This exercise room has a spacious feeling because of the window that looks into the kitchnette and lake views. It has a safe gray rubber floor and the walls are painted a soothing Gossamer Veil color by Sherwin Williams.

Lakeside Retreat

City Homes, LLC

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional home weight room in Minneapolis with white walls and black 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.

Southlake Modern

JAUREGUI Architecture Interiors Construction

Large transitional home weight room in Austin with white walls, carpet and grey floor.

Basement

Castle Pines Remodeling LLC

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

Beachside Residence

Sam Allen Interiors

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional home weight room in New York with orange walls and grey floor.

Compass Custom #7

Compass Project Management

Austin Sauer
This is an example of a large transitional home weight room in Louisville with multi-coloured walls and black floor.

Transitional Home Gym

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional home weight room in Denver with beige walls and carpet.

Hidden Hills CA

Julia Wong Designs

Photo of a mid-sized transitional home weight room in Los Angeles with white walls and medium hardwood floors.

Private Residence Lincoln Park Chicago

Campbell Gray Design

Transitional home weight room in Chicago with beige floor.

Osmond Home

OSMOND DESIGNS

Mid-sized transitional home weight room in Salt Lake City with beige walls, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Projects

Urbaniak Construction, LLC

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

Brentwood Park New Construction

Leishman General Contractors

Expansive transitional home weight room in Los Angeles with white walls.

Londonberry

KDB Design Group

Inspiration for a transitional home weight room in Atlanta with grey walls and grey floor.

Full Home Design (Oklahoma City, OK)

The Glover Group, LLC

Mid-sized transitional home weight room in Oklahoma City with beige walls and black floor.

Gray House

Bruce Nagel + Partners Architects

Davis Gaffga
This is an example of a mid-sized transitional home weight room in New York with carpet and beige floor.

Transitional Retreat

A. Perry Homes

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional home weight room in Chicago with grey walls, carpet and beige floor.

Potomac Home Remodel

Cyprian Hill Design, LLC.

Chris Paulis Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional home weight room in DC Metro with beige walls.

Wellesley Remodel

Carby's Lumber

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional home weight room in Boston with beige walls, light hardwood floors and yellow 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.

Transitional Home Weight Room Design Ideas

A transitional 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 transitional 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 transitional yoga studio.

How do I create a double-duty exercise room?

Make the most of your transitional 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.