The home is a true reflection of who we really are and finding the right Madrid decoration and design stores can be crucial to developing your own taste. From the smallest detail to that big piece that guides the aesthetic direction, feeling good in the home you have created depends in many cases on how you have been able to decorate it.
Even if creativity is only at the top of Maslow’s pyramid, here are the design stores in Madrid that can help you cultivate it.
1. The Ceramic Officer
Crafts from Portugal, Granada, Nijar, La Bisbal, Valencia, Cordoba and Seville come together at La Oficial. Toni Torrecillas and José Barro, the founders, carefully choose all the ceramics they sell in their two stores. The first one is in the El Rastro area and the second in Chueca. They have everything from oil cruets to flower pots, including, of course, plates, everything is sold by weight. Although they are not made of clay, they also have a line of candles and table linens from La Mancha.
📍 6 Santa Ana St. and 43 Pelayo St
2. Fact
Fact is the store of Chamberí that fulfills all the decorative whims of someone initiated in the world of design. From the Miguel Milá basket lamp to Hay cutlery, including a selection of tablecloths and dishes designed and produced by themselves. Because behind this store in the plaza de Olavide is a group of friends, architects and design experts who have been able to satisfy the aesthetic desires of Madrid homes.
📍 Quesada St., 2
3. Domestic Shop
Doméstico Shop is the place to go to find designer furniture of all kinds, from the most niche brands to the most classic. Many of the brands they work with are not easily found in Spain or it is difficult to obtain large furniture, but at Doméstico, thanks to their catalog, they can order what they do not have in store. They also have their own team of interior designers.
53 Claudio Coello St. and 87 Lagasca St
4. Slowly
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Despacio is a concept store or multi-brand decoration store in Madrid where there are also clothes, but it stands out for having Danish brands such as Nomann Copenhagen, Ferm Living or Hay. It is the ideal place to buy some small decorative objects and gifts with a designtouch.
📍 Bethlehem Street, 10
5. Pilma
Pilma started in Barcelona in the 1930s as a cabinetmaker’s shop producing American-style office furniture and has been transforming into a large furniture store of its own design, to finally land in Madrid in 2021 with a 1000 m² store, although it already had a smaller store in the salamanca neighborhood focused on the world of travel.
📍 Calle Velázquez, 23
6. Rue Vintage
Half store, half gallery, Rue Vintage 74 has a selection of furniture and objects that spans several centuries (from the 18th century to the 1970s) and at least three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa. Despite being from such disparate times and places, everything follows the same line of natural materials and earthy or powdery colors that marry each other perfectly.
📍 Pasaje de Doña Carlota, 6
Whether you are starting to look for remarkable pieces to give a new approach to your home, or if you are starting from scratch, these decoration stores in Madrid will be key in the process.