Random Width Texas Mesquite Hardwood Flooring. Dark Hardwood Floors Contrasted With White Walls. Spanish Style Tiled Stairs. Rustic Ceiling Beams.
This is an example of a home gym in Austin with dark hardwood floors.

New Barn

Pinemar, Inc

Jeffrey Totaro Pinemar, Inc.- Philadelphia General Contractor & Home Builder.
Photo of a country indoor sport court in Philadelphia with dark hardwood floors.

Bluestem Basement finish

CHR Design & Build

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional home climbing wall in Chicago with grey walls and cork floors.

New York City Loft Gym

Pennco Construction

AS
Inspiration for a small contemporary home yoga studio in New York with beige walls and dark hardwood floors.

Modern - Mercier

Scordio Construction.inc

Inspiration for a contemporary home yoga studio in New York with beige walls and dark hardwood floors.

Los Tilos Hollywood Hills luxury home gym & workout room

Whipple Russell Architects

Los Tilos Hollywood Hills luxury home gym & workout room. Photo by William MacCollum.
This is an example of a mid-sized modern multipurpose gym in Los Angeles with white walls, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and recessed.

Bluestem Basement finish

CHR Design & Build

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional home climbing wall in Chicago with grey walls and cork floors.

Masculine Home Gym

Nathan Taylor for Obelisk Home

Photo of a mid-sized multipurpose gym in Other with cork floors, grey floor and recessed.

Modern Dublin Basement

reStyled by Valerie

LUXUDIO
This is an example of a small industrial multipurpose gym in Columbus with white walls and cork floors.

Barton Creek Family Room & Outdoor Living

CG&S Design-Build

Inspiration for a small contemporary multipurpose gym in Austin with cork floors.

French Traditional

Atwood Custom Homes

Design ideas for a large traditional home weight room in Dallas with grey walls and cork floors.

Juno Beach Residence

RAW Design & Consulting /RAW Architecture + Design

Renee A. Webley
This is an example of a small asian home yoga studio in Miami with dark hardwood floors.

Porcupine Trail Basement

Copperstone Kitchens and Renovations

Mid-sized transitional multipurpose gym in Ottawa with grey walls and cork floors.

New England Carriage House

David Scott Parker Architects Llc

Durston Saylor
Inspiration for a large traditional multipurpose gym in New York with white walls and dark hardwood floors.

Liberty Hill Victorian

Suzanne Childress Design

Yoga Room David D. Livingston
Inspiration for a mid-sized mediterranean home yoga studio in San Francisco with multi-coloured walls, cork floors 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.

Just Say Omm

Houseplay Renovations LLC

This Jersey City, NJ space was the first permanent ‘home’ for the yoga studio, so it was essential for us to listen well and design a space to serve their needs for years to come. Through our design process, we helped to guide the owners through the fit-out of their new studio location that required minimal demolition and disruption to the existing space. Together, we converted a space originally used as a preschool into a welcoming, spacious yoga studio for local yogis. We created one main yoga studio by combining four small classrooms into a single larger space with new walls, while all the other program spaces (including designated areas for holistic treatments, massage, and bodywork) were accommodated into pre-existing rooms. Our team completed all demo, sheetrock, electrical, and painting aspects of the project. (The studio owners did some of the work themselves, and a different company installed the flooring and carpets.) The results speak for themselves: a peaceful, restorative space to facilitate health and healing for the studio’s community. Looking to renovate your place of business? Contact the Houseplay team; we’ll help make it happen! Photo Credit: Anne Ruthmann Photography

Bit by Bit

Amy Storm & Company

When we first saw this basement space, it was raw, old and full of stuff, including a lot of plumbing and HVAC covering the ceiling. We were able to move a good portion of the " stuff in the ceiling" and create enough height for a great work out room, complete with mirrors and ballet bars. We kept the brick wall, from the homes original foundation and painted it to brighten up the space. It's such a thrill to design spaces where we have to learn a lot in order to get it right. The ballerina of the family loves it - job well done! Joe Kwon Photography

Firs Park

Express in the Home

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary home weight room in Other with beige walls, dark hardwood floors and black floor.

Dog Room with Pet Shower Built In

Stanton Homes

This photo shows a view of the dog room with pet shower, looking into the exercise room on the first floor.
This is an example of an expansive traditional multipurpose gym in Raleigh with grey walls and dark hardwood floors.

Home Gym Design Ideas with Dark Hardwood Floors and Cork Floors

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.