M & M Bender Designer Wall Finishes

09/16/2022

09/16/2022

AFTER!!!

09/16/2022

BEFORE...

02/17/2022

Quickie little concrete look wrap around today.
Loving this clean modern look!
Designed with Deb Meyers in a Zehnder Home in the lovely Birdsong development.

01/29/2022

Another Fireplace Friday!
Black fireplaces seem to be the "thing" these days.
Yesterday's chaos led to today's beauty. ❤️
Finished these two today.

01/28/2022

Sometimes in the business of construction/design/art, there are days that drive you to drink.
Today was one of those days...🤪

So, to balance that out I'm sharing a post from the GREATEST PROJECT EVER!!!
Art, Tequila and good vibes flowed freely, and all was right with the world. ❤️

01/21/2022

It's fireplace Friday!
Just in time for the next cold snap...
Start to finish on the cute corner fire and a quick touch up on the big textured one that we finished a while back.
Stay warm everyone!

04/05/2020

With the sad news that Minnesota beaches and pools will be closed because of the COVID19 virus we wanted to share a beachy finish to lift all of our spirits.

This is a lovely pool/lake themed bathroom that we actually completed over the winter of 2018 with Swanson Homes and Create Interior Design.

Here's to sunny days ahead. 🌞
Stay happy.

04/03/2020

Hi everyone!
Hope you're all happy and healthy and finding ways to survive our sad and crazy world. ❤

I saved the "biggie" for Friday!
This was the last project that we completed before the shutdown. It was an incredible challenge and a great learning experience.
This one was a bit of a rescue/collaboration with our friends at Studio M Interiors.
Long story "semi" short...the first pic shows our sample (white borders) next to a wallpaper sample. It took me several attempts to capture a likeness!!
Rough numbers, $7000 plus for the paper, under $3000 for our faux replica.
It was quite the process but we (and more importantly) our clients were thrilled with the results.
We can't wait to get (and share) photos of the powder room after the vanity, lights and mirror are installed!

Are you tired of looking at your old, boring walls yet???
😃

04/01/2020

Some shimmering metallic plasters in a linen pattern with a soft scrolling stencil took this powder room to the next level.
This was the result of reconnecting with a client from 13 years ago that needed a small repair in a different room! We LOVE our repeat customers!❤

03/30/2020

These two areas were completed with our good friends at Swanson Homes and Carbon 6 Interiors for the spring Parade of Homes.
A concrete range hood that perfectly matched the cast fireplace across the room.
The soft cream natural stone finish is in the powder room...I didn't get back there to get a finished photo of the powder room, but if you follow us, or swansonhomes, or carbon6interiors on Instagram you can see more photos of this beautiful home!

03/28/2020

Hello to all family, friends, cohorts and clients.
We hope that you are all doing well and staying safe at home either with, or for the ones you love.

Strange and stressful times for all. We're both well and have been staying safe at home. We are doing our best to help stop the spread and protect our loved ones and community.

While we are very much looking forward to getting back to work, we are taking this time to re-focus and refresh. New portfolio samples and canvas art creations are on our new "to do" list.

We were fortunate to have worked on a lot of great projects this past year and plan to get caught up on posting all of the pictures!
Since the Parade of Homes was sidelined this spring, we are going to start our regular photo posts with pictures of the two home projects that we were fortunate to be a part of this year.

If you are a past client, we hope that you are enjoying your walls and ceilings and we are very thankful for the part we played in making them beautiful!
If you're a potential client staring at your old, boring walls right now...we will be here for you when we make it to the other side of this challenge, and we will!

Please enjoy the posts and pictures!
Stay safe and healthy.
We will see you all soon!

Melinda and Marc Bender