This place is gigantic! It's like Disney World's Epcot center but a garden center. It's almost like…read morean IKEA where you only walk in one direction. Lot's of variety of items. Difficult to determine a good review after one visit - but I know it's a good place. I've been going to these garden centers in the USA for years. So it's interesting to see one IN AMSTERDAM that is larger than what I frequented in the USA. We are going back Sunday so maybe more updates soon!

Now is about a good time to start planting flowers, trees,bulbs, herbs, vegetables, and some…read moreperennials.Today was the perfect day for shopping and gardening. A man once said,"The glory of gardening:hands in the dirt and head in the sun, and heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul." I so do love gardening, especially when there is a moment to enjoy every bit of the sun. Tuincentrum Osdorp is a wonderful plant and flower shop to start a new garden or improve on your gardening skills. You will definitely find plenty of ideas for gardening in here.

We stumbled in here when were looking for a few accessories for our place. Home Stock is definitely…read moreworth visiting if your looking for something in the direction of creativity. You may stumble across a few pieces of interesting items for your home. I am normally not that individual who finds industrial appealing, but I must say that I was impress with the shop. I would suggest checking out the top floor, before leaving the shop. The ground floor has a lot of random items, but i was more impress with the top floor.They are constantly updating their inventory, because what I saw in the store definitely did not match with the pictures that are online now.

From the owner: Intratuin Cruquius is centraal gelegen tussen Hoofddorp, Heemstede en Haarlem, aan de Spaarneweg…read more251 te Cruquius. Met ruim 11.000 vierkante meter overdekt huis- en tuinplezier kan je alles vinden om je huis & tuin gezellig te maken. Je vind ons aan de Woonboulevard Cruquius, samen met de Mediamarkt, Gamma, Praxis, en nog zo'n 50 woon- en lifestylewinkels. Naast een uitgebreid assortiment tuin- en kamerplanten hebben we bijvoorbeeld ook een grote Riverdale outlet, een dierenafdeling met trimsalon en hondendouche, een draaimolen voor de kinderen en een ruim restaurant.

I am somewhat in the middle when it comes to this shop. A few things I like in Wonen & Meer and…read moremost of the items I could care less. I stop by here only to check out their lampshades. They actually have a variety of different lamp shades and the price is really inexpensive. As for the quality of some of the lampshades, it may be another story, but don't mind me I am just really selective. However they have a few unique items in here. Normally I pass right on by the shop, because it never struck me as a store with a lot of quality, it seem more on the cheap side. However I was really surprise to see some really nice mirrors in here. I would say this shop is more ideal for accessories.

I love this furniture shop in the center of Haarlem and the customer service is great. If your…read morelooking for great furniture, then stop by here first. We got a beautiful blue antiek cabinet from here. Koningstraat is one of my favorite streets to shop in Haarlem.

I have been inquiring about a nice place to shop for kitchenware in Haarlem for a while. I found…read moreout about De Huismuis, because Studio Bazar was kind enough to provide a kitchen store for me that was some what equivalent to them in Amsterdam. I had Dutchman checked them out when he was looking for a specific item for the kitchen. He provided the green light to go back again. So therefore I am looking forward to checking them out soon. I will shop here when I dont have the convenience to shop at Studio Bazar in Amsterdam.

Total fan of Ottomania, we bought a wonderful cookbook here, which exhibited 79 desirable Turkish…read morecooking recipes. Ideal shop if you are searching for fabulous or elegant pillows for your bed. Ottomania has a wide selection of lovely Turkish bath towels, robes, and exquisitely body products.

If you need anything for your house, weather you are DIY or a professional, at Gamma you get all…read moreyou need. This shop in Aalsemeer is close to a lot of offices, open during lunch time of course so you can go any time you want They are very nice. I never found it too crowded around lunch time