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Decorating Gym Rooms – 3 Exciting Tips

Posted by Wilson | Posted in home gym exercise | Posted on 17-02-2010

When homeowners want to get creative, they are famous for the renovations and redecorations on their home. Should there be a room in their home that they feel needs a new look, they begin looking at decorating magazines and color paints. It will not matter which room they want to redo: a bedroom, the kitchen, the bathroom and even a home gym. Home decorating or even redecorating in any area of the home can make overall improvements.

Redoing a home gym is usually not at the top of any homeowner’s list but it should add some life to the house and be a motivator for energy and exercising.

So if you are thinking about putting a gym in your home, you should mull over what the purpose behind this room would be. Typically a home gym is a place to exercise, to work-out and to renew your batteries.

What else is this area good for? It should be a motivational outlet and have lively people using it. With the goals you have set, the gym room should spice up the space you set forth. Add some jive to the environment and give your gym room some special attention.

While redecoration of a regular room takes some special thought and a wild imagination, it is usually fun to do. However, if the gym room is not your preferred room or you are just not an active person, fascinated with the equipment in the area, then this redecoration project won’t be as fun like it would be in your living room or bedroom.

The worst part is if you are having issues coming up with redecorating ideas. If this should be the case (and many times, it is), then it is time to seek advice from an interior designer or start looking at some home decorating catalogs to get some thoughts.

1. Gym Room Themes

Like any other home decorating task, start off by putting together a theme. While you may feel this is easy, when you do not like the room, it isn’t quite that simple. It’s not like you can put a big, fancy country chair and using all types of colors to make them mesh together. No, bright colors and lots of lighting can improve the room’s environment. This puts energy into the room.

What kind of theme will you use? It really does work best but use a modern theme for the room. Use vibrant, dramatic colors with up-to-the-minute furniture. This makes the room feel more energetic.

2. Adding Accessories to the Gym Room

Should you wish to have accessories added to the room, then do not use pretty flowers and all your fancy ornaments to spruce it up. A gym is a place of working out where you can prove your strength. No need for the gym to be quiet and serene when it should be pumping iron and loud music.

3. So what would make a wonderful addition to this room?

Although many people have watches, having a clock makes work-outs go much easier and smoother. When people work out, they will time themselves and what they’ve done so far. It’s also important that a stereo system or small boom box be added to the room. You can even add a television to give you a distraction from the workout. When you are focused on something else, the exercise routine seems to go by faster.

Should you feel uneasy about making this change, look at catalogs for help even if it is on the Internet. You’d be surprised by what you can accomplish.

Abhishek Agarwal
http://www.articlesbase.com/interior-design-articles/decorating-gym-rooms-3-exciting-tips-753987.html

Comments (2)

Any decorating tips for a leather couch and chair?
Hi,
I am getting a leather sofa and chair with ottoman. I love the look and feel of leather, so I am really excited about it. I am just writing because I was wondering if anyone had ideas about how to decorate a room with a traditional espresso leather couch and chair? I usually like a sleek, simple look and I am partial to a low-key Asian-inspired look. The furniture will go in a fairly small apartment living room, and I don’t have a lot of money to spend, but I want to find the right throw pillows, vases, etc. that go with the scheme. I am wondering if anyone has ideas on how to keep the dark leather from looking stodgy or overly traditional. I am thinking some magenta or plum linen pillows and a cream colored throw could make the look a little more modern, but any other ideas would be appreciated. The room is about 16 by 10 feet with off white walls and taupe wall to wall carpet, and it gets lots of daylight. Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks,
O.
Thanks so much for the tips! I definitely think blues will be part of my color scheme. I still might throw in some magenta, but I will definitely throw in some blue pillows.

I just wanted to add that the sofa in question is the Tosca leather sofa from World Market (http://www.worldmarket.com/Furniture/living-furniture/leather-sofas-chairs/Tosca-Leather-Sofa/lev/4/productId/7504/Ne/1100001/sectionId/2868/N/1100045/categoryId/1100045/pCategoryId/1100038/gpCategoryId/1100038/Ns/NEW_ARRIVAL_FLAG|1||CATEGORY_SEQ_2896|0/index.pro) in case anyone is having difficulty imagining.

