Josh: I remember a two-year period that whenever I would go in there, he was there, and seemingly setting up displays. Seeing this finished product, you can see MJ’s influence over West Elm styling in The Fashion Mall, or vice versa. They did a wonderful job of opening up the space, but still defining uses so it doesn’t feel cavernous. Josh: The stone choices in the kitchen, the fireplace, and the color palette give me very Nancy Meyers purse-porn in the most dreamy way possible. MJ and Andrew wanted a mix of traditional and modern, and the glossy white quartz counters modernize them. This is the first time I’ve seen Good Bones do a natural stained cabinet, rather than white or green. Megan: The kitchen cabinets are stained wood. Good Bones “MJ’s Dream Home” living room Photo by Madison Mascare Kristin: It was hard for me to see them paint the fireplace (MJ didn’t like the original pumpkin orange), but I knew the Iron Timber guys would make it look cool … until the electric logs went in! Couldn’t they have added a cool round slab of stone underneath? Something. The tags on the products seemed to match those at their own studio, and they specialize in such mid-mod beauties. Josh: That booth looked like the home of Flux, if they still have one at Midland. Mina found a Malm at Midland for $900, which she said was a champagne-taste-on-a-beer-budget deal. Arches somewhere, which end up being on new custom bookcases he sketches out. And MJ is the rare client who knows exactly what he wants: a kitchen island in the most organic dark stone he can find. Megan: Of course Karen can strip and remodel a fireplace. Kristin: Stripping that brick is the last thing I would want to tackle! But I’m glad they did. Megan: Behind the fireplace’s bead board was … more bead board! And behind that … brick! Glorious brick! Good Bones “MJ’s Dream Home” sunroom Photo by Madison Mascare
I noticed while Karen screamed about the wall. By the way, Karen and Mina have the best teeth. Josh: I sincerely hope that when Karen yelled “Put the wall back!” during demo that it was all for TV, and that they had checked structural walls before they began demo.
I was more amazed that they were eating vegetables.
Kristin: I’m shocked that with all the crap the boys have pulled this season, a couple carrots (belonging to people you know) was the breaking point for Karen. They mostly did, though Tad treated himself to some carrots from MJ’s refrigerator. Megan: Mina asked the demo boys to be extra careful while opening up the house and tearing out the kitchen because MJ and Andrew were going to be living there during the reno and, as Karen pointed out, washing their dishes in the bathtub. Whether there were additional people off camera or not, I liked the portrayed careful touch. Josh: I really enjoyed how it seemed to be a family affair for demo day. Megan: We’re nothing compared to Karen and Mina’s family. Good Bones “MJ’s Dream Home” house after a lime wash Photo by Madison Mascare
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It’s like when my siblings and I would go to the pool in the summer and roll up the car windows and turn on the heater on the way there, so we’d appreciate it more. Josh: Hooray for HGTV, showing a happy gay couple on national television! MJ and his husband, Andrew, bought a standard red-brick ranch because it has a high-ceilinged sunroom on the back with the proportions of a Montana lodge. It’s just west of Newfields in an area I’ve known as Wynnedale. If you’re a Good Bones tourist to Indianapolis, do not ask anyone for directions to Wolfington. Here, exactly, is a neighborhood called Wolfington. Well, we’re here now-me, Megan Fernandez, frequent homes writer for Indianapolis Monthly, and my design superiors Kristin Sims and Josh Cox, your regular Good Bones recap team. What? They filmed “MJ’s Dream Home” way before we were clamoring for more MJ? HGTV heard our recap pleas for “more MJ!” in the first half of the season and obliged with a reno of the designer’s own house! Hi, HGTV fans! I can’t even wait to introduce myself before screaming that last night’s Good Bones Season 5 episode was ALL MJ.
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