A home gym that makes workouts a breeze.
Photo of a large transitional home weight room in Milwaukee with blue walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Hickory Hill - Cozy Lake Cottage

Visbeen Architects

This cozy lake cottage skillfully incorporates a number of features that would normally be restricted to a larger home design. A glance of the exterior reveals a simple story and a half gable running the length of the home, enveloping the majority of the interior spaces. To the rear, a pair of gables with copper roofing flanks a covered dining area that connects to a screened porch. Inside, a linear foyer reveals a generous staircase with cascading landing. Further back, a centrally placed kitchen is connected to all of the other main level entertaining spaces through expansive cased openings. A private study serves as the perfect buffer between the homes master suite and living room. Despite its small footprint, the master suite manages to incorporate several closets, built-ins, and adjacent master bath complete with a soaker tub flanked by separate enclosures for shower and water closet. Upstairs, a generous double vanity bathroom is shared by a bunkroom, exercise space, and private bedroom. The bunkroom is configured to provide sleeping accommodations for up to 4 people. The rear facing exercise has great views of the rear yard through a set of windows that overlook the copper roof of the screened porch below. Builder: DeVries & Onderlinde Builders Interior Designer: Vision Interiors by Visbeen Photographer: Ashley Avila Photography

Custom Black Forest Home

KLo Home Design

Home Gym with cabinet drop zone, floor to ceiling mirrors, tvs, and sauna
Mid-sized transitional home weight room in Denver with grey walls, cork floors and grey floor.

Home Addition & Sports Court

First Choice Custom Builders

Sports court fitted with virtual golf, yoga room, weight room, sauna, spa, and kitchenette.
Design ideas for an expansive country indoor sport court in Dallas with white walls, laminate floors and grey floor.

Sports Barn

MDK Designs

Custom designed and design build of indoor basket ball court, home gym and golf simulator.
Expansive country indoor sport court in Boston with brown walls, light hardwood floors, brown floor and exposed beam.

The Aurora : 2019 Clark County Parade of Homes : Home Gym

Cascade West Development

Inspired by the majesty of the Northern Lights and this family's everlasting love for Disney, this home plays host to enlighteningly open vistas and playful activity. Like its namesake, the beloved Sleeping Beauty, this home embodies family, fantasy and adventure in their truest form. Visions are seldom what they seem, but this home did begin 'Once Upon a Dream'. Welcome, to The Aurora.

Glenhaven Custom Home

Alair Homes Houston

A clean, transitional home design. This home focuses on ample and open living spaces for the family, as well as impressive areas for hosting family and friends. The quality of materials chosen, combined with simple and understated lines throughout, creates a perfect canvas for this family’s life. Contrasting whites, blacks, and greys create a dramatic backdrop for an active and loving lifestyle.

Osmond Home

OSMOND DESIGNS

Mid-sized transitional home weight room in Salt Lake City with beige walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Strawberry Ridge

NC Design Studio-Architects

Design ideas for a large contemporary home weight room in Other with grey walls and light hardwood floors.

Modern Luxury

Fresh Start Contracting Company

Design ideas for a large modern home weight room in Boston with beige walls, cork floors and black floor.

Southlake Modern

JAUREGUI Architecture Interiors Construction

Large transitional home weight room in Austin with white walls, carpet and grey floor.

Chateau Edina

Revision LLC

Spacecrafting
Small contemporary home weight room in Minneapolis with grey walls, concrete floors and grey floor.

Fully Furnished Model Home for Bridgwater Homes

Amy Laner Anjo Designs

Mid-sized transitional home weight room in Denver with beige walls and carpet.

Basement and Kitchen Remodeling

Royal Construction Group, Inc.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional home weight room in Atlanta with white walls and medium hardwood floors.

Home Gym

Re-Invent Renovations

This well lit home gym with wall to wall mirrors gives you the comfort and flexibility of working out in your own home. It even has a separate TV so you can play workout videos or whatever you like while you are bringing your sweat on!

Millcreek Residence

Upland Development, Inc.

Scot Zimmerman
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional home weight room in Salt Lake City with grey walls and black floor.

Basement Remodeling - West Windsor, New Jersey

DES Home Renovations

Jose Alfano
Mid-sized transitional home weight room in Philadelphia with beige walls and carpet.

Tailored Traditional

Frances Herrera Interior Design

The home gym was transformed with grass cloth wall covering and industrial style storage furniture making the small space more functional and inviting.

2015 Street of Dreams | Sandhill Crane

Westlake Development Group, LLC

Blackstone Edge Photography
This is an example of a large contemporary home weight room in Portland with white walls.

Basement

Castle Pines Remodeling LLC

Design ideas for a small transitional home weight room in Denver with beige walls and carpet.

Home Gym - Home Weight Room and Indoor Sport Court 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.