Karen E. Laine is enjoying the freedom of retirement.
In Good Bones’ new spinoff, the home renovation expert and former attorney buys a fixer upper in Wilmington, N.C., to transform into her dream beach house.
In an exclusive preview clip shared with PEOPLE, Laine explains what inspired the purchase while reflecting on her family life recently.
“I’m not working for a paycheck anymore,” she says. “I retired in 2019, and I can do anything I want.” Laine started the Indianapolis-based business Two Chicks and a Hammer with her daughter and Good Bones costar, Mina Starsiak Hawk. in 2007. While Laine stepped back from the company five years ago, she continued to appear on Good Bones until it wrapped its initial eight-season run in October 2023.
“I’ve been doing everything I want to do,” Laine continues. “I’ve been doing some landscaping projects. I’ve been doing some lawyering.”
“Taking care of …