Two sisters, one house and a skill swap
Feature Alison Gibb Photos Douglas Gibb
The fabulous Art Deco letters above the kitchen cabinets were custom made for the now closed café of Sergio’s dad, a third generation Scots Italian from Barga. They’d been languishing in a basement for years
Australian designer Ria FitzGerald and her sister, novelist Helen FitzGerald made a deal: she’d style Helen’s home in return for Helen mentoring her first novel
TOTAL £3,153
My room...
A bit about me
Hi, I’m Ria FitzGerald. I live in Glasgow Southside with my sister, her husband, their two children and my terrier.
My problem kitchen
Ours was a problem of balance really. We had no room for an upright fridge and big storage issues in the kitchen, while the high ceilings and empty walls of the dining area made it cold and unwelcoming.