W
ithin five years of graduating with a B.S. in Interior Architecture, Caren Rideau founded the Kitchen Design
Group in Pacific Palisades, CA. Since then, Rideau
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and her team have designed and renovated hundreds of luxury homes and estates in the Los Angeles area. Whether bringing an old house back to life while maintaining its original integrity or designing from a clean and modern slate, Rideau has become a master at creating, renewing and rejuvenating living spaces. Beyond kitchens and
FRIDA COLLECTION bathrooms, Rideau and her team handle diverse
projects, from a single room to a large-scale house
including wine cellars, lighting, floor plans, custom cabinets, living rooms and even home extensions.
Rideau’s passion for design and her flair for
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customizing
into
inspired by Frida Kahlo’s portraits
clients’ needs and wishes often
homegrown organic ingredients.
and expressive use of bold,
includes
wood-
Aesthetics are critical for that
vibrant colors. Recently, Rideau
fired ovens (for that pizzeria-feel),
instant “wow” factor. However,
extended her artistry with an
baker’s
corners
spaces that are functional and
expressive use of similar colors in
grade
ovens
artful at the same time are top
the Kitchen Design Group’s debut
priorities of her clients.
of kitchen cabinetry dubbed The
incorporating
shelving), storage
kitchens
to
(commercialand
special
tucked-away areas
sommeliers),
her
(especially
and
wine
attachments
for
those
for
Growing up in the Southwest
greenhouse
with Chicana culture, Rideau was
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Kahlo’s paintings
richly
hued
and
Latin
American imagery are immensely inspiring, as is Frida herself. She was an incredible human being, a strong woman and an amazing artist.
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and Latin American imagery are
target. Like Kahlo, Rideau has
persona and home character.
immensely inspiring, as is Frida
channeled her Mexican heritage
Now, with the vivid palette of
herself,” says Rideau. “She was
in her choice of intense colors. “I
The Frida Collection, clients can
an incredible human being, a
grew up in that culture – in food
express themselves through six
strong woman and an amazing
and style -- and I continue to live
custom cabinet door styles and
artist.”
in that culture. I’ve always been
colors such as Nopal (green),
craving
attracted to brighter colors – the
Maiz (yellow), Sol (orange), Paz
more color in their homes as
colors of Mexico, that’s what I
(blue-grey), Casa Azul (blue) and
the impetus for bringing forth
gravitate to.”
Fresco (grey).
With
homeowners
vitality and unique personality,
In
the
kitchen,
Rideau
is
In
addition
to
the
Kitchen
the introduction of The Frida
renowned for including a personal
Design Group, Rideau co-owns
Collection is right on time and on
twist that complements her client’s
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room – Tierra y Vino -- in the Santa Ynez Valley. Most recently, the critically acclaimed Tierra y Vino received gold medals and 90+ points for its 2016 Rosé and 2014 Petite Sirah at the 2017 San Francisco International Wine Competition. In winemaking, as in residential design, Rideau knows what it takes to set a plan into motion, guide timely progress, and ensure an outcome that has clients coming back again and again. Both are a multi-stage process that culminates in a wellrounded product that is directly experienced by clients. Every time Rideau completes a new project for her clients, she concludes with a celebratory wine tasting.
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