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Deuce Cities Henhouse

Hello people! I wanted to share with you a few ideas I've been knocking around for the cabin kitchen. A little background, the kitchen cabinets are currently painted a light sage green, and the cabin's exterior is also green. Green is also my favorite color, so it seemed pretty natural to me to want to incorporate a bunch of green into the cabin design. For me, green is also a protest to all READ MORE
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Back on the Wagon

Back on the Wagon



OMG I did it, I did it. I got so bored I finally went and found a new project. I am officially back on the knitting wagon. After a few months of fixing up our house and starting new gardens I couldn't fight the urge to make something. I just ...
How Many Patterns can One Bedroom Take?

How Many Patterns can One Bedroom Take?



I've been pretty focused on the house lately and I haven't given a lot of time to being crafty. Instead, I've been learning how to become a master gardener (with help from my mom and a pile of books.)

Gardening isn't my only new hobby, I like/hate to paint too ...
Over North to Dirty South

Over North to Dirty South



We came to the conclusion, the second we got home from the hospital with Elsa, that we had outgrown this little house we have been calling 'home' for the past 5 years. It is bitter sweet, mostly sweet though. You have served us well tiny house, but we must be ...
It Takes a Village to Raise a Hoop.

It Takes a Village to Raise a Hoop.



What does it take to get a basketball hoop on a garage? Let me tell you in case you didn't know. It takes 7 adults, 1 baby, 5 trips to the hardware store, 1 ladder, 1 truck, 2 frozen pizzas, 7 beers, and 5.5 hours on a Sunday afternoon.

So this ...
Please Help, Furniture Dilemma.

Please Help, Furniture Dilemma.



Hello Internet Friends,
I am having a furniture dilemma and I need your help. Here are a few of the details... First of all did you know that it costs like a million dollars to buy patio furniture? Seriously you can't get much for less than $450 bucks. I think I've ...
House Update: My Kitschy-Kitchen

House Update: My Kitschy-Kitchen



So I've been focusing all my free time on getting our new house up and running. I thought I'd take a second and fill you in on a little kitchen update. In a fit of inspiration I ran out to the paint store and started painting my kitchen this ...
Dudes Crochet Too.

Dudes Crochet Too.



I work with this awesome kid/guy/dude Zack Pivec, who knows everyone and everything about MPLS including the grounds keeper at the new Twins stadium. Anyhow, I only hope Finn turns out half as cool as Zack.

So the other day he comes into work with this hilarious awesome weird hat that ...
Colz in Apartment Therapy's Small Cool 2010 Contest! Let the voting begin!

Colz in Apartment Therapy’s Small Cool 2010 Contest! Let the voting begin!




My home is in Apartment Therapy's Small Cool 2010 contest! Voting is open for the next 48 hours, if you feel so inclined, please, swing by and give us a thumbs up!


VOTE HERE! VOTE HERE! VOTE HERE! VOTE HERE!

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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.