Live/Work It Up!

Hour-long commutes. Flaky public transportation. The congestion of crowds. It's no wonder many folk choose to work from home these days. These six creatures of comfort prove that their respective live/work spaces are worth the stay.

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An installation by Willem Cole hangs in the gallery of this Antwerp residence/art gallery housed in a merged 19th-century and 1970s building, which leads to an open stairway to the office and private bedrooms upstairs. Photo by: Tim Van de Velde

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