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.

Aspen French House Plan

Walker Home Design

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

Industrial Cross-Fit Gym

Meyer Design

Cross-Fit Gym for all of your exercise needs. Photos: Reel Tour Media
Large modern multipurpose gym in Chicago with white walls, vinyl floors, black floor and coffered.

Home Gym in Sports Fan Dream Basement in Northern Virginia

Metro Building and Remodeling Group LLC

Photographer: Bob Narod
Design ideas for a large transitional home gym in DC Metro with white walls, black floor and laminate floors.

Luxe Living

Julia Russell Designs

In-home golf simulator.
Design ideas for a large transitional multipurpose gym in Omaha with grey walls, carpet and green floor.

Golf Simulator for Petrucci Homes

User

Don Schulte Photography
Design ideas for a large modern multipurpose gym in Detroit with beige walls, carpet and green floor.

Home Gym

R|House Design Build

Custom home gym. Large space for kids to play basketball with separate workout area. Rubber floors, mirrors, shelves and hooks to store workout equipment.

Highland Lakes

Thomas Building Company, LLC

This is an example of a large transitional home gym in Other with beige walls, painted wood floors and black floor.

Garage Sport Court Transformation

SportProsUSA, Inc.

Fully Functioning Garage Expansion and Sport Court with custom logos, colors and accessories.
Large contemporary indoor sport court in New York.

Wohnhaus 1812

von Moltke Innenarchitekten

Large contemporary multipurpose gym in Frankfurt with white walls, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Denver Deer Creek Retreat

Apex Mountain Homes

Design ideas for a large country multipurpose gym in Denver with beige walls and beige floor.

Georgia's Premier Residence Little Hawkins Island

Envision Web

Stuart Wade, Envision Virtual Tours The design goal was to produce a corporate or family retreat that could best utilize the uniqueness and seclusion as the only private residence, deep-water hammock directly assessable via concrete bridge in the Southeastern United States. Little Hawkins Island was seven years in the making from design and permitting through construction and punch out. The multiple award winning design was inspired by Spanish Colonial architecture with California Mission influences and developed for the corporation or family who entertains. With 5 custom fireplaces, 75+ palm trees, fountain, courtyards, and extensive use of covered outdoor spaces; Little Hawkins Island is truly a Resort Residence that will easily accommodate parties of 250 or more people. The concept of a “village” was used to promote movement among 4 independent buildings for residents and guests alike to enjoy the year round natural beauty and climate of the Golden Isles. The architectural scale and attention to detail throughout the campus is exemplary. From the heavy mud set Spanish barrel tile roof to the monolithic solid concrete portico with its’ custom carved cartouche at the entrance, every opportunity was seized to match the style and grace of the best properties built in a bygone era.

Gym motivation

Turner Development Group

Need some gym motivation? Amazing gym design is why it was named one of the best health and wellness facilities of the year
Inspiration for a large industrial multipurpose gym in Baltimore with orange walls, cork floors and black floor.

Ute Place

Menendez Architects PC

A cozy space was transformed into an exercise room and enhanced for this purpose as follows: Fluorescent light fixtures recessed into the ceiling provide cool lighting without reducing headroom; windows on three walls balance the natural light and allow for cross ventilation; a mirrored wall widens the appearance of the space and the wood paneled end wall warms the space with the same richness found in the rest of the house.

Specialty Rooms

Juxtapose Designs

Photo of a large transitional multipurpose gym in Other with white walls.

Basement Retreat

EdgeWork Design Build

Photo of a large contemporary home gym in Minneapolis with beige walls, vinyl floors and brown floor.

GYM

Zoltan Construction LLC

Home Gym with black rubber flooring, cool gray wall paint and rich red accents. 18' rope climbing area and boxing bag
Large modern home weight room in Orlando with grey walls and black floor.

Other Spaces

MBW Designs

MBW Designs Commercial Gym Design
Large home weight room in DC Metro with blue walls.

Larger Than Life

SGDI - Sarah Gallop Design Inc.

Design ideas for a large traditional multipurpose gym in Vancouver with white walls and grey floor.

Gym

Haver & Skolnick LLC Architects

The first floor features a large family gym overlooking the pool. Robert Benson Photography
Large traditional home weight room in New York with beige walls and medium hardwood floors.

Large Black Home 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.