The Good Bones Team Create a Cozy Home With Beach-Chic Vibes

Mother-daughter duo Karen E Laine and Mina Starsiak Hawk have transformed many homes, but the experience is more impactful (and stressful) when it’s your own property – as was the case with this inside-and-out renovation. Mina and her husband Steve bought a 2,720-square-foot Indianapolis home for $85,000 three years ago, and they’d been renting it ever since. With the home vacant and the area becoming more desirable, it was time to revamp the property to see if they could cash in on their investment. Inspired by the beachy elegance of the Hamptons with touches of urban edge, this renovation is almost too good to put on the market.

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Curb Appeal

Mina and Steve bought the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in the up-and-coming Bates-Hendricks neighbourhood as an investment property a few years ago, but they knew it needed work. The time felt right to step up the East Street home’s game, so they decided to transform the home with a $130,000 renovation budget and the help of Karen and their team.

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A Winding Path

The home had ample square footage and, well, good bones – but it was rundown and with plenty of potential for improvement. The home’s tired exteriors, for example, lacked curb appeal with a winding path to the front door and a porch in need of an update. New dark-grey paint, white trim and cedar shake details refreshed the house’s exterior.

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First Impressions

By moving the front door more to the centre of the home, Mina eliminated the claustrophobic entryway for an open feel and a better first impression. Furthering the fresh look, a sophisticated colour palette of beige and white reinforced a urban-meets-Hamptons-inspired decor theme, while soft blues, greens and baskets enhanced the beachy, organic tone of the home.

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An Open Concept

When it came to the main floor’s layout, Mina wanted to capture the best of both worlds with a more open feel that still offered a sense of separation between rooms. By widening – but keeping – the openings from the living room into the kitchen and dining room, the team balanced flow and functionality.

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Original Character

In the living room, Mina and Karen discovered a “picture rail” along the crown molding – a unique architectural detail from days gone by. Picture rails allow you to hang frames from hooks attached to the rail so you don’t damage your wall – essentially, an old-school cousin to today’s gallery walls. By taking care to preserve, refresh and integrate the picture rails into the new living room design, Mina kept some of the original character in the space, as well as a cool, convenient feature for future homeowners.

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Dining Room Light

In the dining room, adding French doors served multiple practical and stylish purposes: they offered additional access to the backyard, made it easier to move furniture in and out of the home and added lots of natural light to a dining space that was living on the darker side.

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Keeping Costs Low and Sophistication High

The kitchen was craving a big refresh, and the team delivered with a total transformation complete with nearly black cabinets, gold hardware, a huge centre island and butcher-block-style counters (which aligned with the character of the space while keeping the reno budget intact). For an elevated, cost-effective touch, Mina designed a stunning curved backsplash for the space behind the stove that she had made from a remnant of marble – giving the room a luxe element with major cost savings.

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Kitchen Patterns

Underfoot, Mina used graphic kitchen tile flooring for a touch of interest and elegant character. Although the tile pattern is intricate, the soft blue and grey tones beautifully offset the drama and keep the look quite sophisticated.

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Cozy Sea-Side Vibes

Upstairs, the master bedroom was totally reconfigured to maximize the space – splitting the oversized room into an appropriately sized master, new closet and new en suite bathroom. For decor, the team kept with the chic, Hamptons-inspired feel with grey walls, white window treatments and a stylish pendant light. Karen created a one-of-a-kind statement piece for the master as well, repurposing old shutters to create a unique headboard and footboard for the bed.

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A Neat Nook

Even after reconfiguring the master bedroom to create a new en-suite bathroom, there was still an awkward nook in the bedroom’s corner. Not wanting to waste space, the team built a custom bench area in the space – which could be used as a cozy reading spot or even a dreamy spin on an upstairs breakfast nook.

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