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25 Home Gym Ideas That Are Big On Style
Save the sweat for working out, not designing your space.
Your home’s design shouldn’t just revolve around your personal style. It also needs to accommodate your hobbies and your lifestyle. If you’re committed to keeping active and working out, then a home gym is essential to the floor plan. It’s so nice to be able to lift weights, do a class, or go for a run on the treadmill whenever you have a few spare minutes and without leaving the comfort of your own home—and it’s even better if that space is beautiful and well thought out. Yes, gym equipment can look aesthetic, we promise. You just need the right setup and storage. No matter how big or small your space is, we’ve pulled some stylish home gym ideas that even design snobs will love. They’ll get your heart pumping and your creativity flowing.
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Express Your Personality
Haven’t you heard that rattan lighting is all the rage? And no, it’s not a fad. Decorate your home gym in your personal style so there’s no mistaking whose gym it is. In this studio by Curated Nest Interiors, the bohemian vibes are very present, setting the mood for a relaxing workout session every single time.
Ensure a Good View
Work out with a good view and tons of natural light by putting your home gym in a room with plenty of windows. This modern home gym designed by Jamie Bush is so pretty and serene that anyone would want to hang out in it—even when they're not pumping iron.
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Make It Multifunctional
The founders of AphroChic—Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason—partnered with Resource Furniture to create a multifunctional home gym and guest bedroom to maximize the space in their new home. The couple used the brand’s LGM product, which is a revolving wall bed with a fold-down desk, integrated shelving, and built-in queen bed, giving them essentially a three-in-one room that can be used as a home gym when everything is folded away.
Don't Hold Back
If you’re going to have a gym at home, go all in and make it as grand as any luxury gym you could join. Splurge on good machines, racks of barbells, and even hoops for arm workouts—whatever you need to do the workouts you love. You know what they say: Go big, or go home. K+Co. Living definitely went big with this design.
Keep It Compact
In this pool house turned wet bar turned home gym by the Pratt Guys, they kept all the necessary workout equipment to a single corner, even going so far as to choose a treadmill that folds up and hangs on the wall. If you don’t have room for a lot of equipment or simply don’t like the look, choosing pieces that can easily fold or hide is a great way to still incorporate a home gym.
Choose Soothing Colors
There’s nothing worse than going to the gym for a relaxing workout only to be greeted by abrasive colors and neon signs. At home, opt for neutrals or tones that calm you to provide a restful place to focus on yourself, as designer Laura Hodges did in this home gym slash office.
Move It Outdoors
If your climate allows, move your weight rack outside for a luxury gym vibe. This is not only a great way to get in your strength training, but it also lets you get a little sunshine and enjoy your outdoor space.
Leave Room for Relaxation
Part workout studio and part meditation pad, this home gym by Sherry Hart and Jennifer Jones Condon does it all. See those pretty gold and white decorative objects? They’re actually weights that double as sculptures. Seagrass meditation cushions and a daybed are there when a head-clearing is preferred to sweating it out on the Peloton.
Paint It a Bold Color
Crisp white paint isn’t the only option! In fact, sometimes a moody deep tone enhances the sense of intimacy and simply makes the space cooler. Here, design firm Sunny Circle Studio used Farrow & Ball Hague Blue, hung abstract art, and incorporated decorative seating.
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Optimize It for Yoga
Leanne Ford transformed a backyard barn into a striking home yoga studio. The leaning tree branch is the perfect wabi-sabi addition (it’s a great plant choice if you’re on a tight budget or don’t have a green thumb). No backyard garden shed or barn to convert? Consider painting the floor and walls of a garage white and furnishing the space with cream meditation cushions and mats.
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Add Spa Features
If space and budget allow, add some bells and whistles like a home sauna for some post-workout detoxing. Here, Studio Griffiths gave this wooden paneling an inky stain, and then back-lit the walls for added drama (heat-resistant lights are a sauna essential). This ensures an easy transition to the edgy concrete materials used in the adjacent space.
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Create Outdoor Access
If you’re someone who prefers exercising outside, then make sure you design a home gym you’ll actually use by choosing a spot with plenty of direct sunlight. In this converted barn by General Assembly, the accordion doors open all the way up for fresh air exposure. You can always just install a fan for the effect of a cool breeze if real exterior access isn’t an option!
Elevate the Color Palette
Heather Hilliard made this home gym look elegant by painting it in a cool shade of gray and opting for exercise equipment in a similar tone. The consistent color story makes everything feel chic without compromising on functionality. Also, a wall-to-wall mirror can help you work on your form while also making a stuffy basement or small home gym feel much larger.
Serve Double Duty
This pretty home gym designed by Cass + Nico is tasteful, calming, and practical all at the same time. We love how it can double as a home office when it’s not being used for workouts.
Pack It All in
You don’t need a massive space to create a home gym you’ll actually use. Nestled into a corner with a single wall for storage, this home gym by Kelly Finley of Joy Street Design packs all the essentials into a small would-be storage room. A yellow ceiling makes for a sunny atmosphere, and colorful Flor tiles are easy on the knees.
Make It Feel Luxe
Mirrored walls are a gym design staple, but why not let your home workout space speak to your grand sense of style? Instead of plain mirrored walls, take note of this space by Ken Fulk and install an elaborate floor-length gilt mirror, hang pendants, and secure pretty wall sconces for task lighting.
Add Whimsy
Have fun with design treatments like wallpaper and decorative paint on windows and ceiling moldings. In this former bedroom turned home gym designed by Brad Krefman, “plaid wallpaper adds whimsy,” he says, and a view of the backyard makes it feel fresh and inviting.
Set the Right Mood
Think about what you’ll be using the space for so you can create an atmosphere that’ll actually inspire you to, well, do it. In this space, Regan Baker Design incorporated plenty of nature-inspired decor to create a calming environment, from the hanging greenery to the decorative wood wall piece and wave-like wallpaper. It’s perfect for yoga and other restorative mat routines.
Brighten It Up
Designed by Lauren Buxbaum Gordon of Nate Berkus Associates, this basement-level home gym appears to be double its actual size because of the floor-to-ceiling mirrors. The floors are painted white to enhance that fresh, wide-open feeling.
Repurpose a Sunroom
Design couple The Novogratz turned their sunroom into a personal gym. The large windows give the effect of being outside—but with air-conditioning! To ensure the room can also be used for other activities like reading, resting, meditating, or even as a mudroom, they kept the useable floor space mostly bare and dressed it up with whimsical lighting, floating shelves, and some artwork.
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