Converting Formal dining room to gym

10 years ago

Hi,
We recently built a new house. On entering the house, there is formal dinning room on side and study on the other side. Study has glass doors. We don't want to use formal dining room space for dining as we have breakfast nook space.
I am thinking of converting formal dining room to gym. But I am concerned on the appearance, as the room is just at the entry. Would it be weird to see a treadmill just entering the house? Any ideas?

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memoryamethyst

8 years ago

This is YOUR house. You are making the mortgage payments on it. If you want a gym right at your front door, go for it! It will tell anyone walking into your place that you believe in function over form, that working out is a priority with you and that you are not a slave to convention. If your friends object to seeing your Nordictrack the moment they walk in to your house, seek better friends. The reason I am on the website tonight is that I am trying to see ideas for changing my dining room into a home gym. I don't feed people except in the kitchen. I don't need a dining room. I'm fat. I need a gym. Consider it patriotism. You are FREE to do whatever the heckies you want in your own home.

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acm
10 years ago
Could you put in glass doors like on the library side, but frost them?
aditi_acharya6
Original Author
10 years ago
No. The room has a arch...
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susanalanandwrigley
10 years ago
Maybe you could shield it with a screen or something but ... sorry, gotta ask, why did you build a house with a formal dining room if you don't want a formal dining room?
aditi_acharya6
Original Author
10 years ago
well, we had few options that the builder provided and given our budget and options we choose to go with this option. We thought we could use the room as play area for kids or gym or just sitting area. Rite now we are inclining to convert it to gym..
User
10 years ago
Yes it would be weird to have a gym at the entry of your home. Use that room as a study then and put your gym in the study.
Bev
10 years ago
It would be totally weird to have gym equipment that close to the entry of your house! I agree with luvourhome--put the gym equipment in the study and use the dining room for the study. It will look so much better!
Judy Mishkin
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
you want a room with doors for your gym if its on your main living level. the air is pretty darn funky once you finish up. into the study it goes. consult an electrician regarding an exhaust fan.
User
10 years ago
Use the study.
V S
6 years ago
Where did you end up putting the gym, @aditi_acharya6? We are in a similar situation right now and would appreciate your feedback and pictures if possible.
Takanya Spencer
5 years ago
We just transformed our formal dining that’s near the entry into a gym. We had it in the study but we bought more equipment during covid. I figured it would be best to use the larger space since we don’t eat in there. i plan to sell my dining room furniture and covert the study into my sitting/craft room. My thought is that we live in our house. Its not a museum.