Jessie Preza Photography
Inspiration for a contemporary home gym in Jacksonville with white walls and brown floor.

Modern Gym in Piedmont - Accessory Building

Treve Johnson
Mid-sized contemporary multipurpose gym in San Francisco with white walls, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

House Sed

Nico van der Meulen Architects

Photography by Barend Roberts and Victoria Pilcher
Inspiration for a large contemporary multipurpose gym in Other with beige walls and brown floor.

California Contemporary

Sogno Design Group

Photo by Langdon Clay
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary multipurpose gym in San Francisco with brown walls, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

California Collected

Shannon Ggem Design

Photo by: Mike P Kelley Styling by: Jennifer Maxcy, hoot n anny home
Photo of a traditional home gym in Los Angeles with green walls and blue floor.

Wellness Addition

HRS BUILD

Meditation, dance room looking at hidden doors with a Red Bed healing space
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary home yoga studio in Dallas with brown walls, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and wood.

Exercise Room

Spieler Construction

Jim Bartsch
Design ideas for a mid-sized mediterranean home gym in Santa Barbara with dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

South Florida Oceanfront Mansion

Bravas Boca Raton

Photo of a mid-sized beach style multipurpose gym in Miami with beige walls, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Residential Remodel

Cronen Building Co.

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional home weight room in Portland with green walls, cork floors and brown floor.

Home Gym

Landmark Custom Builder & Remodeling, LLC

Custom home gym Reunion Resort Kissimmee FL by Landmark Custom Builder & Remodeling
Photo of a small transitional multipurpose gym in Orlando with beige walls, porcelain floors and brown floor.

Renovation in Brentwood, TN

DeRo ReNovations

Photo of a large traditional home weight room in Nashville with beige walls, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Contemporary Waterfront on Sloped Lot

Estes Builders

The daylight basement includes an easily accessible gym separately zoned for HVAC, she-cave arts and crafts room, wine cellar, guest room, and media area.

JT Ranch

Lost Creek Construction, LLC

Josh Caldwell Photography
Photo of a transitional multipurpose gym in Denver with beige walls, carpet and brown floor.

Home Gym

Silver Leaf Construction & Renovation

Mid-sized transitional multipurpose gym in Chicago with white walls, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Audobon

Kukk Architecture & Design P.A.

Transitional multipurpose gym in Miami with white walls, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Garage-to-Kid's Gym Remodel

Schultz Miller

PHOTO: Andrew Buchanan
Design ideas for a contemporary multipurpose gym in Seattle with white walls, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Westover

lee luxford a+d

Terry Roberts Photography
Mid-sized traditional home weight room in Philadelphia with white walls, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Menlo Park New Home with Basement

Allwood Construction Inc

Inspiration for a traditional home yoga studio in San Francisco with brown floor.

Beverly Hills Modern

Lori Dennis, ASID, LEED AP

A Basement Home Gym with floor to ceiling sliding glass doors open on to a light filled outdoor patio.
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary multipurpose gym in Los Angeles with white walls, light hardwood floors and brown floor.

Private Waterfront Accessory Structures on the Chester River

Purple Cherry Architects

One of nine structures located on the estate, the timber-frame entertaining barn doubles as both a recreational space and an entertaining space in which to host large events.

Home Gym Design Ideas with Blue Floor and Brown 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.