Home improvement can be tricky. Whether you have others in your home doing it for you or you’re taking on the task of renovating yourself, it’s often a much bigger job than you originally anticipated.
But usually, the results are worth the fuss. Your home needs to be a space that reflects your personality, your likes, and the things that mean something to you.
In today’s article, we’re discussing some fun home improvement ideas for sports enthusiasts, to mix your home and your hobby into one!
Favorite Team Theme
Do you have a favorite team? This may be the easiest way to make home improvements, as it’s mainly aesthetic, but you do need your significant other’s permission to change the interior design!
It could be as simple as changing your color scheme to that of your favorite team. There are plenty of ways to do this tastefully, even if their colors are bright and eye-catching!
Use them as accent colors throughout the home—cushions, accessories, feature walls, etc—or go all in and paint out your home in the colors. Up to you, but your team colors will always be right there!
Another nice way of bringing a team theme into your home is to display a collection of memorabilia. You can limit it to one room if you want to create a spectacular and attention-grabbing feature.
Or, you can strategically scatter team memorabilia items throughout the house, so your team spirit shines from every room. Hang a team jersey on the wall here, place an autographed ball on the shelf there, and so on.
Home Theater
A large part of being a sports enthusiast is watching the game! Sure, you can watch it in your regular old living room. But why not create a full-on home theater in your house so you can watch in style?
Make every game an experience in your own dream theater. If you want to (and you have the budget), you can set yourself up with a gigantic, theater-sized screen. But if not, you can use a regular-sized (okay, maybe slightly bigger than usual) TV.
Pair it with a serious surround sound system so you can feel every thump, bang, and cheer in the game.
Kit the room out with plush, super comfortable loungers, enough for all your game buddies to join you. It’s also a great idea to come up with a way to blackout the windows so there’s no glare while you’re watching.
Indoor Sports Room
Live in a place where it rains or snows a lot? You don’t need to miss out on the fun. Why not create an indoor sports room where you can get your fix at any time of day or night, in any weather?
This does depend on your space, but if you’ve got room to spare or a basement that needs filling, this is a super idea. What you place in it will really depend on what kind of sport you enjoy.
Maybe you’d like to fill the space with a home golf simulator. If that’s out of your budget, you can create your own golf net and use a phone app to analyze your swing. That way, you can get some practice in whenever you want.
Tennis fan? Add a table tennis table or, if the space allows for it, a single-player wall that you can hit the tennis ball against.
Other fun options include a foosball table, a dartboard, gym equipment, air hockey, an over-the-door basketball hoop, or a football target toss.
Depending on what you put in this room, you may want to consider adding things like wall protection (for wayward darts), soft, shock-absorbing flooring, and maybe sound-proofing!
Gym Space
If staying physically fit is important to you, then adding a gym space to your home can only be a good thing. Not only will you save on gym fees in the long run, but you’ll also be able to workout wherever you want and never have to share equipment (unless you’re gymming with your spouse)!
Depending on what you want to do, you don’t need a huge amount of space. Room to swing a cat (as they say), a bench, a set of weights, a barbell, dumbbells, and a couple of other strategically-chosen bits of equipment should suffice. Don’t forget to add some cardio equipment!
Deck it out in the color of your choice, and make it as motivational as you need. Posters on the walls, a sound system for your tunes, and an air conditioning system are all great additions.
If you’re likely to be gymming in the early hours or you get particularly noisy when you exercise, you may want to consider sound-proofing the room. Replacing the flooring with rubberized tiles is also a great idea for both hygiene and safety.
Sport-Out Your Garden
If you’ve got some outdoor space to play with, you can go wild with your chosen sport. Install a full-on putting green contoured around your landscape, pave out half a basketball court, or get a tennis court installed.
If you’re a jack-of-all-sports, you can install a multi-sport court. Have a completely customized court laid, whatever size works for you.
If you’re a true sporting enthusiast and you have the blessing of your significant other, you can create an extremely well-rounded sporting home between your outdoor and indoor sports!
Conclusion
There are plenty of home improvement ideas for sports enthusiasts, quite apart from these ones. Ultimately, it depends on your chosen sport, how serious you are about it, and how understanding and compliant your spouse is!
But if you love sports and you want to show support for our favorite team, have a reminder to stay fit and healthy, or just want something around the house to keep you busy and have some fun in your free time, try out some of these ideas.
Friends will have an extra excuse to visit, the kids will have something to keep themselves busy with, and there’ll always be something to do if you can’t sleep!
About the Author
Jordan Fuller is a golf enthusiast who understands how a passion for sport can overlap with everyday life! When he’s not on the course or training young golfers, he’s researching and writing for his website, Golf Influence.
March 12, 2022