Jim Brady
Large modern indoor sport court in San Diego with multi-coloured walls and light hardwood floors.

New 4 bedroom home construction artfully designed by E. Cobb Architects for a lively young family maximizes a corner street-to-street lot, providing a seamless indoor/outdoor living experience. A custom steel and glass central stairwell unifies the space and leads to a roof top deck leveraging a view of Lake Washington. ©2012 Steve Keating Photography

Burt Lake Remodel for Functionality

Birchwood Construction Company

Design ideas for a large transitional indoor sport court in Other with beige walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Country Lane Classic

Martineau Homes

Photo of a large traditional indoor sport court in Salt Lake City with white walls, light hardwood floors and brown floor.

Family Friendly Retreat

HAVEN INTERIORS LTD.

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.

ISABELLA residence

Symmetry Architects

This is an example of a large mediterranean home gym in Dallas with white walls and grey floor.

Rustic Modern Custom Home- Naperville, IL

Charleston Building and Development

Inspiration for a large transitional indoor sport court in Chicago with beige walls and light hardwood floors.

2015 Street of Dreams - The Atterbury

BC Custom Construction

Large traditional multipurpose gym in Portland with purple walls and carpet.

Sandy Springs

Hall Design Build

Design ideas for a large transitional home weight room in Atlanta with white walls.

Gymspace

Made of Wood

This is an example of a large contemporary multipurpose gym in Barcelona with ceramic floors and beige walls.

Rubber Mats & Padded Athletic Turf

Greatmats

Turf Athletic Padded Floor Roll has a 3mm nylon turf layer with a 12mm rubber backing. The turf floor is used for conditioning drills. This fitness room also installed 4x6 Foot Eco Rubber Mats for equipment and weightlifting areas. https://www.greatmats.com/padded-turf/indoor-padded-turf-athletic-flooring-roll-15.php https://www.greatmats.com/rubber-floor-mats/rubber-mats-4x6ft-34-natural.php

Eclectic Modern Farmhouse

Wyrick Residential Design

Photo of a large country home weight room in Houston with grey walls, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Games Basement

Addison Grace Design

Photographer: Mike Cook Media Contractor: you Dream It, We Build It
Inspiration for a large country home gym in Edmonton with grey walls, carpet and beige floor.

Lincoln Park - Fremont

Middlefork Development LLC

This unique city-home is designed with a center entry, flanked by formal living and dining rooms on either side. An expansive gourmet kitchen / great room spans the rear of the main floor, opening onto a terraced outdoor space comprised of more than 700SF. The home also boasts an open, four-story staircase flooded with natural, southern light, as well as a lower level family room, four bedrooms (including two en-suite) on the second floor, and an additional two bedrooms and study on the third floor. A spacious, 500SF roof deck is accessible from the top of the staircase, providing additional outdoor space for play and entertainment. Due to the location and shape of the site, there is a 2-car, heated garage under the house, providing direct entry from the garage into the lower level mudroom. Two additional off-street parking spots are also provided in the covered driveway leading to the garage. Designed with family living in mind, the home has also been designed for entertaining and to embrace life's creature comforts. Pre-wired with HD Video, Audio and comprehensive low-voltage services, the home is able to accommodate and distribute any low voltage services requested by the homeowner. This home was pre-sold during construction. Steve Hall, Hedrich Blessing

Greenleaf- Luxury Staging in Darien

BA Staging & Interiors

"Greenleaf" is a luxury, new construction home in Darien, CT. Sophisticated furniture, artisan accessories and a combination of bold and neutral tones were used to create a lifestyle experience. Our staging highlights the beautiful architectural interior design done by Stephanie Rapp Interiors.

Holz. Stein. Haus.

BRÜNING INTERIORS

Wald, Ruhe, Gemütlichkeit. Lassen Sie uns in dieser Umkleide die Natur wahrnehmen und zur Ruhe kommen. Der raumhohe Glasdruck schafft Atmosphäre und gibt dem Vorraum zur Dusche ein Thema.

Finished Basements

Contracting By Us Inc

Photo of a large modern home weight room in Toronto with white walls, carpet and grey floor.

Lexington Basement Renovation

Hammond Design

Kyle Caldwell
Photo of a large transitional multipurpose gym in Boston with beige walls, brown floor and medium hardwood floors.

Victoria Park Extension

Monica Tostes Design

Photo of a large contemporary home yoga studio in London with beige walls, light hardwood floors, beige floor and recessed.

Bluegrass Beauty

A. Perry Homes

Custom Sport Court with blue accents
Large transitional indoor sport court in Chicago with light hardwood floors and black walls.

Large 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.