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Patching Tile

We’ve been so happy with our new range and range hood at the cabin. It looks great in the space, except for the patch tile patch job that needed to be done. Perhaps this has happened to you? Maybe you needed to remove an over the range microwave or hood vent and realized the new replacement didn’t fit quite the same way as the old and your easy update has turned into a can of worms, because now you have to tile to patch. Whatever your situation may be, patching tile is way less intimidating than you might think... READ MORE
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Basement Bathroom : Week 5

Basement Bathroom : Week 5

Although I am right on schedule with this project, it feels like its taking forever! It's a semi-enjoyable, semi painful kind-of-forever, and I'm glad the payoffs make it seem worth it thus far. Let me get you guys up to speed. Since last week I tiled one side of the ...
Basement Bathroom : Week 3-ish

Basement Bathroom : Week 3-ish

Hey guys! Whazzup? Technically this is the start of week four, but I wanted to check in and let you know where I finished off after last week. I've completed all the subway tile around the sink area which consists of one large wall and two more narrow walls. The ...
A Simple Thanksgiving Table

A Simple Thanksgiving Table

Hey peoples, hope all is well and that you are all doing well. Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year? We are, and I'm really excited for it this year. That probably has a lot to do with this Thanksgiving being very small and intimate, I'm talking like four adults two ...
A Night In | Deuce Cities Henhouse

A Night In

This post is in partnership with Anolon for A Night In. Good evening Friends! If you frequent the cool interior blogs of the internet, you might remember this summer when a bunch of bloggers got together to post about their homes in the evenings (gasp, say what?). I know we ...
Bathroom Progress | Tiling with Subway tile

Basement Bathroom : Week 2

Hey friends, hope you are all doing okay. I meant to post earlier this week, but I just couldn't find the enthusiasm to do it. I've been making a lot of good progress on the basement bathroom since mindless distractions have been very welcome, and I'm feeling very confident in ...
Getting Bluer, Going Darker

Getting Bluer, Going Darker

Hey bros! I just wanted to do a quick pop in to share my newly painted living room. I know, you might not be able to really tell that it's that different via my pics on the internet, but take my word for it, it is! I like it so ...
Basement Bathroom : Week 1

Basement Bathroom : Week 1

Hi guys. I actually started working on the basement bathroom. I mean how long have I been talking about this dumb bathroom? If you guessed one long stupid year, you're correct! I finally made my to-do list/timeline, purchased some supplies, ordered some tile, stopped being a baby about it, and ...

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Hi! I’m Alison Allen

I started Deuce Cities Henhouse in 2009 – a blog about fixing up and restoring my 110-year-old Minneapolis home and updating our worn out and out, dated Wisconsin cabin. My family and I (my husband and two boys) moved into our current home nearly ten years ago, and since then I’ve been chronicling my journey of owning, renovating, decorating and DIY-ing our home.
 
I’m passionate about empowering women to take on projects that they might have normally not had the confidence to do, incorporating modern design and aesthetic into my home, thoughtful design solutions, and landscaping. I’ve done it all, from easy do-it-yourself home improvement projects to full on renovations and remodels.