8.2/108 votes#1 - Smelly Shotgun House To Chic Downtown Home
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2018
Mina Starsiak and Karen E. Laine take on an old shotgun-style home near downtown Indianapolis, and even though they've been renovating shotgun homes for years, this house is quite the stinker -- literally. Demo day becomes a test of bad smells they will never forget, and Mina's brother, Tad, learns the basics of framing a house and installing decorative wall tiles. Hoping to sell the home to their friend who owns a wedding dress studio, Mina and Karen tailor the decor to match her taste and create a DIY project from wedding dress material. But when they find out their renovated house isn't up to code, there's a chance they won't be able to finish it on time and on budget.
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- 7.8/106 votes
#2 - Saddest Home on Sanders Street
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2018
Mina and Karen purchase a crumbling house in the Bates-Hendricks neighborhood, only to find out it's the first house they can't save. With a clean slate, Mina designs a white beauty with new buyers already in mind. Karen and Mina add unique features and lots of charm to hopefully help their longtime friends find a new home.
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- NaN/100 votes
#3 - The Shabbiest Townhouse
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2018
Mina and Karen are the new owners of a very outdated and bland townhouse in the heart of the Bates-Hendricks neighborhood. Despite the maroon carpeting, peach wallpaper and active bird's nests, the home has a lot of potential. The girls get started designing a new layout after demolition but all work comes to a halt after they find a surprise in the attic and have to call the police. Once they are back on track, Karen and Mina pour their hearts and souls into finishing the home for friends of the family.
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- NaN/100 votes
#4 - Outdated Townhome Gets a Funky Facelift
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2018
Mina and Karen purchase and an old townhome in the popular Bates-Hendricks neighborhood. After encountering dry rot and termites, the unpredictable roadblocks put a giant dent in their budget and on their attitudes toward the project. But just when all hope seems lost, a rare and valuable "treasure" found during the ceiling demolition might have them changing their tune about this troublesome townhome.
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- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Starting From Scratch in the Southside Neighborhood
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2018
Mina and Karen take a stab at redeveloping a house that was hit by a car in the Old Southside neighborhood. After some fun demo with a giant water hose, they design their new house with a simple, urban and classic aesthetic. They also create textile artwork to bring into the house, as well as floating side tables made from antique corbels.
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- 8.0/107 votes
#6 - The Half Million Dollar House
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/2018
Mina and Karen have purchased their most expensive house to date, in the most desirable neighborhood in downtown Indianapolis. The size of the house and its great location could mean a selling price close to $500,000 if they play their cards right. After the massive demolition is complete, Mina and Karen get to work designing the new layout, which includes an extra loft space on the second floor and vaulted ceilings in the kitchen. For the design aesthetic, they go with an elegant, bohemian vibe by adding splashes of color to the interior and exterior.
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- 7.0/106 votes
#7 - Empty Lot to Home Sweet Home
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2018
Mina and Karen buy a property in one of the most coveted and popular neighborhoods in Indianapolis. The incredible price only means more challenges as they quickly uncover some buried surprises that put the build on hold. When construction can continue, this four-bedroom home with an open floor plan and a bonus living space on the second floor will turn out to be their sweetest home yet ... if they can get past the fire code violations. With a bohemian-meets-modern vibe, Mina and Karen hope to attract a certain cute young couple that they hope will call it home.
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- NaN/100 votes
#8 - The Little Brick House
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2018
Mina & Karen tackle their first brick house renovation, and although it has tons of charm & character, it also has problems that need to be fixed. Working in a new neighborhood adds to the risk.(TD)
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- NaN/100 votes
#9 - A Backyard Barn for Karen
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2018
Karen and Mina are tackling a special project, Karen's new barn-shaped guesthouse, which will have a large garage on the first floor and guest space on the second floor. But before construction begins, Mina and Karen get some devastating permit news from the city, forcing them to rethink the size of the structure. On the inside, the women cover the ceiling with reclaimed barnwood and have some custom barn doors made, and Karen and her husband take on a DIY flooring project. Karen hopes that size restrictions and construction costs don't get in the way of making this the farmhouse-inspired guesthouse of her dreams.
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#10 - Risky Reno With Historic Charm
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/2018
Despite its odd layout and decrepit state, Mina and Karen are taking on an old house that has a ton of historic charm in the Old Southside neighborhood; as framing starts, the crew uncovers a major structural problem that hits the budget hard.
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- 8.2/106 votes
#11 - A Stately Home Full of Slithering Surprises
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 6/12/2018
Karen and Mina team up with their friend Josh on a high-stakes property in Fountain Square. What looks promising at first glance quickly turns when during their initial walk-through they find some of the previous owner's pet snakes still slithering throughout the house. The news only goes downhill from there when half the foundation suddenly disappears, but once finished this Fountain Square beauty is worth all the trouble.
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- NaN/100 votes
#12 - Poltergeist Property
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 6/19/2018
Mina and Karen take on a massive house in the Old Southside neighborhood that has undergone some unsuccessful renovations throughout the years. They are determined to rework the entire floor plan, but their renovations are halted when they hear unexplained noises in the attic, discover a collapsing floor and uncover live termites. In order to get a payoff as big as the house, they'll have to work through a hair-raising renovation to bring this house back to life.
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- NaN/100 votes
#13 - Budget-Busting Victorian
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 6/26/2018
Mina and Karen purchase a home near the Northside neighborhood that's full of historical features. They do their best to design an open floor plan while preserving as many elements as possible, but structural slow-downs and permitting nightmares threaten their schedule and budget.
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The Best Episodes of Good Bones Season 3
Every episode of Good Bones Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Good Bones Season 3!
Mother/daughter duo Karen Laine and Mina Starsiak transform dilapidated properties in and around their hometown of Indianapolis. Karen's legal background and Mina's real estate knowledge...
Genre:Reality
Network:HGTV
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Smelly Shotgun House To Chic Downtown Home" is the best rated episode of "Good Bones" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/3/2018. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Saddest Home on Sanders Street".