Home Gym with Black Walls Ideas and Designs

This condo was designed for a great client: a young professional male with modern and unfussy sensibilities. The goal was to create a space that represented this by using clean lines and blending natural and industrial tones and materials. Great care was taken to be sure that interest was created through a balance of high contrast and simplicity. And, of course, the entire design is meant to support and not distract from the incredible views. Photos by: Chipper Hatter

オールブラック仕上げのパーソナルジム

F.Design

Photo of a home weight room with black walls and black floors.

Barn Raising

Legacy Construction Northeast LLC

Carol Kurth Architecture, PC and Marie Aiello Design Sutdio, Peter Krupenye Photography
Photo of a large contemporary indoor sports court in New York with black walls and lino flooring.

Industrial Gym in a Barcelona Basement

The Old Green Corner

Conversión de un sótano dedicado a almacén a gimnasio professional de estilo industrial, mucho más agradable y chic. Trabajamos con un presupuesto reducido para intentar con lo mínimo hacer el máximo impacto y para eso pusimos: un falso lucernario con paneles LED que encajaban en los paneles reticulares del techo existente, aplicándole un vinilo de ramas para añadir interés y que la vista de los visitantes se vaya hacia arriba y así les de más sensación de amplitud y altura y que ni se den cuenta que el espacio no tiene ventanas.

Indoor Sport Court with Big Sound

Digital Living

Large classic indoor sports court in Chicago with black walls and light hardwood flooring.

Amazing Basements

Southampton Builders

Paul Schlisman Photography Courtesy of Southampton Builders LLC.
This is an example of a medium sized traditional indoor sports court in Chicago with black walls and vinyl flooring.

Crescent Woodlands | Japandi Haven

Copper Dust

The all-black gym is a stunning space that is sure to inspire your workout. With its sleek and modern design, it is the perfect place to push yourself to new limits. The gym is flooded with natural light, thanks to its positioning facing the courtyard. This not only provides a bright and airy atmosphere but also creates a sense of calm and tranquillity, making it the perfect place to focus on your fitness goals.

Austin Garage Gym Conversion

Myron and Co.

This is an example of a medium sized multi-use home gym in Austin with black walls and black floors.

Waterfall

Anthony W Design

Photo of a contemporary home gym in Phoenix with black walls, dark hardwood flooring, black floors and a feature wall.

Bluegrass Beauty

A. Perry Homes

Custom Sport Court with blue accents
Large traditional indoor sports court in Chicago with light hardwood flooring and black walls.

Three Fireplaces

Coppertree Homes

Lower level/Basement workout/home gym. The space is very dramatic with all black walls and ceiling. The flooring is rubber and perfect for a home gym.

Matt / Weybridge / Garden Room Gym

Into the Garden Room

A bespoke built Garden Room Gym in Weybridge Surrey. The room was complimented with Canadian Redwood Cedar and 3 leaf bifold doors.
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary multi-use home gym in Surrey with black walls and feature lighting.

Dianella Residence

Link Construction & Developments

Luxury custom built Mediterranean home built by Claude Verini of Link Construction and Developments
This is an example of a large mediterranean home weight room in Perth with black walls.

Landforms Design + Upland Development

Landforms Design

Expansive contemporary indoor sports court in Salt Lake City with black walls, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.

Trousdale Beverly Hills luxury home modern virtual golf simulator sports area

Whipple Russell Architects

Trousdale Beverly Hills luxury home modern virtual golf simulator sports area. Photo by Jason Speth.
This is an example of an expansive modern indoor sports court in Los Angeles with black walls, beige floors, a drop ceiling and a feature wall.

Fitness unter dem Dach

sROOMS

This is an example of a small scandinavian multi-use home gym in Nuremberg with black walls, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and a wood ceiling.

オールブラック仕上げのパーソナルジム

F.Design

Home weight room with black walls and black floors.

Industrial Gym in a Barcelona Basement

The Old Green Corner

Conversión de un sótano dedicado a almacén a gimnasio professional de estilo industrial, mucho más agradable y chic. Trabajamos con un presupuesto reducido para intentar con lo mínimo hacer el máximo impacto y para eso optamos trabajar mucho el ambiente con la pintura, el espacio se transformó al completo al pintarlo de gris antracita, y el decorarlo con artículos hogareños y cálidos, le acabó de dar el toque para crear un espacio totalmente acogedor. Tuvimos la ventaja que el espacio, aún estando en un sótano contaba con una altura medianamente alta, lo que nos permitió colocar lámparas colgantes y poder colocar grandes decoraciones murales como este reloj que le añade muchísima personalidad y además añade calidez al espacio al ser de madera.

Timber Ridge Estate

NV Design

Kyle Evans
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional home weight room in Indianapolis with black walls, carpet and black floors.

Oakland Hills House

Parco Studio

This is an example of a large modern home yoga studio in San Francisco with black walls, concrete flooring and grey floors.

Home Gym with Black Walls Ideas and Designs

Home gyms are a wonderful luxury if fitness is a priority. The freedom and flexibility offered by building a home gym or exercise room at home is a great investment, and will soon recoup its worth in memberships. Design ideas might conjure up images of exercise bikes, treadmills and heavy weights, but if that isn’t your thing it can really be as simple as having an open, airy, mirrored studio in which to practice yoga or pilates.

How to find ideas for my home gym?

The first consideration for your home gym design is finding the space, the second is working out how this space will accommodate the gym equipment that you require. You may have a spare room, loft, basement or garage that can be fitted for purpose, but there’s more to home gyms than just bringing in the right equipment – you will want to consider hygiene, ventilation, your flooring and ease of movement around the space. Try looking through the photos from design professionals to find inspiration on how to furnish and decorate your home gym, and filter by style, budget, size, type, flooring and colours to find designs that could work for you.

How to choose the right gym equipment?

The home exercise equipment you should invest in will depend on whether you are a cardio or weights lover, and there are ideas for every budget varying from the humble skipping rope, to medicine balls, dumbbells and weight benches, or go all out with a state-of-the-art multi gym and motorised treadmills or cross-trainers. If your workouts don’t involve any fitness equipment, a bright studio space will offer the perfect environment for exercise – just add your yoga mat, a ballet barre or soft stretching area and you’ll have all you need. If you really want to go all out, and dance is your typical workout of choice, you might even consider a sprung floor. The home gym is the one room where mirrors aren’t decor, so install a mirrored wall so you can keep proper form whilst exercising.

How do I convert my space into a home gym?

Your first consideration in a home gym is space – you need to keep enough space between your gym machines to allow safe and easy movement. Designating extra space for stretching can be as important as finding room for a rowing machine and weights. Good ventilation is essential – if you have insufficient windows for good air flow then you can add extractor fans and consider installing air conditioning for climate control. Access to an electrical supply through floor recessed power points is important for your workout equipment and you may want to consider allowing for a TV and sound system. Think carefully about lighting when considering home gym ideas and ideally avoid low-hanging lights or lighting that will give off a lot of heat, as keeping cool whilst exercising is critical to comfort.

What should I do for the flooring?

Before bringing any large scale home fitness equipment into the room and dreaming up grandiose home gym ideas, take into account how much weight your floors can take. Unless your gym is on the ground floor, you may need to strengthen your flooring. Suspending timber floors may need reinforcing, and outdoor buildings such as sheds will need a minimum of 150mm joists to support equipment. If in any doubt, consult a structural engineer – nothing interrupts a workout like falling through your home gym floor! When it comes to the covering, vinyl, rubber and foam tiles or interlocking floor mats are all good options as they provide spring and a soft surface if you are in contact with the floor often.

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