Ryan Fightmaster, MD

Two weeks after Hurricane Helene hit Asheville, I needed normalcy. I needed to get back to work.

A client had asked if I could refinish a bedroom set before the storm, and we’d agreed on a vision for the piece. Thankfully, she still wanted the work completed after everything that had happened. Neither of us had water. Or internet. She didn’t have power, but I did. And that was enough to do some very needed furniture therapy… I mean, refinishing.

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