Home Gym Reveal and Giveaway

I am so excited to be revealing our new and improved home gym.  

We have more equipment than before, but with the new layout, we actually have more open floor space.

Let me remind you where this home gym began.

The old gym was a mess and was not inspiring at all.  Those flesh colored walls...yuck!

It had a treadmill with a motor that had burned out and other outdated equipment.  

First thing I did was paint the room Benjamin Moore Palladian Blue.
Then I wanted to make a focal wall.
I started by centering a medallion vinyl wall decal I got at AC Moore.

I used the stencil Royal Design Studio had sent me to review a few months ago.  

You can click here to see what I did with this same stencil in my niece's room.  

This time I would use it to create my focal wall.

Using lime green craft paint, I painted four points using the stencil.

In the center I added all four of our names around the medallion.

 I cut out our names using my Silhouette machine and silver vinyl.

We ordered all of the equipment from Gym Source.  We went to our local Gym Source in Paramus, New Jersey and worked with Terry.  He was awesome to work with and the guys they send to assemble the equipment were equally amazing.  

They know exactly what they are doing and assembled everything in about three hours.

We now have a gym filled with awesome equipment for a perfect workout anytime we want.  

We purchased the Hoist V6 functional trainer, a Hoist adjustable bench

 and a Hoist three tier weight rack. 

 We now have weights that range from 3lbs to 50lbs.  (We had 3lbs to 12lbs...everything else is new).

We also needed a new treadmill.  We chose the True Z5 which we also purchased from Gym Source.

In the old gym we had a tube television with VCR in the corner where the Hoist V6 now resides.

In the new gym we have a flat screen television with DVD player.  

My husband and I had to run a cable line to the new location of the television.

 It was so easy to install the flat screen onto the wall using this wall mount.

I also needed to update the wood clock that was in the old gym.

I painted it the same color that I used on the stencil.

I wanted the gym filled with inspirational quotes and photos.

I bought six frames from Ikea.  I filled them with action photos of my kids and two quotes I created on my Silhouette machine but printed on scrapbook paper.

The room was really starting to come together.  Just a few more touches...

 I created both of these quotes on my Silhouette machine using black vinyl.

Because I can only create a few words at a time on a sheet on the Silhouette machine,  it took hours for me to apply it because it all didn't fit onto one sheet.  

For the last quote, I went onto Etsy and bought this one from Madebytheresarenee.

It came right away and I was able to apply it in minutes rather than hours.  I flanked the quote with more of the medallion pattern that I bought from AC Moore (the package came with four medallions).

I thought this quote was perfect to have above the weight rack.

GIVEAWAY

 Madebytheresarenee, the Etsy shop I purchased this quote from,  is generously offering 

one lucky DIYbyDesign reader a $25 store credit to Madebytheresarenee. 

Her shop offers so many quotes to chose from.  

Here's what you need to do for your chance to win:

1.  You must be a follower of DIYbyDesign and in a comment let me know what you think of my new home gym.  Visit Madebytheresarenee and in that same comment let me know which vinyl wall quote you would chose. 

2.  For an additional chance, post on Facebook and come back and leave a comment letting me know that you did.

That's up to two chances to win.

I can't wait to hear what you think.  We are totally thrilled with our new home gym.

The giveaway will close on Friday January 27th at 11:59pm EST.  You must leave a separate comment for each entry in order to maximize your chances to win. Must be 18 years or older.  Open only to residents in the 48 lower states.  If your email address is not linked to your Google account, please make sure to include your email in your comment so you can be contacted in the case you win.  If you do not include your e-mail another winner will be chosen.

-Judy

Sharing with it all started with paint

Starting Home Goal #1

I'm off to a running start, so to speak, on my first home goal for 2012. 

 We are renovating our home gym. 

 Here is the plan:

This layout is going to be so much better.  I created the floor plan on the Hoist website, the manufacturer of most of the equipment.  The new gym equipment is being delivered on Saturday. 

The first thing we needed to do was remove the tube television from the corner of the gym.

I remember when we got this television we we so excited that it had a VCR.  Not that helpful anymore. Technology has moved fast and it's time for a flat screen.  Luckily we have points from a credit card and have enough to get a free flat screen with DVD player.  We have to order that in the next day or so. 

The gym also became a catch all for things that had no home (ie the window seat from my son's nursery and the toy bins that we used in the gym to store workout videos and smaller items like bands).

The television was held in place with this huge stand.  

Of course it left huge holes that needed to be filled before I could paint.  Preparation is the most important step anytime you plan to paint.  It's not the most fun thing to do, but definitely the most important.  I spackled the hole and sanded it several times until the wall was perfect.

Next thing I had to do was find a spot for the window seat.  I set up my new embroidery sewing machine on the parson's table at the bottom of the stairs in the basement.  It wasn't a great location to be right at the bottom of the stairs.  I also needed some storage for my sewing supplies.

So I moved the parson's table and the embroidery machine to where the keyboard was.  I moved the keyboard to the other side of the room.

Then I moved the window seat to the space at the bottom of the stairs where the parson's table used to be.  Now I have storage for my sewing supplies.  I simply covered the existing cushion with a drop cloth I had left over from another project.  I didn't even sew a new cover.  I just wrapped it like a present.  It doesn't move since it is set in to a frame at the top of the seat.  The throw pillows are from our outdoor furniture and needed someplace to go for the winter.  I actually love them on this seat.

Now that the space was basically empty, I moved the larger items into the center of the room. 

Like I said, it's the preparation that takes the longest. 

Finally it was time to take these flesh colored walls and change them to something better.

I decided to paint the walls Benjamin Moore's Palladian Blue. 

I absolutely love it!!  It makes a huge difference already.

Palladian Blue is one shade lighter than BM Wythe Blue...color of the year.  The Wythe Blue was just a bit too dark for a space that is natural light challenged.  I have so many cool things planned for this room. 

 I can't wait to show you it all done...hopefully in the next week or so.

Today's the last day to enter the MirrorMate $200 giveaway.

You can click here to enter.

-Judy