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Getbig Bodybuilding Boards => Nutrition, Products & Supplements Info => Topic started by: darksol on November 22, 2006, 02:26:35 PM
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I was thinking of the brightest White I could find. or a light grey, any other colors that would be good for a home gym? Rainbows and Pinks are out of the question. Also keep in mind that the room is small. 12' by 14'.
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Vivid Green.
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I would go with white to keep it bright.
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I was thinking of the brightest White I could find. or a light grey, any other colors that would be good for a home gym?
You probably want to put some "energy" into the room with some color. Maybe just one wall or some funky design...and definately a large mirror.
http://www.colorconnections.com/colorconnections_2007/health.html
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Fire engine red
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If it is is small, I'd go for a pure white.
It will open the room up, make it seem lighter and bigger.
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fake wood panelling, it will be like a ski lodge.
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if i was doing it i would just paint it white...then get a bunch of picture frames and hang up some hardcore pics... and no workout area is complete without atleast one arnold poster.
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if i was doing it i would just paint it white...then get a bunch of picture frames and hang up some hardcore pics... and no workout area is complete without atleast one arnold poster.
Agreed. I decided to go with a light silver color and it turned out pretty nice, Tomorrow I am going to install the mirrors. I will have to look for an old school arnold Poster. I wanted to ask have a magazine rack where I could hang some Muscle Mags, but my wife said she didn't want guests to see that kind of stuff when they come into our home gym. I told here that if I can't have my muscle mags, then she can't have HGTV, WE, BRAVO, LIFETIME, or any other channel that supports content that lowers TEST levels.
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Go with white - over time it will get dirty and make the place look more hardcore. Or grey - that's a good colour too.
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Light blue and some white.
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Lightblue roof, lightorange/yellow walls,
a bunch of mirrors.
White is boring.
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I would definatley stick to light colors. True I would not use a lot of white but maybe you cold try a speckled look. Mirrors help too!
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Darksol, what kind of set up did you get? Power-rack? Bench? Bowflex Ultimate 2?
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I Decided to go with a light silver color, I took some pictures to share with you all.
So far I have equiped my gym with...
lifefitness Elliptical - bought at local dealer ( $4,200 )
Cybex Apex bench - bought online ( took 8 weeks to arrive ) ($600)
18" threaded dumbell handles, each can fit up to 150 lbs using 10lbs standard plates - offline ( $50 )
12" smooth dumbell handles ( with rubber grips ) for my wife.
30 x 10lbs standard plates ( various colors )
8 x 5lbs standard plates
4 x 2.5lbs standard plates
all weights cost $0.38 per pound ( used playitagain)
rubber 2' exersize ball ( $$ not sure wife bought it )
20" LCD TV ( $350 off newegg.com )
60" by 94" custom cut mirror ( $250 delivered with mounting hardware ).
We decided to paint our ceiling semigloss white, and the wall was a light silvery in semigloss.
(http://whitesites.com/whitespace/gallery/633004429176766623/large/6330044312178734362.jpg)
entrance to my home gym
(http://whitesites.com/whitespace/gallery/633004429176766623/large/6330044312178734363.jpg)
(http://whitesites.com/whitespace/gallery/633004429176766623/large/6330044330883541572.jpg)
My 18" threadded dumbells handles. loaded with 12 x 10lbs plates ( totalling 130 )
(http://whitesites.com/whitespace/gallery/633004429176766623/large/6330044312178734368.jpg)
My mirror for 7' wide by 60" tall
(http://whitesites.com/whitespace/gallery/633004429176766623/large/6330044312178734364.jpg)
My bench IMO the best one ever made for dumbell presses
(http://whitesites.com/whitespace/gallery/633004429176766623/large/6330044312178734365.jpg)
LifeFitness eliptical