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Deuce Cities Henhouse

Drip Irrigation & Smart Watering

I had a problem. I wanted to spend huge chunks of time at this cabin this summer, but I also wanted not kill my window boxes and lawn due to lack of watering. What's a girl to do? A few years back I had set up a timer to our spigot. The timer was capable of having two different zones, so I ran a hose to the front and back yard and had set the timer to water daily for 10 minutes early in the morning. It worked, sorta. I mean, who doesn't like to water their yard when it's raining? READ MORE
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Spicy Tequla Mule

It’s Cocktail Time : Peeñed-Up Tequila Mule

Happy Friday everyone! I don't know about you but I am going to pretend it's June this weekend and enjoy a few of these Spicy Tequila Mules. See what I did there, I combined all of my favorite things; Tequila, Moscow Mules and a bit of peeñed-upedness. My pal Crystal, ...
Valentine's Day Pouches - DIY for kids

Valentine Candy Pouches!

Finn and I spent the afternoon yesterday making Valentines for his classmates. This is our second year of really going all-out with the Valentine's Day crafts. This is strange for me for two reasons; one I normally don't do a lot of crafty projects, and two we aren't super into ...
Thinking About : Fences

Thinking About : Fences

| 2 Hey, Guys! The old man (aka Jeff) and I have a house-to-do-list chocked full of big ideas, budgets and timelines. If all goes according to plan, we'll be getting a new backyard fence this summer. It's a big landscaping year and I am so excited! I just recently ...
Expedit Record Shelves

Record Collecting and Expedit Shelving

Hey Guys! Hope you are all doing awesome today. It is snowing hard here, but it's so much warmer than earlier this week, all is okay by me. I've gotten two walks in over the last 12 hours because I just need to get fresh air, and am desperate to ...
Fauxdenza Inspiration

Inspired by Fauxdenzas

| Hey Guys! So, I've been racking my brain about this sunroom update that I've been wanting to get underway. I mentioned taking on reupholstering the small cushioned sofa in the last post. I just ordered foam btw - progress - next up, ordering fabric. This room isn't just a ...
Scurrred!

Scurrred!

Hello buddies! I have been avoiding something for awhile now. It's one of those things that I know will most likely be simple, it's just the starting that's hard. What can I say? Avoidance is easy. Here's the deal, I want to recover the mid century six-cushioned sofa in our ...
Let's Buy Seeds!

Think Warm Thoughts

Yo, guys! Holy crap, it’s -17º here right now in MPLS with a -41º windchill. When the weather was this cold two weeks ago I was sure that would be the worst of it for the rest of the winter, you know, something to feel like I checked off the ...
Shared Kid Digs

Shared Kid Digs

Hi Guys! Today I'd like to share with you the progress I've made on the boys' new shared bedroom. Just a little background info, Finn and Gus are 5 and 2, this fall we invested in a modular bunk bed from Oeuf. In was a significant investment for us, but ...

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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.