Smart Storage Solutions For Your Workout Equipment To Keep Your Home Tidy

Oh, to have the room for a home gym. Perhaps you've spent hours imagining the ideal exercise room you'd assemble if you won the Powerball. However, as you know, the chance of winning is disappointingly slim, and you can't just continue to wish for extra square footage that you just don't have. Instead, get creative with the extra space you do have in your home. You can break a sweat in your living room or bedroom while still maintaining clutter-free, cozy vibes. Or let a laundry nook or closet wall do double duty to tuck away workout equipment. With imaginative storage solutions, you can create the perfect home gym in any type of space. In general, you can use storage racks to hold equipment, hide away items in baskets or behind movable screens, or repurpose storage solutions made for other purposes.

Check out some products that are specially designed for storing sports supplies in style, see beyond the intended use of kitchen or closet wares, or let handsome multi-purpose storage baskets keep equipment under wraps. Whether they are clever uses for unexpected items or purposeful athletic storage, these ideas will inspire you to work out as well as relax and recharge in a dual-purpose room.

The world's best-known purveyor of everything, Amazon, sells lots of storage racks that are made specifically to organize exercise gear. Order a slim profile rack meant just for workout paraphernalia like the VOPEAK Home Gym Storage Rack for $50. This rack has a small footprint and plenty of shelving for weights, kettlebells, yoga mats, and foam rollers. There are a collection of hooks and an extra rack on the side for jump ropes, exercise bands, and more. It's attractive enough for any area and also wheels out of the way if you're entertaining or just need more space. You could also simply reuse a durable bar cart you already have if you don't want to spend any money.

Vertical storage is another great way to make the most of unused real estate. One way to make the most out of wall space is to install a wall-hanging workout rack like the BRTGYM Gym Rack Organizer that costs under $30. Hide it behind doors, inside a closet, or in any spot you use to complete your workout. Furthermore, while stability balls are a way to add lots of variety to a workout, they're large and can easily get in the way. If you're looking for a place to store these items, go high with a stability ball rack like the DNYLHRKLZ Large Wall Rack for under $35. Mount it high in a closet, behind a door, or in a laundry room to keep this item out of the way.

Hiding your fitness equipment in discreet places is also a great solution, but doing this in an attractive way can be difficult. Tuck jump ropes, hand weights, exercise bands, and other small items into baskets for stylish home storage in plain sight. Set these out on open shelves in any room, slide them into a cube shelving unit, or line them up atop an entertainment center.

Attractive baskets or cloth bins are perfect for small items, but what about large fixtures like ellipticals, bikes, and treadmills that don't fold away? A movable screen could be a great solution, such as the Ambition Land Room Divider. Choose from four, five, or six panels in a handful of colors, starting at $130. Partition off a corner of any room with this solution that can also hold more gear on its small shelves.

Also don't overlook holders designed for other purposes. Racks meant for wearables, edibles, and drinkables can stand in for more "official" athletic storage. For instance, you could arrange hand weights in a wine rack or hang a shoe holder on the back of a door for speed ropes, TRX straps, towels, and of course, some shoes themselves. Finally, this steel kitchen storage cabinet from Nobilsteel for $90 to $120 can hide even the most hodgepodge mix of sports accessories behind translucent paneled doors.