Adrienne Mascaro was raised and educated in Chicago.

She graduated with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts from the International Academy of Design, a FIDER accredited design located in Chicago's Loop. Her major was interior architecture and her minor and first love was theater.

After graduation, Adrienne worked as a photo stylist and set designer for Silver Lining Graphics, a large, well known catalogue house in Chicago. She also independently assisted the art department for several commercials and independent films. She became more drawn to designing for the character in mind, and in 1996 she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in set decoration for film and television.