Name: Natalie Wright
Location: Lehi, Utah
Size: 2,400 square feet
Years lived in: 7 years

Impressive! I work from a converted closet myself, but this might be the first time I've seen a closet-turned-home-office designed to accommodate for two inside such a small space. Natalie's compact closet workspace was designed as the preface to a larger story, with a larger work studio companion space offering a little more elbow space when required...

Name: Westbrook Maker
Location: Venice; Los Angeles, California
Size: 500 square feet
Years in business: 1 1/2 years

Westbrook Maker owners and hat designers Nicholas Fouquet and Gregory Westbrook moved their workspace from an underground parking garage in Venice to an official location on Abbot Kinney Boulevard less than than a month ago. After acquiring the location, they outfitted and designed the space, which now includes a store, in under 2 weeks! 

Name: Thomas Hayes Gallery
Location: Hollywood; Los Angeles, California
Size: 6,000 square feet
Years in business: Since 2002. Originally under a different business name, but same company. Rebranded in 2009 as Thomas Hayes Gallery.

Thomas Hayes has made his gallery into a welcoming, homey space. The entire team loves cooking in the kitchen and having breakfast together, relaxing in the outdoor space with a koi pond, and freshening up in the dramatic bathroom. Everyone works long hours (no 9-5 here), so it is nice to work in a space that makes you feel like you are at home.

Name: Mary Sprague
Profession: Artist and Art/Art History professor (retired)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Size: 4500 square feet
Years lived in: 27 years; owned

Mary's home and studio is an aggregation of 50 years of art. An active and longtime member of the St. Louis artistic community, she's also one of those women you want to be when you're in your 70s — whip smart, creative and kind. While many of the features of her space can be described as utilitarian – even her bed is a twin — the luxury comes with the amount of space she has to work with, and how the light moves through it throughout the day.

Name: Shalyn Nelson
Location: Austin, Texas
Size: 1,600 square feet (house)
Years lived in: 3 years

"When life gives you lemons, paint them gold." That's precisely what Shalyn did to create the workspace of her dreams in a home that needed some cheering up. Shalyn, a wedding photographer based in Austin, got creative with a limited budget to create an office every bit as bright as her beaming personality.

Name: TODA
Location: DUMBO; Brooklyn, New York
Size: 1,500 square feet
Years in business: 13 years

From the moment you walk into this workspace, you'll instantly feel the creative vibe. Its main features are soft light and breathtaking views of the Manhattan bridge. This is the home of TODA, a multidisciplinary design studio in Brooklyn with sensible style and a heart for well crafted design. 

Name: Pacific Helm HQ
Location: San Francisco, CA
Size: 150 square feet
Years lived in: 1 year

One hundred and fifty square feet. That's smaller than some master bathrooms or walk-in closets. So how do you fit four people to work within such tight quarters? Like an ocean-faring vessel, the small office of San Francisco design studio, Pacific Helm, has been optimized for their "crew" of four...but also get it all done in comfortable, vibrant nautical style!

Name: Amy Pigliacampo
Location: Echo Park, Los Angeles, California
Size: 264 square feet

Last week we got a full tour of Amy Pigliacampo and her husband Corey Szopinski's home in Echo Park. One of the standout features was their organization, which remained stylish, but super functional. Amy's office, which is both her work studio and closet, is an incredible example of this streamlined collectedness. 

Name: Airbnb
Location: SOMA - San Francisco, California
Size: 37,000 square feet
Years in business: Since 2008, office located here since June 2011

Airbnb has been the source of House Tours both from their vacation rentals and the digs of one their stylish employees, and in this tour, we take a look at their San Francisco headquarters.

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Name: Mara Mi Store + Studio + Cafe
Location: Stillwater, Minnesota
Size: 14,000 square feet
Years in business: 30 years (2 years in this location)

If there is such a thing as a design wonderland, the Mara Mi flagship store, studio and cafe in Stillwater, Minnesota fits the bill. Cakes get frosted downstairs while the locals read the paper amongst beautiful cards, candies and table wares. Upstairs, the design team works on new products, which can be tested by the public in their flexible workspace. More