The original Illums Bolighus flagship store is located at Amagertorv 10 in central Copenhagen.

The company was in 2005 acquired by an investor group headed by CEO Henrik Ypkendanz and has since then opened a number of new stores in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany.

[1] With its arranged interiors which combined furniture with textiles, appointments and artworks (for instance sculptures by Kay Nielsen), the store introduced a concept which had not previously been seen.

Illums Bolighus was later owned first by Carlsberg Group and later by the private equity fund Axcel.

Illums Bolighus was in 2005 sold to a group of five investors headed by CEO Henrik Ypkendanz.