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Ten Year Video House Tour

Hey! So stoked to share this post today. Welcome to my first ever video house tour! We just celebrated the anniversary of our 10th year in our home! Can you believe it? Neither Jeff or I have lived in one place for so long, our home really has become part of our family. I thought this would be a great opportunity to share how far we've come, and how we've really made this place ours. So check READ MORE
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in Around the House
Entryway : Coat Hooks

Entryway : Coat Hooks

Hey budz. The entryway progress continues slowly but surely! Our house has a lot of good things going for it, but one of the things it doesn't have is a coat closet. Instead it has this really large (in proportion to our house) entryway that doesn't serve a whole lot ...
Bathroom Plan : Take Two

Bathroom Plan : Take Two

Hey Team, How's it going? Welp, here I am, still talking about my dang basement bathroom again. I'm sorry, I'm that jerk that just can't follow through. Now I'm ready though, I'm really seriously ready. My plan is slightly different than the last time around. Before I was committed to ...
Armless Side Chair in Indigo

New Chair Don’t Care

Friends! We decided to celebrate the basements first birthday by giving it a new side chair -- just what every one year old basement wants! Honestly, it didn't go down like that. It was my intention to have a mid-century orange swivel chair reupholstered in a dark blue (that was ...
Entryway : DIY Copper Plant Stand

Entryway : DIY Copper Plant Stand

Hey Guys! Hope all is well with yas. I've been doing a little webhost rearranging over here, and haven't had access to the site for the last few days. I'd appreciate it if you could please let me know (in the comments) if you notice any weird hiccups with the ...
My July Garden

My July Garden

Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea I can not even believe that it's time to share my July Garden. Holy smokes, what a summer! It's especially been a great summer for the kids, which is what I had hoped for, I think they've enjoyed it, and I feel insane. Like I've said, August ...
Entryway : DIY Round Leather Strap Mirror

Entryway : DIY Round Leather Strap Mirror

Guys, Who am I? Two posts in one day? FTW! Like I said, I've been brimming with ideas for the house. The first was to customize this round mirror from Ikea. Unlike so many other mirrors the Skogsvåg mirror from Ikea was the perfect size for my small space. At ...
Macrame, Hoo-ray!

Macrame, Hoo-ray!

It seems like every summer I macrame a chair or two, this year I went a little buck and am up to two sets, that is four chairs my people!! It also seems like every year they get a little cooler too. I guess I'm just honing this craft. Anyways, ...
Creativity is v Cool

Creativity is v Cool

Friends, I don't mean to sound like a whiney baby or anything, but I've had so much on my plate over the last 7 months. On top of mommin' kids, I've been bringing our youngest kid to a bunch of therapies (you guys might remember me sharing with you that ...

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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.