What you'll hear inside Willet-Holthuysen House:

• 1
  Kitchen

  The kitchen occupies the central space in the basement, the domestic heart of the house where food was prepared, dishes washed, and pewter and copper items polished.

• 2
  Jardín francés

  Located behind the house and accessible from the basement, this classical French garden is a faithful reconstruction of the original early 18th-century design.

• 3
  Ballroom

  The Ballroom occupies the largest room on the first floor and served as the social heart of the house, hosting musical performances, literary evenings and masked balls.

• 4
  Comedor

  The dining room of the Willet-Holthuysen family is an intimate and restrained space, refurbished around 1865 alongside the ladies' parlour and ballroom.

• 5
  Drawing Room (Ladies' Salon)

  The Drawing Room, or Ladies' Parlour as it's also known, is a stunning space decorated in warm yellows and golds that captures the finest natural light in the house.

• 6
  Gentlemen's Room (Blue Room)

  The Gentlemen's Room, known as the Blue Room, occupies a prime position on the first floor of this Amsterdam mansion.

• 7
  Garden Room

  The Garden Room is a small chamber designed to resemble an 18th-century tea pavilion or glazed pergola, and was Louise Willet-Holthuysen's preferred retreat.

• 8
  Bedroom

  The bedroom is situated upstairs in the Willet-Holthuysen house, offering a glimpse into the private quarters of Abraham and Louise Willet-Holthuysen.

• 9
  Study Room

  The Study reveals Abraham Willet's passion for books – he kept them not merely on shelves but scattered throughout the house, piled in corridors and stacked above fireplaces.

• 10
  Antiques Room

  The Antiquities Room is a small octagonal chamber with low ceilings that Abraham Willet called his 'little curiosity cabinet'.

• 11
  Marble Staircase

  The Marble Staircase ranks among the most opulent rooms in the house, completely refurbished in 1740 by then-owner Willem Gideon Deutz.

• 12
  Despensa

  The Despensa is a mezzanine situated halfway up the staircase connecting the ground floor to the upper storey where private bedrooms were located.