Our Story

Christine Horton, Principal, Design Director
Certified Interior Designer #6155

As Design Director, seeing the job completed successfully is Christine's constant goal and has been for over 25 years.  The joy of achievement is its own reward for her, as Christine enjoys the fluidity of this work. Whether it's managing the various projects, coordinating installations, or coming up with innovative design solutions, Christine’s approach is always professional, thorough and communicated with detailed clarity.

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Carol E. Little, CEO, IIDA
Certified Interior Designer #0682

Interior design has always been Carol’s career, and she brings a lifelong passion for design to every project. Since founding CDG in 1991, she has guided the firm to focus specifically on the design of commercial, healthcare, and senior living facilities. Carol brings experienced creativity to CDG projects through space planning, and the ability to work directly with manufacturers to accomplish customized design solutions when it best serves the client to do so, as well as negotiating project discounts for turnkey installed solutions. Under her leadership, the firms focus is always on service and client satisfaction.

CDG’s project work has shaped many aspects of the built environment in this region. Carol oversees a team of equally committed designers, each working towards a united goal of, “creating unique interior solutions of exceptional value”. She is a certified interior designer, and a licensed general contractor, and believes women have a lot to offer the construction industry.

Carol is an advocate for community involvement, and volunteerism is as much a part of her daily life as running her business because she wants the community where she lives, works and plays, to be the best it can be. Carol is a graduate of the Leadership Roseville Program (2015 Class) where she furthered her education of the city she lives in, and its unique challenges and opportunities. She currently serves her Soroptimist club in the capacity of committee chairperson for the Gifting Committee overseeing the Live Your Dream, and Dream Grants programs and the Endowment Fund, and is a member of the 100+ Women Who Care Placer County organization.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Women Who Mean Business Honoree – 2021, Sacramento Business Journal
Women of Influence Award, Design & Architecture Category - 2019, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
DPI – Business of Design | Best Practices Network – 2006, National Honoree as Member of the Year for industry contributions.
Contributing guest writer, “Interior Design Clients, The Designer’s Guide to Building and Keeping a Great Clientele’, by Tom Williams 2010

AFFILIATIONS & BOARD POSITIONS
IIDA, International Interior Design Association, Professional Member
CCIDC – California Council of Interior Design Certification, Certified Interior Designer
CSLB, California. State License Board, Licensed (B)
AIA – American Institute of Architects, Member and Past Board Member - Allied
LPGA Amateur, Sacramento, Member & Board Director
Soroptimist / Greater Sacramento - Past President
BOMA- Building Owners & Managers Association, Sacramento since 1986, Past Board Member, Allied Director