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.

2011 417 Idea Home

Doug Pitts Construction

Traditional home gym in Other with blue walls and brown floor.

BASEMENTS

Victoria Renovations

Traditional home gym in Atlanta with blue walls and black floor.

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.

Addition, Kitchen and Bathroom Remodels in McLean, VA

Moss Building & Design

This extensive home renovation in McLean, VA featured a multi-room transformation. The kitchen, family room and living room were remodeled into an open concept space with beautiful hardwood floors throughout and recessed lighting to enhance the natural light reaching the home. With an emphasis on incorporating reclaimed products into their remodel, these MOSS customers were able to add rustic touches to their home. The home also included a basement remodel, multiple bedroom and bathroom remodels, as well as space for a laundry room, home gym and office.

Wonderfully in White

American Woodmark

This is an example of a traditional multipurpose gym in DC Metro with blue walls and light hardwood floors.

Sound Beach, NY -Basement Renovation

Long Island Creative Contracting

small home gym with tv
This is an example of a small traditional multipurpose gym in New York with blue walls, vinyl floors and brown floor.

Northshore Lakehouse

Kristina Crestin Design

Design ideas for a beach style home gym in Manchester with blue walls, carpet and grey floor.

2018 Parade of Homes | Daphne

User

Lower level exercise room - use as a craft room or another secondary bedroom.
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary home yoga studio in Denver with blue walls, laminate floors and beige floor.

Atlanta Ga

Studio T Design

Galina Coada
Photo of a contemporary home gym in Atlanta with blue walls and concrete floors.

The Telega

Oakwood Homes

This is an example of a transitional multipurpose gym in Denver with blue walls and carpet.

Chang Seascape

Fusion Bowling

Two-lane in-home bowling alley with ball return, computer scoring system, overhead scoring monitors, regulation size bowling lanes, custom bowling balls, custom bowling pins, and custom underwater themed mural on the lanes.

North Potomac St.

User

Photo of a traditional home gym in DC Metro with blue walls and beige floor.

Interior Spaces

Wall To Wall Construction, LLC

Photography by Mark Wieland
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional home weight room in Baltimore with blue walls.

Workout Room of European Brick and Stone Home

Havencrest Homes

Workout Room in basement of European Traditional Home.
Inspiration for a mid-sized multipurpose gym in Indianapolis with blue walls and carpet.

Gorgeous Home gym

NIBIO LLC

Rachael Ann Photography
This is an example of a mid-sized modern home weight room in Seattle with blue walls, cork floors and black floor.

Shipton

Visbeen Architects

Photo of a large traditional home weight room in Grand Rapids with blue walls and black floor.

Norwood Cottage Design

Edgewater Design Group

Our clients were relocating from the upper peninsula to the lower peninsula and wanted to design a retirement home on their Lake Michigan property. The topography of their lot allowed for a walk out basement which is practically unheard of with how close they are to the water. Their view is fantastic, and the goal was of course to take advantage of the view from all three levels. The positioning of the windows on the main and upper levels is such that you feel as if you are on a boat, water as far as the eye can see. They were striving for a Hamptons / Coastal, casual, architectural style. The finished product is just over 6,200 square feet and includes 2 master suites, 2 guest bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, sunroom, home bar, home gym, dedicated seasonal gear / equipment storage, table tennis game room, sauna, and bonus room above the attached garage. All the exterior finishes are low maintenance, vinyl, and composite materials to withstand the blowing sands from the Lake Michigan shoreline.

Modern Farmhouse

Hoogstraten Builders, Inc.

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional home weight room in Grand Rapids with blue walls and black floor.

Port Streets Home

Legacy CDM Inc.

Photo of a large contemporary home weight room in Orange County with blue walls.

Home Gym Design Ideas with Blue 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.