Karen R. Osborne, ASID, CID

Company: Karen Renee Interior Design
540 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd.
Severna Park, MD 21146 map
Phone: (410) 647-0435
Email: karen@karenreneeinteriors.com
Website: www.karenreneeinteriors.com

Designer Profile

Karen Osborne is the president of Karen Renee Interior Design, Inc. located in Severna Park, Maryland since 1992. Ms. Osborne, a graduate of Bauder College majoring in Interior Design, is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and serves on the Maryland Chapter of the ASID Board of Directors. She also been involved with the Severna Park High School Advisory Board and has volunteered time to assist with the school’s Leadership Institute and Mock Interviews. She is Maryland State Certified and has also achieved certification through the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ).

Ms. Osborne’s expertise is in model home merchandising with over twenty years experience in this highly specialized area of design. She has an extensive list of builder clients and has been involved in the design of over fifty model home projects in her career as well as countless residential and commerical projects. She prides herself on her customer service and ability to always meet a deadline. Her gift of talent and creativity enables her to entice the potential home buyer to purchase the builder’s home.

Ms. Osborne has been a guest speaker on more than one occasion on the subject of entrepreneuring women and received the Entrepreneur’s Exchange’s 1995 “Entrepreneur of the Year” Award. Her expertise has also been called on by many industries such as resale residential, commercial real estate and for several newspaper publications.

A 19 year resident of Anne Arundel County, Ms. Osborne resides with husband Lieutenant Colonel Scott Osborne and their three children.

Services Offered

Her services include fully merchandised model homes, sales trailers and sales offices, spec house finish selections, exterior color selections, exterior selection boards, vignettes, lobbies and corridors. Both purchase and lease options are available.

Her model home approach is innovative and imaginative attracting a specific group of people whom we define as your target market. She does this by implementing cutting edge design techniques and creative memory points designed to entice every member of the target family and all who visit the home.

What makes her firm different from other merchandising companies is the personalization and lifestyle replication we exhibit in each of our model home projects. She knows how to set your company’s home aside from other builders. Her goal and your goal is the same – to sell homes. She understands how to effectively and efficiently bridge the gap between a builder’s model home and the potential home buyer.

Ms. Osborne's ongoing experience with residential design keeps her in touch with the people that are your potential homebuyers. She knows what they admire and what makes the house feel like a home – a home that could be theirs.

Awards & Publications

Ms. Osborne's firm is the recipient of many merchandising and interior design awards including the Home Builders of Maryland’s Outstanding Merchandising Awards; Dream Home Silver Award and What’s Up Annapolis? Magazine’s "Best of Annapolis - Best Home Decorating 2009" and "Best of
Annapolis - Best Home Furnishings 2010"; and 1st place MD Chapter ASID 2009 Interior Design Awards. Her work has been featured in many local and national magazine publications including:

Better Homes and Gardens: Baby Décor and Toddlers, Too! 2006, Better Homes and Gardens: Kid’s Rooms, Winter 2005, Better Homes and Gardens: Kid’s Rooms, Winter 2001, Home and Design, Chesapeake Life, Baltimore’ Builder/Architect Magazine, the cover of Bedrooms and Baths: A Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publication and Kid’s Rooms: A Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publication.