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Working from home: Seven of the world's most enviable home offices

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A cute office space makes working from home much more enjoyable. Photo / Instagram

A cute office space makes working from home much more enjoyable. Photo / Instagram

The spread of coronavirus continues to wreak havoc, with whole regions being placed on lockdown, hundreds of flights cancelled and more and more people going into isolation.

Many of us are about to start working from home as businesses ramp up precautions against the virus.

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And while this might mean setting up shop at the kitchen table, as the Daily Mail has discovered, some of us have a much more aesthetically pleasing home office situation.

Social media users have shared their stylish spaces on Instagram, with many showing off skyline views and gorgeous decor.

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So if you're getting ready to set up an office space at home, here's some inspiration.

Room with a knockout view

A home office with style

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Wenn schon Home Office, dann aber mit Still :D #covid_19 #homeoffice #sunnyday #chilled

A post shared by Hauptstadt Alex (@hauptstadt.alex) on Mar 15, 2020 at 8:15am PDT

A calming workspace

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HEY! Can I show you something? I’ve been working on my new home office space, and it’s finally done! It took me much longer to finish than I was expecting, and I’m so relieved to finally be done. SWIPE to see the before 👀 In this room, I added, well, pretty much everything! New desk, chair, shelves, pendant light, window covering, plants, and “wallpaper”. It’s such a beautiful, calm space for me to work in, and since I’m now spending even MORE time here, it’s just what I need right now. ✨ We don’t have an extra room in our house for me to have a designated office space, so I’ve been working at the dining room table, which isn’t ideal. We created this space in a section of our bedroom, and I’m going to show you the whole room SOON. 🤗 Shoutout to @tristankelley for hanging shelves, assembling the desk, and listening to me talk endlessly about my ideas for this. He’s the best.

A post shared by Stephanie May Kelley (@stephanie_may) on Mar 15, 2020 at 8:08am PDT

A minimalist corner

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#homeoffice for next two weeks #lithuania #vilnius 🧰

A post shared by Ivona Karlonė (@ivona_vn) on Mar 15, 2020 at 8:11am PDT

Wine while you work

A poolside office

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Perfect place for social distancing and working with a view 🌵🦌🌸 #desert #almaha #almaharesort #workingfromhome

A post shared by Danna Frolova (@danna.frolova) on Mar 15, 2020 at 1:04am PDT

A quiet place

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So this is the little corner I’ll be working in if we end up getting sent to work from home in the next week or so. In the meantime Instagram is a bit of light relief from all that’s going on out there at the moment. Hope you’re all staying safe 💛🏡. . . #alcovedesk #anglepoise #anglepoiselamp #fauxplants #fauxcheeseplant #cheeseplant #homeoffice #homeofficeideas #homeofficedesign #homeofficedecor #homeofficecorner #greyinterior #greydecor #monochromehome #howimonochrome #hyggehome #cornerofmyhome #hyggelifestyle #hyggedecor #primarkhome #workingfromhome #workingathome

A post shared by ✨ Amanda✨ (@pinkmango72) on Mar 15, 2020 at 1:05am PDT

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