A home gym is one of the ultimate luxuries, and yet, for so long, the designs themself appeared to be anything but. Big, clunky plastic things with neon letters embossed in them, it's the one room where design went to die, even in the most beautifully curated homes. Or, at least, it used to be. Finally, gym equipment has gotten sexy, including some of the most aesthetic weights I have ever seen; I'm just surprised it took so long.
The cultural obsession with all things wellness and health optimization has been on the rise for several years now, as you can observe from the boom in state-of-the-art gyms that look more like five-star hotels than they do your local fitness center. And there's no reason you can't achieve the same effect in your own home gym. "The key is to approach it with the same design discipline as any other room," recommends Cinzia Moretti, from Moretti Interior Design, who is well-versed in the art of designing cover-worthy home gyms. As Cinzia describes it, this space should be thought of "like an extension of the home, not an afterthought." That means one consistent color scheme and aesthetic, not a random hodgepodge of whatever you could find.
