With a personal gym, there's no excuse to not exercise daily! (Designed by Artisan Design Group)
Inspiration for a transitional multipurpose gym in Atlanta with grey walls.

Maple Grove Finished Basement

Pinnacle Design & Remodeling

A blank slate and open minds are a perfect recipe for creative design ideas. The homeowner's brother is a custom cabinet maker who brought our ideas to life and then Landmark Remodeling installed them and facilitated the rest of our vision. We had a lot of wants and wishes, and were to successfully do them all, including a gym, fireplace, hidden kid's room, hobby closet, and designer touches.

West Hollywood - New Construction

Luxe Remodel

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional multipurpose gym in Los Angeles with white walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Coastal Retreat

Designing Interiors Inc

Mariana Sorm Picture
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional multipurpose gym in Chicago with beige walls, porcelain floors and beige floor.

Highland Park Whole House Renovation

WINN Design+Build

This is an example of a small transitional multipurpose gym in DC Metro with beige walls, brown floor and cork floors.

Clean Traditional

Poet Interiors

Bobby Cunningham
This is an example of a small traditional multipurpose gym in Houston with white walls, ceramic floors and beige floor.

Party & Play Annex - Little Waltham, Essex

William Beard Flooring Ltd

Glass screens with glass hung door to home gym.
Photo of a contemporary multipurpose gym in Essex with linoleum floors.

Ship

Kim Kirby Interior Design

Photo of a small traditional multipurpose gym in Providence with white walls and light hardwood floors.

Garden Studio Gym & Yoga Studio

Owl Garden Studios

Inspiration for a large contemporary multipurpose gym in London with white walls, light hardwood floors and black floor.

The Bunker

John West Stoddard, Inc.

The interior of The Bunker has exposed framing and great natural light from the three skylights. With the barn doors open it is a great place to workout.

University Park Modern Farmhouse

AJ Kirkegaard Contractors

Photo of a country multipurpose gym in Denver with white walls and light hardwood floors.

A Reclaimed Retreat

Gramophone

The client had a finished basement space that was not functioning for the entire family. He spent a lot of time in his gym, which was not large enough to accommodate all his equipment and did not offer adequate space for aerobic activities. To appeal to the client's entertaining habits, a bar, gaming area, and proper theater screen needed to be added. There were some ceiling and lolly column restraints that would play a significant role in the layout of our new design, but the Gramophone Team was able to create a space in which every detail appeared to be there from the beginning. Rustic wood columns and rafters, weathered brick, and an exposed metal support beam all add to this design effect becoming real. Maryland Photography Inc.

North Manhattan Beach Walk Street Home

Design + Build by Lazar

Private massage room and gym in Manhattan Beach, California. Thoughtfully designed by Steve Lazar. design+build by South Swell. DesignBuildbySouthSwell.com.

Mountain Contemporary

Upland Development, Inc.

Scot Zimmerman
Contemporary multipurpose gym in Salt Lake City with white walls and medium hardwood floors.

5650 Comstock

NIH Homes

Spacecrafting
Design ideas for a large transitional multipurpose gym in Minneapolis with grey walls and grey floor.

Avenel Aglow II

Anthony Wilder Design/Build, Inc.

Danielle Frye
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary multipurpose gym in DC Metro with beige walls and black floor.

McCoy Gym

Function and Form Interiors

Photo of a transitional multipurpose gym in Portland with grey walls and carpet.

Bundy Drive Brentwood, Los Angeles luxury mansion modern home gym

Whipple Russell Architects

Bundy Drive Brentwood, Los Angeles luxury mansion modern home gym. Photo by Simon Berlyn.
Photo of a mid-sized modern multipurpose gym in Los Angeles with multi-coloured walls, grey floor and recessed.

Movie and Bar Basement

Harbour Towne Construction

A simple home gym accompanies the home movie theatre and bar to give this family the option to work out at home.
Design ideas for a small country multipurpose gym in Atlanta with pink walls and black floor.

Ashland Lake House

Zych Construction

Large modern multipurpose gym in Omaha.

Home Gym - Home Climbing Wall and Multipurpose Gym 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.