ZAGORA
Read moreThe Chaussée d'Ixelles in Brussels is a pedestrian street located between Porte de Namur and Place Flagey. Once a bustling commercial thoroughfare, it is now mainly known for its many cheap stores and fast-food outlets. Reviews from travelers are mixed, with some describing the street as cluttered and uninteresting, while others appreciate the diversity of shops. Recent renovation work has also been criticized, with unfinished finishes and damaged sidewalks. Despite this, the Chaussée d'Ixelles remains a popular thoroughfare for locals and tourists alike, offering a varied shopping and dining experience.
WOODENDUCK
Read moreWoodenduck is a furniture and furnishings store located in Brussels. With its address at Grand Hospice 28, it offers a wide range of quality furniture to suit all tastes and budgets. Whether you're looking for modern, classic or vintage furniture, Woodenduck has what you need. The store also has a website where you can browse their catalog and place orders online.
L'EGIDE
Read moreL'Egide Antiques is an antique dealer located in Brussels. They offer a wide range of products, including oils on panel, paintings and cylinder desks. L'Egide Antiques also offers services such as in-store shopping, in-store collection and delivery. They have a varied collection including ceramics, clocks, furniture, art and curios, paintings and sculpture. They also offer appraisal and buying services for those wishing to sell or appraise works of art. L'Egide Antiques is a member of ROCAD and CINOA, guaranteeing compliance with a code of ethics in their transactions.
DÉPÔT DESIGN
Read moreIn the heart of Tour et Taxis, this vast 2,000m2 space dedicated to designer and contemporary furniture is a great reference address in this field. Smart tip: visit during the sales and in November and February, because the rest of the year, a lot of furniture, lighting and objects are very attractive but also very expensive, which is normal for quality furniture (European production) and configurable according to your desires. Let yourself be inspired by their dreamy show apartments.
C'EST LEA
Read moreIn the heart of the Marolles district, this charming decoration store catches the eye. Carpets, cushions, ceramics, pottery, lighting, furniture, African art, especially crafts from the Atlas Mountains. The specialty of the house is the custom-made Berber rugs (so trendy these last years). Soak up the atmosphere of the store and be inspired by the decorating ideas you'll find. Whether it's small objects that are useful for the home or simply decorative, there's plenty to please you.
PÉPINIÈRES DE BOITSFORT
Read moreBuilt on a former sand quarry, for three generations this site has been the reference for gardening in the capital. It is even the only nursery in Brussels (1,600 m² of greenhouses and one and a half hectares of nursery)! From shrubs to aquatic plants, including fertilizer and hammocks, everything is there to create your own little corner of paradise. A day dedicated to fruit trees (with tasting, to better choose your apple or pear tree) is organized in October. The Christmas market is also open at the beginning of October.
LA FABRIKA
Read moreIn a previous life, Kelly Claessens worked for a furniture brand before launching her own boutique. You can find everything to furnish your home. Her exterior too. The common thread? A certain minimalism, a taste for Scandinavian design, soothing colors ... A section "Belgian designers" is also highlighted. It has a certain cost, however, apart from the furniture section, there are beautiful objects (candles, frames, shelves) to acquire or to offer at a lower cost. Kelly also has an interior design studio.
LA VAISSELLE AU KILO
Read moreThe choice of tableware and kitchenware is enormous and regularly renewed. A complete table service without breaking the budget is possible here. Carafes, cutlery, glassware, china and earthenware, dishes, plates and accessories, and lots of common or unusual, useful or decorative objects... You can rummage and rummage in the shelves filled to bursting and in the boxes hidden all over the shop to find what you need. All at a fixed price or by weight, as the sign on this Brussels institution indicates!
BOUGIES GOMMERS
Read moreMaison Gommers has been making candles since 1863. This is true craftsmanship, and a visit to the store alone is worth the trip to the far end of Uccle: you feel as if you've stepped back in time, with its wooden shelves filled to the brim with candles of all shapes and colors, and candles hanging from the ceiling like stalactites. Alongside the "classics", you'll find scented candles, gels, fantasy candles... you can even ask them for custom-made candles. No wonder the house supplies the Court!
ARCHIDIV
Read moreWith several years of experience in an Italian interior design firm and after having worked for several years in the team of a Brussels interior designer, Isabelle de Vuyst launched her own firm. With such experience, you can trust her with the decoration of your home, including the exterior. For Isabelle, each new space to work on, no matter how big or small, is a new challenge and the goal is for clients to feel good in it and, above all, for it to be in their image.
L'OEIL DU DESIGN
Read moreBenoît de Moffarts has a good eye. For some thirty years, far from the flea market and the Sablon, he has been buying and selling the last sixty decades, with a predilection for the 1970s and 1980s. On two floors, you'll find furniture, glassware, chandeliers, armchairs, floor lamps, paintings, silverware, designer handbags and lots of other, sometimes quite unusual, items... Benoît de Moffarts is a warm-hearted man who loves his job, and can't tell you enough about the history of his objects. A tab on his website lists his latest acquisitions.
MANUFACTURE BELGE DE DENTELLE
Read moreNestled in the most beautiful gallery in Brussels, the Manufacture has been supplying the great families with wedding veils and christening dresses since 1810. A luxury craft that is tending to disappear in the face of industrial techniques and that the Everaerts brothers are committed to preserving as well as perpetuating. Even if your purse does not allow you to buy a lace, for the pleasure of the eyes, do not hesitate to ask to look at the collection pieces.
