Indoor Trampoline Room Ideas Explained

We built a trampoline room in our last house and it was so used and well loved, we KNEW we had to build a space just like it in the new house. I have gotten a lot of questions over the years, so here is all of our indoor trampoline room ideas explained!

While everyone truly LOVED this indoor trampoline room, we wanted to make a few changes and updates. Since our kids are getting older, we want the space to grow with them!

So while we loved, and will miss, the slide that the last room had, and we are now deciding between a few other options. With a few adjustments, we can add to this room to make it even more fun for our kids and anyone else that comes over!

Another change we’ve made in this space is the how we set up the windows. Our last room had a small nook that the kids could climb up to and look down into the room. But in the new room, we decided to add larger windows. These windows look down into the room from the basement hallway. This makes it much easier to look in and see what’s going on, and to interact with whoever is jumping! This new window placement has made the space seem so much brighter! It’s an awesome feature that gives me a lot of comfort knowing I can easily make sure everyone is safe.

I shared all measurements and details from the last house’s trampoline room in this previous post.

As far as this new room, the measurements aren’t much different, honestly. The ceiling height is 13 ft, and there is a 4 ft clearance from the trampoline to the very bottom of the floor (total 17ft). This may sound small, but we never had anyone bottom out or touch the ceiling, give or take a few strong willed 20 year olds. So, it is perfectly safe for kids and all the friends, alike! We did add more room for extra padding. Where the last room was 12ft x 14ft from cushion to cushion, this room is 16.5ft x 17ft from cushion to cushion. This new trampoline is slightly bigger. But the extra cushion mostly just gives the kids more space to play and bounce without running into any walls.  They love flipping off the trampoline and practicing their tumbling tricks onto the thick mat flooring.

Rather than the wall mats we used last time, we decided instead to do cushioned foam- this is less expensive and comes in rolls that you can just install straight to the wall. These work great, but if I were to do it again I would do the mats we originally used. They were easier to clean with just wipes or spray, and the kids would hang from them as they played which I loved. So in hindsight I would recommend the wall pads.

In both indoor trampoline rooms, we used MaxAir trampolines. The rectangle shape is definitely the best for getting air. And MaxAir prioritizes safety and use a webbed trampoline mat that makes for a super fun bounce. 

So how are we making this more big-kid friendly? We started by adding a basketball hoop [here is another great option] to the far wall, with the rim being 9 feet above ground level. It is a breakaway rim so no hanging. We’ve been using indoor foam basketballs and they have been amazing and so fun! The foam balls are great because no one gets hurt if the ball gets bounced around, but they still work great for shooting and playing. Highly recommend. This alone has been such a fun addition! But we’re not stopping there!

We built in an extra play nook that sits at 7.5 x 9.5ft. The floor in this nook is padded, so with the padding addition, we want to add a fun elevated feature that would add more dimension to the play.

Option one is a floor to ceiling rock climbing wall. This would definitely encourage more active play. And it’s a great way to trick my kids into gaining some extra upper body strength 😉

Option two would be a built in hammock loft. I love the idea of replicating the nook from the last house with this rope loft. The kids loved being able to interact with whoever was jumping. But, this hammock loft would double as a fun place to play and hang out (and could also be used as extra storage for all the balls and toys that make it down to that room).

Option three would be aerial silks. My girls love this idea and I think it would be such a fun and unique feature. We’d do two hanging sets of silks side by side. And the padded floor would make it a super safe place to practice and play. 

I’m so excited to get this room finished up! I am sure at some point I’ll break out the paint brush and create a fun mural here too. If you had to choose between these three options, which would you go with? Share with me in the comments below!

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