Just a little pearl of wisdom from the fantastic collection of insights and observations regarding how people live, work, and interact, A Pattern Language:

“As the decentralization of work becomes more and more effective, the workshop in the home grows and grows in importance.
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Make a place in the home, where substantial work can be done; not just a hobby, but a job. Change the zoning laws to encourage modest, quiet work operations to locate in neighborhoods. Give the workshop perhaps a few hundred square feet; and locate it so it can be seen from the street and the owner can hang out a shingle.”