Warsztat Dziadka

A sign still hangs in front of the entrance to the cottage: Bolesław Karpiel-Bułecki's artistic workshop. Our grandfather had his own carpentry workshop in the garden. He was a Renaissance man: he carved in wood and designed beautiful Zakopane houses and sang, danced, and played instruments. He created scenery for performances by regional bands, collected Podhale melodies and preserved them for posterity. He was an orchestra man, and not just any orchestra - the Zakopane one. He was part of a family of artists who fell in love with their small homeland. At his big workshop table, he created furniture which brought the charm of Podhale into many a home. My grandfather's workshop had been deteriorating for years. A few months ago, we joined forces and gave it a second life. My cousin, an architect, designed a project, my uncle created the furniture. We salvaged what we could from the old building and added a part of the living room and a bedroom with high windows. Apart from that, the changes were few: We wanted the building to retain its original character. Its old wood still forms the outside of the walls. Grandfather's workshop table stands in the dining room and serves as a meeting place for family and friends. We could not imagine a better retirement for the table. We invite you to Warsztat Dziadka (Grandpa's Workshop) to get to know the mountains and our folklore from the inside out. We will tell you about our Zakopane and what we love about it.