{"id":10858,"date":"2026-08-06T13:26:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boxbizar.be\/?p=10858"},"modified":"2026-08-06T13:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:27:01","slug":"a-year-of-uncertainty-and-an-unexpected-phone-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boxbizar.be\/nl\/2026\/08\/a-year-of-uncertainty-and-an-unexpected-phone-call\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year of Uncertainty and an Unexpected Phone Call"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Our dream of buying the church didn't come easily. The property was sold through a public bidding process with both open and sealed bids\u2014a nerve-racking experience! Although we submitted the highest bid for the church itself, another candidate placed a bid on both the church and the neighbouring plot of land. We thought our dream was over.<\/p>\n<p>But fate had other plans. The church council did not agree with the intended future use proposed by the other buyers. Then, a year later, the phone rang: were we still interested? Absolutely! In September 2020, the church officially became ours.<br \/>Together with our architect, we developed the plans: an additional floor on a steel structure for our home, while the ground floor would become a place dedicated entirely to spirits, tastings and a boutique shop.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Can you already picture yourself enjoying a tasting here?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We're opening our doors <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">on the 26th September!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Swipe through our architect's first design sketches.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_gallery_0 et_pb_gallery et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_gallery_grid et_pb_module\" data-auto-rotate=\"off\" data-auto-rotate-speed=\"\"><div 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With our architect, we shaped a vision for a home above and a spirits\u2011focused experience below. Curious to see the first sketches? Our Grand Opening is just weeks away.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[828,829,831,830,1434],"class_list":["post-10858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-box-bizar","tag-box-bizar","tag-grand-opening","tag-rode","tag-ten-broek","tag-the-story-behind"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Year of Uncertainty and an Unexpected Phone Call - Box Bizar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Buying the former Ten Broek Church was far from straightforward, but a year after losing the public bidding, an unexpected phone call changed everything. 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