25 Awesome Spaces for Champion Athletes-in-Training
Because we’re all about dreaming big.
Do the Summer Games have you feeling inspired? Do you catch yourself daydreaming about becoming a world-reknowned champion — or maybe daydreaming about your mini-me becoming a record-breaking athlete? Check out these sport-themed spaces perfect for training a gold medalist.
Bedrooms
The wildest dreams take shape in the moonlit hours, so why not make the bedroom a space brimming with inspiration?

Sarah Hebenstreit / Modern Kids Co.

Alexia Fodere

Lisa Vail

Game Rooms/Basements
Make play time productive with a game room or basement custom-designed for your future medal-winner. (Yes, table tennis is a sport in the Summer Games!)


Chris Amaral

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Pools
These pools can handle some serious laps.

Barfoot & Thompson Ltd., a member of Luxury Portfolio International, Barfoot & Thompson Ltd.

Ebby Halliday Realtors, a member of Luxury Portfolio International

Pool & Spa Enclosures, LLC, www.sunrooms-enclosures.com

Abramson Teiger Architects

Image courtesy of TaC Studios, Architects
Outdoor Spaces
Outside may be the best place to make the biggest dreams come true. I’ll take the basketball, tennis and volleyball courts. Oh, and the trampoline and putting greens, too.

Larry Hanna/AP Images

Houlihan Lawrence, a member of Luxury Portfolio International

Bryan Meltz/ Getty Images, 2014, HGTV/Scripps Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved

First Team Estates, a member of Luxury Portfolio International

Photos: Christopher Shane/Styling: Elizabeth Demos

Mark McWilliams

Christopher Grubb
Home Gyms
From weightlifters to wrestlers, these elite athletes all have one thing in common: intense training. And it doesn’t get much better than training in a personalized gym in the comfort of your own home.

Melissa George, Polished Habitat

Kentwood Real Estate, a member of Luxury Portfolio International

Chris Amaral, 2013, HGTV/Scripps Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Jessica McGowan

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