What can I do to make our home gym look nicer?
Looking for some simpe low cost ideas to spruce up our gym...I love a refresh & clean look but to sure how to accomplish that.
First off I'm not a big fan of the brown sliding doors...
Thank you in advance for you ideas! :)
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colonialgp
2 years ago
littlebug zone 5 Missouri
2 years agoThat left wall is a concern. What is that stuff? Put it to use or put it away out of sight.
You don’t have any color. How about brightly colored frame inspirational posters? Is the floor staying? There are foam-ish interlock floor tiles that would jazz up the room.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoI would change one set of doors to mirrored since you need a mirror for a gym , get a ceiling hung TV and turn the treadmill to face it What is the wood stuff leaning against the wall on the left? Colr is a must and I would look at finding a rack for the weights or switching to some adjustable weights and then just a few for the barbell on a rack. Put the small weights in the cubby , the workout bench in front of the mirrored doors and a lot better lighting Paint the doors that are left the same as the walls out some workour posters on the walls or even those doors
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agomirrored closet doors if you can afford it. both closets, which will make the room feel bigger. then hang some big posters on the other wall and/or a TV. IDK about you, but I really like to have something on when exercising, especially when on a stationary machine. even if you prefer music, you can use the TV for "scenery", especially since there is no window in there.
if you can't afford all that, then hang that mirror and paint everything including the doors.
google "decorating home gym" for tons of inspiration pics. you can make it pretty like a yoga studio, or you can make it sporty like a gym.
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