2022 Minneapolis Home and Garden Show will feature Mina of HGTV’s ‘Good Bones’ on Friday
If you look at HGTV routinely, you may be common with the revitalization of Indianapolis neighborhoods.
Which is definitely the circumstance if you view “Fantastic Bones,” a sequence that characteristics Mina Starsiak Hawk and her mother, Karen Laine, as they rehab dilapidated homes to promote to householders who want to be component of the blossoming of this Indiana city — and who admire the mother-daughter team’s eclectic type.
Starsiak Hawk is stepping away from the renovations to journey about 600 miles north to answer fans’ thoughts at noon Friday at the Minneapolis House + Garden Clearly show.
“I Appreciate accomplishing as substantially Q&A as doable so individuals can listen to what THEY want to know about,” she replied when questioned what she’d be speaking about on Friday. “So I typically give a transient background, how I got commenced, wherever we are now, then just have a dialogue with the viewers.”
How did she get commenced?
“My mom and I began rehabbing residences back in 2007,” she writes. “I had just graduated from Indiana College, and I bought a property that essential a large amount of adore. When we resolved to renovate it ourselves, we experienced under no circumstances done it ahead of. We figured out what we were performing alongside the way and discovered a enthusiasm for dwelling renovation in the procedure.
“In 2014, Significant Noon Entertainment uncovered us as a result of our Facebook and filmed a pilot for HGTV below the title ‘Two Chicks and a Hammer.’ We for positive considered we ended up becoming scammed at first, but 7 seasons later of ‘Good Bones,’ below we are!”
Starsiak Hawk, 37, and Laine, 59, are not just playing “neighborhood rehabilitators” (not flippers, they say) for the camera — they genuinely do do the job on bettering the housing stock in their corner of Indianapolis through Two Chicks and a Hammer.
We asked Starsiak Hawk for assistance in this crazy true estate industry.
“Sell if you can and keep away from shopping for!” she writes. “If you have a further dwelling solution and can choose edge of the seller’s sector without the need of partaking in the hard acquiring market, DO IT.”
Of study course, Starsiak is nevertheless obtaining and selling.
“We have all over 10 properties we are doing work on right now for HGTV,” claims Starsiak Hawk. “They will be highlighted in our seventh year of ‘Good Bones’ this coming calendar year. We also are wrapping up our enormous job for the new spin-off display, ‘Superior Bones Risky Company.’”
That spinoff, scheduled to stream on discovery+ this summertime, will function Starsiak Hawk having on a solo restoration: a historic residence in Indianapolis that is much more than 6,000 sq. toes and incorporates a carriage home.
Nevertheless, not anything in her existence is so big. She and her partner, Stephen Hawk, have three dogs (Frank, Beatrice and Sophie) and two tiny young children — Jack, 3-1/2, and Charlie, 1-1/2, who have been showcased on the clearly show, as properly as the family’s struggles to get over infertility. And just due to the fact she’s on HGTV, Starsiak Hawk states, doesn’t mean she’s primary a everyday living of luxurious.
“People consider that we are tremendous-loaded and a enormous business for the reason that we are on Television set,” she writes, “when actually that is not correct at all, and we only have a handful of staff members!”
The ventures are increasing, however, and consist of a shop in Indianapolis, Two Chicks District Co., and a line of kids’ garments, Jack and Drew, that drops a new outfit at noon on Fridays (11 a.m. CST). They also hire out the downstairs unit of a property in Indianapolis by means of Airbnb.
When it arrives to homes in Indy, while, Starskiak claims she has a favored.
“My residence, of system!” she claims.
2022 Minneapolis Dwelling + Backyard Exhibit
- When: Noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Mina Starsiak Hawk of HGTV will speak at noon Friday.
- Wherever: Minneapolis Conference Middle, 1301 2nd Ave. S., Minneapolis
- Attributes: The topic of this year’s Thought Dwelling is “Minnesota Farmhouse.” There is also a backyard lounge and backyard displays kid pursuits purchasing local sellers, speakers, foodstuff and more.
- Tickets: $14 typical admission ($12 for tickets procured on line) $4 for little ones ages 6 to 12. Other discount rates and promotions also obtainable.
- Much more data: Homeandgardenshow.com or call 612-330-3001.
