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Pols Potten

East of the city center, on KNSM Island (reachable by tram and causeway from Oosterdok), this vast, warehouse-like emporium stuffed with accessories for home and garden wears its excellent taste with a wink and a smile. That 16-square-foot buffalo-skin rug comes in fuchsia, in case the chestnut-brown or black-and-white versions are a little too staid for you. Kitchen utensils and accessories, a huge selection of exotic textiles, throws and pillows, tasteful porcelain objects (including piggy banks and a series of beautiful gilded birds), and a giant range of planters and flowerpots—hence the name—round out the picture.

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From Travel + Leisure , OCT 2006

Right before I set off for the Netherlands' fine and aqueous and legendarily tolerant capital, friends who know Amsterdam well informed me...MORE>>

– Guy Trebay Going Dutch

Last updated October 2006