renovation

Farmer spends seven years lovingly restoring crumbling old Czartoryski palace after ‘feeling sorry’ for it

Passing the abandoned palace in Lower Silesian every day on his way to work, crop farmer Józef Żałobniak eventually decided to buy the place and turn it into a hotel spa. Józef Żałobniak/Pałac Lubiechowa Hotel Restauracja SPA/Facebook

Passing the abandoned palace in Lower Silesian every day on his way to work, crop farmer Józef Żałobniak eventually decided to buy the place and turn it into a hotel spa saying: “I wanted to save it for other people to enjoy. That was my dream.”

Kraków’s historic ring of fortifications to be transformed with multi-million PLN makeover

Treasured by historians, the fortifications which formed a bulwark of Festung Krakau, an ambitious 19th century project that was to safeguard the city from further conquest, will now be turned into museums, art galleries, equestrian centres and tourist ‘hotspots’.

At your service: virtual interior design assistant promises to transform home renovation market

Marketed as “the world’s first fully automatic interior design tool”, Lofty have launched at a time when home improvements have enjoyed a pandemic era surge in popularity.

German uniform found in ‘good condition’ under floorboards during house renovation

The jacket belonging to a Wehrmacht Lance Corporal was discovered wrapped in an oiled cloth in the town of Lubań, in the southeast of the country.

Delightful ‘little corset’ tiles showcase rescued fragments of Warsaw architecture

The fragments offer precious examples of the capital’s architecture over the centuries through details from door handles to tiles.

Shipyard building saw the birth to Solidarity opens again after EUR 6 million refit

TFN takes a look at the history behind one of Gdańsk’s most famous shipyard complexes.

Kielce’s famed “UFO” bus station glitters once again following overhaul

One of the most distinctive buildings born of Poland’s communist era, the bus station has become something of a tourist attraction.

Unsung and often unseen Łódź old town square to get stunning new facelift

Dating from the town’s earliest days, the Old Town Square boomed during the city’s rapid 19th century industrialization but fell into neglect after WWII. Looking increasingly decrepit as the years have passed, this once vital swathe of Łódź now stands on the edge of a bright, new dawn.

Warsaw station to get stunning new multi-billion zł facelift

​The modern, minimalistic makeover featuring roofed platform halls, sleek escalators, glamorous shops and comfy waiting rooms will turn Warszawa Zachodnia (Warsaw West) station into Poland’s most modern train station.​

Harrowing WWII letter in a bottle found hidden inside train station wall

The letter, dated 15 March 1941, was written by two Polish men, whose names and dates of birth are in the text. Local officials are now trying to tack down their descendants.

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