Game room converted to a home gym complete with power weight rack in just 500 square feet!
Inspiration for a small traditional home weight room in Other.

Projects

Urbaniak Construction, LLC

This is an example of a small transitional home weight room in Orange County with beige walls.

Clean lined contemporary

RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STUDIO

Inspiration for a small contemporary home weight room in Dallas with beige walls, concrete floors and black floor.

LA Homebuilders/Coffey & Co. May 2010 spring Show House.

Coffey & Co. House of Interiors

Inspiration for a small country home weight room in Other with beige walls, carpet and grey floor.

Hickory Hill - Cozy Lake Cottage

Visbeen Architects

This cozy lake cottage skillfully incorporates a number of features that would normally be restricted to a larger home design. A glance of the exterior reveals a simple story and a half gable running the length of the home, enveloping the majority of the interior spaces. To the rear, a pair of gables with copper roofing flanks a covered dining area that connects to a screened porch. Inside, a linear foyer reveals a generous staircase with cascading landing. Further back, a centrally placed kitchen is connected to all of the other main level entertaining spaces through expansive cased openings. A private study serves as the perfect buffer between the homes master suite and living room. Despite its small footprint, the master suite manages to incorporate several closets, built-ins, and adjacent master bath complete with a soaker tub flanked by separate enclosures for shower and water closet. Upstairs, a generous double vanity bathroom is shared by a bunkroom, exercise space, and private bedroom. The bunkroom is configured to provide sleeping accommodations for up to 4 people. The rear facing exercise has great views of the rear yard through a set of windows that overlook the copper roof of the screened porch below. Builder: DeVries & Onderlinde Builders Interior Designer: Vision Interiors by Visbeen Photographer: Ashley Avila Photography

Chateau Edina

Revision LLC

Spacecrafting
Small contemporary home weight room in Minneapolis with grey walls, concrete floors and grey floor.

Tailored Traditional

Frances Herrera Interior Design

The home gym was transformed with grass cloth wall covering and industrial style storage furniture making the small space more functional and inviting.

Custom Home Project

Hannah Custom Homes & Remodeling

Small arts and crafts home weight room in Nashville.

Dorchester

Rinaldi Homes

Inspiration for a small contemporary home weight room in Toronto with beige walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Johnson Residence

Sean Smith Construction, Inc.

Photo of a small contemporary home weight room in Denver with grey walls.

Medina remodel

User

This is an example of a small traditional home weight room in Seattle with brown walls.

Lake Home - on Lake Michigan in Muskegon

Scott Gregory Designer Homes, Inc.

Home Gym
Photo of a small contemporary home weight room in Grand Rapids with beige walls and light hardwood floors.

KIFI1 - Design-Build Fitness Studio

b. van hecke

Fitness Studio created below residence in "Tin Town" in Courtenay BC. Capstone Dwellings Design-Build handled both the design and construction of the studio.

FFB33

MALLUVIA Innenarchitektur

Small scandinavian home weight room in Munich with beige walls, laminate floors and brown floor.

Basement

Castle Pines Remodeling LLC

Design ideas for a small transitional home weight room in Denver with beige walls and carpet.

Sophisticated Farmhouse

Boyer Building Corporation

Small exercise room has everything our homeowners need in addition to wall size mirror to watch their form. Heating and HVAC is tucked behind mirrors but with easy access should it be needed.

Georgian Bay

Tamarack North

This rugged Georgian Bay beauty is a five bedroom, 4.5-bathroom home custom build by Tamarack North. Featured in the entry way of this home is a large open concept entry with a timber frame ceiling. Seamlessly flowing into the living room are tall ceilings, a gorgeous view of Georgian bay and a large stone fireplace all with components that play on the tones of the outdoors, connecting you with nature. Just off the modern kitchen is a master suite that contains both a gym and office area with a view of the water making for a peaceful and productive atmosphere. Carrying into the master bedroom is a timber frame ceiling identical to the entry way as well as folding doors that walkout onto a stone patio and a hot tub. Tamarack North prides their company of professional engineers and builders passionate about serving Muskoka, Lake of Bays and Georgian Bay with fine seasonal homes.

Germantown Custom Home

David Clark Construction, LLC

Troy Glasgow
Photo of a small traditional home weight room in Nashville with beige walls, vinyl floors and grey floor.

Lower Level Remodel

Sikora Creations

As part of this lower level remodel project we took a basement storage space and turned it into this perfect home gym room for the family. Photograph by Paul Kohlman.

Plan B Villa at Brambleton

Van Metre Homes

Inspiration for a small traditional home weight room in DC Metro with multi-coloured walls, carpet and beige floor.

Small Home Weight Room 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.