Good Bones Season 5, Episode 1: Risky Reno with Historic Charm

Minas East Street Investment

Mina and her husband, Steve, decide it's time to renovate and sell their rental property to start a college fund for their son.

43 min

Chelsea Vibes in Old Southside

Mina and Karen buy a duplex of townhouses in Old Southside and want to give the left side a Chelsea flat theme full of eclectic colors like the New York City neighborhood. However, potential issues inside and out cause more challenges than expected.

43 min

The Greenwich Village Townhome

Mina and Karen return to Old Southside to renovate the right side of their duplex townhome using a Greenwich Village design. Karen shares a major announcement about her position in the company, and the ramifications of that change quickly come to light.

43 min

DIY Reno Rescue

Mina and Karen are called to help their friends transform their traditional home, but their ideas are dependent on the local historical society. They expand the dining room and kitchen, and convert the master into a gorgeous en suite.

43 min

Updated Victorian in Old Southside

Mina and Karen are back in Old Southside where they've purchased a hoarder house filled with garbage and hiding fire damage. As demo gets underway, they uncover a slew of other issues as they turn this trash-filled home into an updated Victorian beauty.

43 min

Old Biker Bar

Mina and Karen return to the Old Southside neighborhood to transform an old motorcycle biker bar into a single-family home. The former hangout gets a massive, two-story addition and industrial-modern designs that pay homage to its biker roots.

43 min

Free House, Expensive Reno

Mina and Karen venture into a new neighborhood, Irvington, where Mina acquired a home from a real estate friend. When a serious problem arises with the small cottage, the entire plan for the property changes and making a profit becomes an enormous hurdle.

43 min

MJs Dream Home

Two Chicks and a Hammer’s design assistant, MJ, and his husband recently bought their first home, and Mina and Karen want to make MJ’s dreams a reality. The duo works to blend traditional and modern styles, but MJ may have to compromise to stay in budget.

43 min

The Boho Bungalow

The price is high, but the location is prime, so Mina Starsiak and Karen E. Laine decide to take a chance and invest in a little house in the Fountain Square neighborhood of Indianapolis. But at only 950 square feet, this small house has some big issues. The mother-daughter team runs into trouble when sagging floors lead to an unsteady structure. Despite the problems, they forge ahead, intending to create a more functional floor plan that will turn the house into a charming bungalow perfect for any first time homebuyer.

43 min

Cottage Becomes Artistic Oasis

A couple that runs a nonprofit benefiting the Garfield Park neighborhood enlists Mina and Karen to make over one of their dilapidated properties. The team must work together to make sure the home comes in under budget and helps an artist in need.

43 min

Tads Tiny Home

Mina and Karen are back in the Bates-Hendricks neighborhood for a different kind of home renovation; an old garage on one of their existing rental properties is the ideal location to build a tiny home for Mina’s brother, Tad.

43 min

The Cottage Catastrophe

43 min

The Gloriously Glam House

Mina and Karen purchase a vacant lot and what begins as a new construction to sell on the market quickly turns into a build for Mina’s friends. However, a lingering pipe issue may add time and a hefty price tag to the project.

43 min