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During this holiday season, our thoughts turn to appreciation for our clients, reps, vendors and local fabrication/installation services.  We are grateful for your business and your services and we have enjoyed being in partnership with you! Enjoy the holidays and best wishes for an amazing upcoming year! 

Part of a first-floor design for clients on Mill Creek in the St. Margaret’s area of Annapolis, this dining room favors transitional design with clean geometric shapes. This is evident in the chandelier, dining room table apron design, and the drapery’s Greek key border. The walls contain subtle coordinating patterns in a neutral grass cloth, while the dining chairs are upholstered in a deep blue with complementary nail head trim. A popular room for family gatherings, this dining room flows beautifully with the rest of the client’s home.

Facing the water on Podickery Point in Annapolis, this eclectic living room incorporates golds and blues, utilizing medallion fabric from Harlequin and a variety of textures and patterns to coordinate. Heavy emphasis is placed on the water location by using coastal photography from two local artists and a subtle wave pattern throughout the accents. With the focal point placed on the cocktail table, a piece that combined fossilized wood and metal, the room is a chic and relaxing space easily used for entertaining friends and family. The clients are very pleased and feels the project captures their style and requests ...

Here's what we found on our Market trip:

Furniture with brushed brass, copper, burnished gold and weathered mineral accents; Petrified wood tables and table tops; Tables and chairs made of acrylic as well as on parts of other furniture such as legs on ottomans and benches; Fine grasscloth applied to furniture.  The prominant colors were:  Gray, Neutrals, Prussian Blue, Pale Icy Blues, Blush, Salmon, Corals, Clay and Emerald Green.  Mid century influences in furniture and lighting; Natural woods; Bunching cocktail tables of varying heights; Contrast welt, tapes at base of upholstered pieces and contrast fabrics done in a subtle ...

We’ve outgrown our current office space and have moved! Don’t worry, it’s not far: we’re only two doors down on the first floor from our former location.  Tailorcraft Builders helped us make our vision a reality and did an extraordinary job!  We love working with them to help plan out new residential spaces and work with their clients to help select the perfect finishes for their new and renovated homes!

Please note our new address:
Karen Renee Interior Design, Inc.
540 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., Suite C
Severna Park, MD 21146
410.647.0435

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Please join us in welcoming Esther Lazo to the Karen Renee team. Our new design assistant, Esther is currently a student at Marymount College and earning her bachelor’s degree in interior design. We are very happy to have her—her behind-the-scenes support and devotion to helping us excel is tremendous. We couldn’t do it without her!

Our team recently returned from North Carolina, having worked on two separate models for different communities.  In Cary, North Carolina, The O’Kelly model is located in the Courtyard at O’Kelly Chapel community and features the open and bright “Portico”-style home with a bonus suite. Colors highlighted were blues, aquas, with pops of yellow, and possessed metal finishes in silver. We installed a beautiful round table in the dining room, the perfect piece to juxtaposition the square space. Though materials and furnishings were within budget, we added in wonderful contemporary additions throughout to give the home a versatile ...