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.

Osmond Home

OSMOND DESIGNS

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

Aspen French House Plan

Walker Home Design

Large traditional multipurpose gym in Salt Lake City with grey walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Falls Church Project

Making Room for Peace

This is an example of a small transitional home gym in DC Metro with beige floor.

Hill Country House

Miró Rivera Architects

In the meditation room, floor-to-ceiling windows frame one of the clients’ favorite views toward a nearby hilltop, and the grassy landscape seems to flow right into the house. Photo by Paul Finkel | Piston Design

Home Gym/ Fitness Studio

Ernesto Santalla PLLC

In this home, Georgetown architect Ernesto Santalla transformed a cavernous basement into a private paradise. Santalla went beyond merely renovating the dark, unfinished space; he developed a distinctive blueprint for how the new space would be used. He abandoned the multiple, framed-room approach usually used to carve up large basements and instead separated rooms with different color carpets and walls in shades of cream, beige and taupe; the patterned paint in reference to the paintings of famed Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. Santalla used curves and angles to give the basement’s many areas distinctive character, while offering seamless movement from room to room. For instance, a curved wall serves as the backdrop for a large screen in the media area. This semicircle wall creates a hall behind it that provides passage for those walking from the music area to the fitness room without disturbing those enjoying a movie on the other side. The walls are adorned with original photographs from Santalla himself. Mirrored walls set the scene for a home gym equipped with treadmill, cycle, weight lifting machine, and plenty of room for Pilates. A black piano graces the wall in a foyer-like space around the corner from a narrow bar that is great for entertaining. There is a glass enclosed recording studio for the homeowner, a professional musician who plays guitar, piano and drums. The glass, floor-to-ceiling soundproof walls allow Jan to ignore or participate in activity taking place outside of the room.

DUSIK MULTIUSE

Moontower

Multiuse room. Home gym and playroom.
Inspiration for a transitional multipurpose gym in Austin with white walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Cardiff Custom Home

ProPacific Builders, Inc.

Mid-sized beach style home yoga studio in San Diego with white walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Home Gym Glass Entrances

Wholesale Bevel & Edge Ltd.

Ed Ellis Photography
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary home weight room in Edmonton with grey walls, cork floors and beige floor.

Saunas

Baltic Leisure

Baltic Leisure can create just about anything for your sauna needs. This custom sauna is located in an exclusive spa in a casino.
Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional home gym in Philadelphia with beige walls and beige floor.

Built-In Basement Lounge

Brooklinteriors

A brownstone cellar revitalized with custom built ins throughout for tv lounging, plenty of play space, and a fitness center.
Mid-sized contemporary home gym in Austin with white walls, porcelain floors and beige floor.

Sapphire Lane Custom Home

E & S Builders

Photo of a large contemporary multipurpose gym in Phoenix with white walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Paradise Dawn

Charles Clayton Construction Inc

Cuccuiaioni Photography
Inspiration for a large tropical multipurpose gym in Orlando with carpet, white walls and beige floor.

Washington Street House

Riaz Design

by RIAZ TAPLIN
Photo of a contemporary multipurpose gym in Other with white walls and beige floor.

Sienna - Massage/Spa Space

Hudson Environments

This space was designed for maximum relaxation! The client needed a space in their home for their masseuse to provide their weekly in-home massages. This sitting area in the massage/spa space allows one spouse to keep the other company while the other one is on the massage table. The space is adorned with candles in various vessels, massage oils and towels. All the things one needs to feel at peace.

Residential Squash Court and Pool House

Wyant Architecture

Views of trees and sky from the submerged squash court allow it to remain connected to the outdoors. Felt ceiling tiles reduce reverberation and echo. Photo: Jeffrey Totaro

Waterman

Sierra Pacific Windows

High Res Media, LLC A Finer Touch Construction
Inspiration for a transitional home gym in Phoenix with pink walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

101 Ericas Lane

Jason Thomas Architect

Design ideas for an expansive contemporary home weight room in New York with beige walls and beige floor.

Whole House - Forest Hills

User

Converted media room to an exercise / sitting room
Photo of a mid-sized transitional multipurpose gym in Dallas with white walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

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.

Home Gym Design Ideas with Beige Floor and Yellow Floor

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.