COUTELLERIE DU ROI
Read moreKnives, scissors and also secateurs, razor blades, nail clippers... without forgetting corkscrews, pepper mills, steak knives and original champagne sabres: everything is there. Of course, advice on maintenance and sharpening always accompany the purchase: there is no denying that authenticity rhymes with quality here! Curious people and steel lovers stop by this place full of history and Brussels' soul. It is impossible to miss this shop with its listed façade. 19th century woodwork, spiral staircase, everything is intact, even the reception!
RETROFAKTORY
Read moreDo you like vintage? At Retrofaktory, the entire second half of the 20th century is highlighted, from the 1940s to the 1980s, with a special focus on the 1950s-1960s period. Designer lamps and sconces, Scandinavian sideboards, small designer decorations... all nicely set up by the owner who recreates the rooms of a house: an office, a living room, a dining room, to better give an idea to the customers of the place that could occupy a piece of furniture. It's a feast for the eyes but beware, good taste has a price.
AU GRAND RASOIR
Read moreHere is a shop where the adjectives luxurious and impressive make sense! Just think, the institution existed before the creation of Belgium! Here, the focus is on top-of-the-range cutlery. From the letter opener to the butcher's axe, not forgetting the penknife with magnifying glass included or the bathroom scissors, there is no shortage of choice. In the workshop, old cutlery is given a makeover by being sharpened, repaired and even re-silvered if necessary. Mr. Cielen knows how to satisfy the customer. Patented supplier to the Belgian Court.
EXOTIC GARDEN
Read moreCertainly one of the cheapest florists in Brussels. Just a stone's throw from the Forest Abbey, Exotic Garden attracts customers with beautiful potted plants and other cut flowers. Younes, a florist for twenty-five years, excels in personalized floral arrangements (birthdays, weddings, bereavements, interior and exterior decoration...). The flowers, brought in twice a week from the auctions in Flanders and the Netherlands, are very fresh. From Thursday to Sunday, Younes is also present on the market of the Parvis de Saint-Gilles.
NEW DE WOLF
Read moreFor half a century, young couples and other decorating enthusiasts have been filling their cupboards with beautiful tableware. And they stock up on cool decorative items and everything they need to furnish their homes and set the prettiest tables. But it is especially during the holidays that it is impressive! Fir trees loaded to the limit of collapse where there is not a needle that does not have its ball, its little lamp or its trinket. It shines, it flashes, it sparkles with a thousand lights, it's the tree you always dreamed of as a child.
LULU KANAL
Read moreLulu is a concept that combines a furniture and decor store with a café. Set up in a former industrial space in Molenbeek, you can buy everything you need for your home and digest the bill (or be inspired), in a stylish café where you can eat and drink. The lines of their furniture have a vintage feel, and their love of natural materials, wood, velvet and wool are all suggestions for creating a soft interior. Other address: rue du Page, in the Châtelain district.
AU BON REPOS
Read moreExcept for fitted kitchens and bathrooms, you can find everything related to home furnishing in all the major brands of bedding, furniture, household linen, fabrics and wallpaper. In the heart of Brussels, it is the largest furniture store in the capital. The small business created in 1898 by Guillaume Decock and his wife now occupies 12,000 m²! Au Bon Repos also makes curtains, lays carpets and even does decoration work. Delivery and assembly guaranteed throughout Belgium.
LUNDI DI
Read more"Kitscher your life" is the motto of this 36th-degree boutique. It's located in the Marolles district, among the antique shops, but as soon as you enter this purple cocoon (in fact, as soon as you see the window), you realize that you're in a very different genre. French-fry packets and Marie virgins give the finger, cookie figurines and our grandmothers' porcelain plates are hijacked. It's fun, kitschy of course, but mostly in good taste, and a visit always puts you in a good mood.
COSTERMANS
Read moreTwo brothers (one an ironworker and the other a decorator) decided to create the sign near the Grand Sablon. This was in 1839. Since then, Costermans has remained in the family and the sixth generation is now in action. Its speciality is the 18th century: French furniture, antique fireplaces and accessories (Costermans has the world's largest collection of firebacks!), restoration of works of art (e.g. the gates of the Parc Royal, the Saint-Cyr Hotel...), exterior and interior lanterns...
AGAVE
Read moreA change of name and manager, but not of concept. Pushing open the door of Ave Natura is like entering a lush jungle. The effect is particularly striking on rainy days. A gentle warmth washes over you, and the green hues of the tropical plants soothe you. There are no flowers here, just plants of all kinds: huge and tiny, succulents, cacti, potted plants, under glass or in terrariums. You'll also find everything you need to spice up your plants, as well as advice on plant care and workshops.
ALAIN-MICHEL ANTIQUITÉ
Read moreWe have to talk about superlatives for this antiques showroom: the Alain-Michel house has 50 years of experience (the grandchildren of Alain-Michel Bienaimé now run the business) and the exhibition space is no less than 2,500m2! Enough to show furniture and objects from the 16th to the 18th century. As for the furniture, they are quite imposing pieces. The store's specialties are the Chesterfield armchairs, directly imported from England, and the industrial furniture that seduce with their clear lines and raw materials.