About
Your home should work as beautifully as it looks.
Karen Kars has spent 30+ years in design and construction, starting with family renovations in high school and later founding iDesignBuildFlorida in Reunion. She still walks the house before any drawings begin. Design and construction stay with the same team so the finished rooms match how you actually want to live.
A different approach to renovation.
We look at the whole house. A kitchen changes how a family gathers. A bath changes comfort. An addition changes how you move through the rooms. Smart-home work and an outdoor room can be part of that same plan, so the finished house feels like one place.
Design and construction.
We do the design and the build with the same team. Karen stays involved from the first walk-through to the end.
See the design-build processWe renovate with the future in mind.
Karen Kars leads design, with 30+ years in design and construction. We meet you in the house first, then design and build with the same team so the finished spaces match how you want to live. Design-build renovations and additions across Central Florida. Florida license CGC1531832.
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Meet Karen Kars
Designer & Owner
Her work began in high school, assisting her family with small home renovations throughout Central Florida. Those early projects — rooms that needed careful attention, kitchens that had to function better, houses that required a complete and considered finish — shaped both her standard and her approach.
That early commitment became a career. In time, she founded iDesignBuildFlorida in Reunion. She still meets clients in the house before drawings begin.
- Founder
- Karen Kars, designer and owner
- Experience
- 30+ years of design and construction experience
- License
- Florida license CGC1531832
- Company
- iDesignBuildFlorida
Based in Reunion, FL. The work is in Orlando, Winter Park, Windermere, Kissimmee, Reunion, Lake Mary, and Lakeland.
The homes we work on.
Homeowners who want more than a cosmetic update. One room or the whole property, the attention is the same.
Built around your vision.
The house should look like yours. The property has its own character. The family has its own needs. We listen first. Then we design. Then we build.
You should know where the job stands.
A major renovation is a serious investment. Communication, trust, the details, and accountability matter. You should understand what is happening, why a decision was made, and where the job is headed.
Reunion, FL
Let’s talk about your home.
You may already know the project. You may have a long list. Or you may only know the house could be better. That is enough to start. The houses tell the rest: kitchens, baths, whole-home renovations, additions, and outdoor rooms.
7593 Gathering Dr. #409Reunion, FL 34747941-465-1372Your home. Your vision. Built around your life.
FAQ
How we work, in brief.
- Is the first visit free?
- Yes. The first visit is free. We’ll walk the house with you and talk about what you want it to become.
- Where do you work?
- Reunion, FL. We take whole-house and room work in Orlando, Winter Park, Windermere, Lake Mary, Lakeland, and Kissimmee.
- Are you a licensed contractor?
- Yes. You hire iDesignBuildFlorida. Florida license CGC1531832. Karen Kars leads design.
- What is design-build?
- Design and construction are one contract. You approve the plan, then we build that plan.
- Do you pull permits?
- Yes. Work is fully permitted. We handle the drawings, the building department, and the inspections through certificate of occupancy.
- Do you build accessible bathrooms and wet rooms?
- Yes. Curbless roll-in showers, wheelchair-clear vanities, and spa-level wet rooms. The Reunion grand bath is a garden tub and stepped shower rebuilt as a roll-in, wheelchair-accessible wet room.
- Do you renovate for aging in place?
- Yes. A whole-house renovation can include a shower you walk into, a kitchen you can use seated, and a bedroom on the first floor, finished with the rest of the house.
- How long does a renovation take?
- The Winter Park kitchen and the Orlando kitchen can be finished in as little as two weeks from permit when the layout holds. A whole-house renovation depends on the structure and the finish. We set that at the on-site consultation.
- Why does the first price look larger?
- Labor, materials, and design are in the first number. A drawing-only bid looks smaller until the construction and the changes are added later.
- What size jobs do you take?
- A kitchen, a primary bath, a roll-in shower or accessible wet room, furnishings and millwork for a room, a whole-house renovation, or a restaurant interior. If the job needs drawings, a permit, and a crew, we will talk.