35 Stylish Home Gym Ideas That Will Get Your Blood Pumping

Double Space With Mirrors

Place a large mirror on the walls to give yourself a place to check form while also doubling the perception of space. This home gym from Crisp Architects is packed with equipment but the mirror and can lighting ensures that it doesn't feel too cramped.

Renovate the Basement

Brighten your basement home gym with bright white walls and pale wood or vinyl wood-look flooring. Blinding white paint, built-in ceiling lights, plenty of glass, and an edited selection of equipment give this basement home gym from Michelle Berwick Design an upbeat feel.

Maximize Natural Light

Give your home gym a light and airy feel by maximizing natural light. This spacious and airy home gym from Crisp Architects has a pale neutral palette, well defined zones, and a wall of white-paned windows that provide a feel-good view of the greenery outside.

Build a Standlone Room

If you have the space and the budget, consider building a freestanding workout studio located next to the main house. This Wyoming home gym from WRJ Design and CLB Architects has a wall of windows offering wide open views of the Grand Teton and surrounding landscape.

Use Natural Materials

For a timeless, built-to-last quality, prioritize quality materials and natural finishes. This London home workout room from NW3 Interiors rivals any gym, with exposed brick and herringbone patterned wood floors and gear made from noble materials like leather and wood.

Add Open Equipment Storage

Use simple storage solutions concentrated along one wall to keep equipment organized, accessible, and in plain sight. Kelly Rinzema of The Lily Pad Cottage added wall hooks to hang towels, hoodies, and jump ropes; wall racks to store and display yoga mats; simple metal shelving for storing weights; and a row of storage baskets to neatly stow resistance bands.

Accent With Wood

Contrast white walls and gray gym equipment with wood accents. This home workout space from Heather Hilliard Design has matching wood floors and accent walls on one side to warm up the space.

Hang Motivational Decor

Hang a framed motivational mantra on the wall that reflects your personality. Blogger Kelly Rinzema of The Lily Pad Cottage gave her small workout room a makeover with leftover paint, a stained wood paneled accent wall, and simple open shelving to house equipment.

Paint the Walls Gray

Paint your home gym in a soothing color to create a zen feel. This simple home gym set-up from Marea Clark Interiors includes soothing wall paint, low-slung pale wood open shelving, and a black-and-white photograph to give you something to look at while you sweat it out.

Convert a Spare Room

Turn a small spare room into a home gym, with large equipment pushed up against each wall to leave plenty of floor space. Living with Lolo styled it with a few decorative accents like a piece of wall art and a small wooden bench with a plant to make it feel like part of the home.

Repurpose the Sunroom

Give a small sunroom purpose by turning it into a low-tech home gym. The Novogratz turned this Berkshires space into a small home exercise room with a hanging punching bag, whimsical lighting, and space for a yoga mat.

Hang Wallpaper

Take the spotlight off that unsightly treadmill by hanging statement wallpaper. This home office workout space from Amy Leferink of Interior Impressions has a flowery green-and-white wallpaper accent wall that makes it feel as decorated as any other room in the house.

Create a Zen Space

Turn that backyard shed into a yoga studio. This repurposed tool shed from Leanne Ford Interiors is a whitewashed designer yogi's dream, equipped with neutral-toned accessories that create a cohesive aesthetic and lend the space a tranquil feel.

Use the Space You Have

Pair your workout and work spaces in a small apartment. Interior designer Alvin Wayne kept it simple with an exercise bike parked in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in this New York City apartment.

Turn the Attic Into a Gym

Make the attic into a functional space with a home gym. This converted attic home gym from Brad Ramsey Interiors keeps the focus on the workout and the view with pale neutral colors on the walls, ceilings, and flooring.

Use Vinyl Flooring

Choose hard-wearing flooring to make your home gym functional. In this fully loaded home gym from M. Lavender Interiors, wood-effect vinyl flooring creates a solid foundation for a serious fitness fanatic.

Keep the Windows Bare

If you're turning an extra room into a home gym, feel free to skip the window treatments to make the space feel bigger and brighter. The equipment in this home gym from Crisp Architects faces the unadorned windows, kept open to bring in natural light and offer unobstructed views.

Add a Rock Climbing Wall

Install a climbing wall in a kids' room, playroom, or family room to help kids work off energy on rainy days. This kid-friendly climbing wall from Emily Henderson Design gives children a fun place to get off their screens and build their skills.