I like light blue or aqua best with dark leather; it’s a cool, sophisticated look. Add pillows and throws and art and vases and rugs like these:
Pillows:
http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/collection.do?method=get&id=378156&cat=4046016
http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/collection.do?method=get&id=91914947&cat=4046016
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http://www.allmodern.com/asp/show_detail.asp?sku=INH1212&PiID=2310720&refid=FR81-INH1212_2310720
http://www.allmodern.com/asp/show_detail.asp?sku=INH1221&PiID=2310737&refid=FR81-INH1221_2310737
http://www.designerlinensoutlet.com/store/product1.asp?SID=1&product_id=112277&ProdName=Nautica+Fairfield+Decorator+Stuffette+Pillow&mcode=bam_br
http://www.lampsplus.com/products/F8178/?sourceid=DFBZRF8178&cm_mmc=BIZR-SH-_-Home%20Decor-_-NA-_-F8178
http://www.bellacor.com/keywordResults.cfm?key=pillows%20aqua&r=1&itemid=389581
http://www.homedecorators.com/detail.php?parentid=58666&aid=bzrt
Rugs:
http://www.ifloor.com/item_427318/area-rugs/828-area-rug/accents-collection/brown-light-blue.html
http://www.onlyarearugs.com/area-rugs/chocolate-&-blue-rugs/dynamicrugsariabrownaqua1102rug.cfm?source=gbase&gbid=Dynamic_Rugs_Aria_Brown_Aqua_1102_Rug
http://www.smartbargains.com/go.sb?pagename=prod&fcloc=product&deptid=62&catid=167&prodid=3078481442&aid=74&program=13244
http://www.kidsrugshop.com/kids-rugs/chocolate-&-blue-rugs/dalynconceptsstripedcp5rugchocolate.cfm?source=gbase&gbid=Dalyn_Concepts_Striped_CP5_Rug___Chocolate
Vases:
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=208216637&listingid=23936233&dcaid=17902
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=208216568&listingid=23936180&dcaid=17902
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=208216592&listingid=23935104&dcaid=17902
http://www.homeclick.com/web/catalog/product_detail.aspx?pid=292526&cid=292526CY202622:H:Froogle&CAWELAID=167037715
Lamps:
http://www.target.com/Twist-Table-Lamp-Walnut-28-5/dp/B000PWHWRM/qid=1216068599/ref=br_1_4/601-5169538-7103314?ie=UTF8&node=255032011&frombrowse=1&pricerange=&index=tgt-mf-mv&field-browse=255032011&rank=pmrank&rh=&page=2
http://www.target.com/Leatherette-Table-Lamp-Square-Shade/dp/B000KE64M4/qid=1216068599/ref=br_1_13/601-5169538-7103314?ie=UTF8&node=255032011&frombrowse=1&pricerange=&index=tgt-mf-mv&field-browse=255032011&rank=pmrank&rh=&page=2
http://www.target.com/Contemporary-Steel-Table-Lamp-Navajo/dp/B0013LZ53C/qid=1216068717/ref=br_1_1/601-5169538-7103314?ie=UTF8&node=255032011&frombrowse=1&pricerange=&index=tgt-mf-mv&field-browse=255032011&rank=pmrank&rh=&page=7
Art:
http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getposter.asp&APNum=2539604&CID=59E83AAE7CFD49CBB3E8793BFC20AC9C&PPID=1&search=1013&f=c&FindID=1013&P=1&PP=3753&sortby=PD&cname=Fine+Art&SearchID=
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http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getposter.asp&APNum=290840&CID=59E83AAE7CFD49CBB3E8793BFC20AC9C&PPID=1&search=1013&f=c&FindID=1013&P=3&PP=3753&sortby=PD&cname=Fine+Art&SearchID=
http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getposter.asp&APNum=324438&CID=59E83AAE7CFD49CBB3E8793BFC20AC9C&PPID=1&search=1013&f=c&FindID=1013&P=5&PP=3753&sortby=PD&cname=Fine+Art&SearchID=
http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getposter.asp&APNum=382918&CID=59E83AAE7CFD49CBB3E8793BFC20AC9C&PPID=1&search=1013&f=c&FindID=1013&P=8&PP=3753&sortby=PD&cname=Fine+Art&SearchID=
http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getposter.asp&APNum=290774&CID=59E83AAE7CFD49CBB3E8793BFC20AC9C&PPID=1&search=1013&f=c&FindID=1013&P=10&PP=3753&sortby=PD&cname=Fine+Art&SearchID=
Hope you like some of my ideas.
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