Laine and Starsiak-Hawk work their magic throughout their hometown of Indianapolis, particularly in more historic areas.
As a result, the way the show initially got its start makes complete sense.
Naturally, they continued working elsewhere until the business took off.
Starsiak-Hawk and Laine had been renovating extensively throughout Indianapolis for around seven years when HGTV came calling.
In an interview withIndianapolis Monthly, Starsiak-Hawk described landing “Good Bones” as a total “accident.”
As Laine explained, when producers originally contacted them, her daughter assumed it was a “scam.”
We filmed a couple of weeks with a Flip-cam.
They have a first-look agreement, and HGTV said to make a pilot."
The pilot aired in May 2015 under the original name “Two Chicks and a Hammer.”
The rest is HGTV history.
I’m building an empire.'
And she’s like, ‘Well, yeah, let’s slow down, girl.
You’re going too fast.
You’re doing too much.'"
Naturally, they’ve taken that on board as the show has gone from strength to strength.
