Ute Place

Menendez Architects PC

A cozy space was transformed into an exercise room and enhanced for this purpose as follows: Fluorescent light fixtures recessed into the ceiling provide cool lighting without reducing headroom; windows on three walls balance the natural light and allow for cross ventilation; a mirrored wall widens the appearance of the space and the wood paneled end wall warms the space with the same richness found in the rest of the house.

Exercise Room

Sara Hopkins

In this large exercise room, it was necessary to display all the varied sports memorabilia properly so as to reflect our client's rich past in golfing and in baseball. Using our broad experience in vertical surface art & artifacts installations, therefore, we designed the positioning based on importance, theme, size and aesthetic appeal. Even the small lumbar pillow and lampshade were custom-made with a fabric from Brunschwig & Fils depicting a golf theme. The moving of our clients' entire exercise room equipment from their previous home, is part of our full moving services, from the most delicate items to pianos to the entire content of homes.

Basement Retreat

EdgeWork Design Build

Photo of a large contemporary home gym in Minneapolis with beige walls, vinyl floors and brown floor.

Solomon Project

MDK Design Associates, Inc.

Sam Grey Photography, MDK Designs
Design ideas for a transitional home weight room in Boston with beige walls and light hardwood floors.

Office and Kitchen Organizing Project

Let's Get Organized! Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Gayle M. Gruenberg, CPO-CD
Inspiration for a mid-sized arts and crafts multipurpose gym in New York with beige walls and medium hardwood floors.

Gym

Haver & Skolnick LLC Architects

The first floor features a large family gym overlooking the pool. Robert Benson Photography
Large traditional home weight room in New York with beige walls and medium hardwood floors.

Home Media Center

TrinSPIN, Inc.

Photo of a large country multipurpose gym in Other with beige walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Modern Novi

Finished Basements Plus

Finished Basements Plus
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern home weight room in Detroit with beige walls.

Black Home Gym Design Ideas with Beige Walls

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.