Working at home takes a certain type of personality: someone who's organized enough to get things done but open-minded enough to take some risks. These traits reveal themselves time and again in the homes of people who are able to gracefully pull off this tricky balancing act...

It has its challenges, but working from home ultimately offers a lot of rewards as well, including the ability to manage your own day, take a walk, or steal a snack break when you need to. And then there's our favorite thing about working from home... not having to dress up!

For a full tour of each of the spaces shown above, click through the links below.

FIRST ROW
• 1 North Side Live/Work Space by Morlen Sinoway Atelier
• 2 Lila's Live/Work Studio
• 3 Melissa and Henry's Small Live/Work Home
• 4 Jane's Live/Work Family Home
• 5 Harris' Live/Work Space

SECOND ROW
• 6 Shauna and Stephen's Lively Loft
• 7 Mini Tour of Sam Rosen's Loft
• 8 Nicole and Brandon's Oak Park Bungalow
• 9 Jessica and Alex's Simple Modern on a Budget
• 10 Carl and Laurent's Bright White Live/Work Loft

Photos: Morlen Sinoway Atelier (1), Lila (2), Melissa and Henry (3), Regina Yunghans (4), Harris (5), Kristen Lubbe (6), Evan Thomas (7-9), Anastassios Mentis (10)