Netherlands Furniture, Bed & Decor Shops
Listed below are Netherlands furniture, bed and home decor stores in Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Eindhoven plus online shops.

NETHERLANDS FURNITURE SHOPPING
Expats shopping for furniture in the Netherlands should be aware that small, independent stores generally sell merchandise (sofas, tables, wall cabinets) that is made-to-order rather than available from warehouse inventory. The benefit of buying from such a seller is that you get to customize items to your own taste, such as the upholstery material (fabric, color, print) and wood finish. Delivery lead time on such orders is commonly 4-6 weeks.
Lower-priced furniture retailers on the other hand, generally sell stocked merchandise. These include furniture webshops (e.g. fonQ and vtwonen), chain stores (e.g. Beter Bed, Woonenzo) and flat-pack specialists (e.g. Ikea, JYSK, Leen Bakker). If there is a lead time, it will be included with the product description on the website.
Furniture and bed stores in Netherlands will arrange delivery of large items such as beds/mattresses and sofas. It is often possible to have the delivery company take away the old item being replaced. This removal service would be arranged in advance of the delivery and may involve a small fee.
DUTCH FURNITURE RENTAL COMPANIES
Furniture rental is possible but not common in the Netherlands. A fairly new trend is the leasing of a bed/mattress as these are typically high-ticket items. Beter Bed, one of the largest bed store chains in the country, has a bed leasing program as does Dutch mattress brand Swiss Sense with its Club9 Sleepservice mattress-subscription service.
It should be noted that the contract term for bed/mattress leases is typically 5 years. If your stay in the Netherlands is not planned to be that long, leasing is unlikely to be a viable option.
DUTCH BED SIZES
Expats coming to Netherlands from overseas should be aware that Dutch mattresses are sized differently, so American fitted sheets will not work. The chart below shows common American bed/mattress sizes and what would be the closest Dutch bed/mattress size.
AMERICAN BED/ MATTRESS SIZE | DUTCH BED/ MATTRESS SIZE |
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TWIN/SINGLE 96.5cmX190.5cm | 90cmX200cm |
FULL/DOUBLE 134.5cmX190.5cm | 140cmX200cm |
QUEEN 152.5cmX203.5cm | 160cmX200cm |
KING 193cmX203.5cm | 200cmX200cm |
CAL KING 183cmX213.5cm | 180cmX200cm |
NETHERLANDS FURNITURE TERMINOLOGY
The following are commonly used English terms for furniture, bedding and decor along with the Dutch equivalent.
- accent pillow = sierkussen
- armchair = fauteuil
- bar stool = barkruk
- bar table = bartafel
- basket = mand
- bench = bank
- bookcase = boekenkast
- bunkbed = stapelbed
- candle = kaars
- candlestick = kandelaar
- carpet = tapijt
- chair = stoel
- chair cushion = zitkussen
- china closet = buffetkast
- closet = opsluiten
- cloth = stof
- coffee table = salontafel
- comforter = dekbed
- comforter cover = dekbedovertrek
- crib = ledikant
- curtain = gordijn
- curtain rod = gordijnstang
- desk = bureau
- desk chair = bureaustoel
- dining chair = eetkamerstoel
- dining table = eettafel
- door = deur
- doormat = deurmat
- dresser = ladekast
- floor lamp = staande lamp
- flooring = vloeren
- folding chair = klapstoel
- foot stool = voetenbank
- furniture = meubel
- headboard = hoofdbord
- lighting = verlichting
- medicine cabinet = geneeskunde kabinet
- mirror = spiegel
- night stand = nachtkastjes
- ottoman = poef
- pillow = kussen
- recliner = slaapfauteuil
- roller blinds = rolgordijnen
- rug = vloerkleden
- shower curtain = douchegordijn
- side board = dressoir
- side table = bijzettafel
- sofa = zitbank
- sofa bed = slaapbank
- stool = kruk
- storage box = opbergbox
- storage cabinet = opbergkast
- table = tafel
- tablecloth = tafellinnen
- table lamp = tafellamp
- table extender leaf = tafel verlengblad
- throw = plaid
- television stand = TV-meubel
- towels = handdoeken
- translucent window strip = raamfolie
- wall = wand
- wall shelves = wandplanken
- wardrobe = kledingkast
- window = raam
- window blinds = jaloezieen
- wood = hout
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