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Cabin Shopping List

K guys, shopping for this cabin has kinda been pretty great for me. I love buying house stuff! I suck at buying clothes and dressing myself, but I am pretty okay when it comes to knowing the right things to buy for spaces. Besides buying living room furniture back in 2012, I have never bought so many new things for one space, at one time. This is equivalent to Christmas, Mother's Day, and my birthday all rolled into one... READ MORE
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Photo A Day: Week 7

Photo A Day: Week 7


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A Bag for Scoops.

A Bag for Scoops.


WAY back in December, Alison had a Birthday. In honor of the day that Scoops came into this world, I cooked up this bag for her to keep her ever growing collection of yarns, skeins, hooks and things of that sort in. The outside felt is made from 100% recycled ...
I Forgot to Mention This...

I Forgot to Mention This…


I took this photo a few months ago, and was just reminded of it as I was looking through my flickr account. I think I appreciate it more now. Poor kid, sometimes life is hard ...
Cam's Dirty Thirty B-Day Present

Cam’s Dirty Thirty B-Day Present



Guess what? It was my good friend Cam's birthday last Friday and in honor of her special day I made her this special owl pillow. Cam loves owl's more than most things so I thought this would be a fitting gift.



I borrowed some inspiration from a few different owl pillow's ...
Be Mine

Be Mine




To commemorate this day we call Valentine's Day, Elsa and I got up and cooked Rip some breakfast. What else would you eat on Valentine's Day but heart shaped pancakes?



Once the table was set, I was surprised with this really sweet robot Valentine and this really cool sewing book called ...
D-Lish Dish: Pears and Pork

D-Lish Dish: Pears and Pork


I found this super easy and super delicious recipe on epicurious.com the other day. If you like Pears and Pork, you will love this.


A simple coating of olive oil, thyme and garlic start things out.



After coating your thawed pork with your olive oil mixture, all you need to do is ...
Photo A Day: Week 6

Photo A Day: Week 6



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Happy Saint Valentime's Day!

Happy Saint Valentime’s Day!



Alright, so it's that's time of year. Normally I'm not a fan of Valentines Day but now that I've got my little dude I feel the need to make it special for him. So in honor of my LOVE for Finn I make some cupcakes.

I found my inspiration for this ...

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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.