Carve Out a Corner Space

If you don't have a spare room, float an exercise bike in the corner of the living room. Be sure to decorate around it to help make it feel integrated with your decor, like this space from Blanco Bungalow.

Use Closed Basket Storage

Place a pair of closed baskets in the corner to create storage for small pieces of equipment or extra towels. This home gym from Living with Lolo is decorated in soothing shades of blue and green and includes decorative accents like a midcentury modern bench.

Hide With a Barn Door

Install a barn door to hide your home gym from an adjoining space like a bedroom or basement entertaining space. This primary bedroom en suite gym from Michelle Berwick Design is located steps from the bed and can be hidden behind a rustic barn door when not in use.

Paint the Ceiling Dark

Add drama to your basement gym with a painted ceiling. A dark black painted ceiling emphasizes the basement location and defines the workout area in this home gym from Jessica Lagrange Interiors.

Build a Custom Space

Build a home workout space that is tailored to your favorite sports. San Francisco-based Geddes Ulinskas Architects created an at-home basement space for a golf-loving client.

"The owner wanted a very striking space that would provide a unique experience for practicing golf and gathering with friends," Ulinskas says. "The space for the installation of this golf simulator was in an enclosed basement space, but we wanted the owner to have the feeling of being outside."

Add a Striking Ceiling

To elevate the design of this home basement golf room, San Francisco-based Geddes Ulinskas Architects created a custom ceiling.

"The ceiling was designed to evoke the feeling of rolling clouds overhead," Ulinskas says. "The folding, curving forms of the ceiling conceal structural beams and ductwork that hang low in the space while arching upward into the highest spaces of the structure. Although the ceiling forms have a space-age look, they were constructed with traditional plaster techniques used by generations of plaster artisans."

Build a Squash Court

If you're a squash lover with a big budget, build a home squash court. Crisp Architects gave this one an open feel thanks to glass walls that allow a view of the curving black metal staircase and gallery seating on the floor above for spectators.

Hang Humorous Wall Art

One of the advantages of decorating your own home gym is that you can make it as personal as you want. Kelly Rinzema of The Lily Pad Cottage hung a row of black-and-white framed prints of dogs lifting weights that made her laugh and keeps her motivated during workout sessions in her home gym.

Add Sliding Doors

Mark the entrance of a modern home gym with black metal and opaque glass double doors. This home gym from Amy Leferink of Interior Impressions can be closed to keep gym equipment out of sight.

Make It Kid-Friendly

Add an indoor basketball hoop to a playroom, finished basement, or large family room for a budget- and kid-friendly home workout space. Emily Henderson Design chose a hoop made of wood and black net mounted on a white shiplap wall and added a black wire basket to hold extra balls to keep the decor looking sharp.

Accessorize With Color

Energize a neutral home gym with small color accents on accessories such as exercise mats and balls. This home gym from Crisp Architects has blue accents and a sauna on the other side of the wall.

Install Glass Walls

Adding a few decor details can give your home gym design a lift. This contemporary home gym from Michelle Berwick Design has glass walls and tiled risers on the stairs leading to the basement for a minimalist but stylish look.

Build a Sauna

If your favorite part of going to the gym is taking a sauna afterward, consider installing a home sauna, like this one from Kendall Wilkinson Design. If you prefer to take the opposite approach to your recovery, consider a cold plunge tub.

Add Bold Primary Colors

Add color to your home workout space for a bold look. This combination basketball court and pool room from Kendall Wilkinson Design has interesting bones, eye-catching windows, industrial details, and striking primary color accents and wall art that add personality to the spacious leisure quarters.

Texturize the Walls

Try hanging textured wallpaper on the walls of your home gym to add interest. Textured wallpaper adds some dimension to this bare bones, neutral-toned home gym from Amy Leferink of Interior Impressions.

Hang Large Wall Mirrors

Instead of installing a large single piece of glass, source smaller mirrors to save money. Kelly Rinzema of The Lily Pad Cottage hung two large identical framed mirrors sourced online on the wall opposite the windows that make her small workout room feel larger than it is.

Add a Sunken Putting Green

Bring the outdoors inside with an indoor putting green. Kate Marker Interiors installed a golf lover's practice space in a sunken family room, allowing armchair golfers to comment from the couch.