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Wazzzup! Let’s talk about ceiling medallions! Remember back when I was doing the dining room refresh earlier this year? One of the things on my refresh list was a new ceiling medallion. I had been planning to change out the our drum light fixture with this beaut from Patrick Townsend Design – I had had my eye on it forever... READ MORE
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Happy Birthday Finn!!!

Happy Birthday Finn!!!

Guys, my once-little-but-not-so-little-anymore baby is 5 today!!! We are celebrating by eating pancakes, playing Mario, meeting dad for lunch at the Mall of America, going on rides, playing more Mario and having a pool party with cake and ice cream in the backyard tonight. Happy Birthday Finn! In my opinion ...
Etsy Finds

Etsy Finds

1Tribal Rose Inspired iPhone Case from Katie Wohl - $36.00 + $5.00 (for shipping) 2Turquoise and Yellow Triangle iPhone Case from Jack and Hazel - $14.99 + $3.00 (for shipping) 3Mint Triangle and Chevron iPhone Case from After Images - $17.99 + $4.00 (for shipping) 4Pink Triangle and Wood Grain ...
Easy Invitations

Easy Invitations

Hey Guys, I wanted to share with you this quick, easy and cool invitation that Finn and I made last week for his birthday party. This invitation is cool for a few reasons, for one it looks awesome. Secondly it's pretty easy, and requires little to no artistic skill. It ...
July Madness

July Madness

A Little Dude with a Broken Leg and some Cabin Kidz at Dusk Well guys, and so begins the craziness of July. This is typically a busy month most everyone in the world, because it's the best part of the whole summer! Always packed full of weddings, vacations, holidays, and ...
Pasta with Mixed Green Pesto

CSA Recipe : Pasta with Mixed Green Pesto

Another great recipe from our CSA (Driftless Organics) this week. I've been trying to make a very conscious effort to eat more healthy and make better food decisions over the last few weeks. I really want the kids to grow up with healthy habits. It's hard to get them away ...
White on White Chevron Walls

Guys! White on White Chevron Walls

Aaron and I have been picking away at finishing our basement over the past year. We are slowly but surely starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and I am now able to start putting the finishing touches on a few things. For the past 3 ...
Urban Cabin in the Porch

Reveal : Urban Cabin in the Porch

Hey-O! Happy July Guys! It's finally here! I wanted to share with you some of the small changes I'be been making in the front porch on my mission to achieve "Urban Cabin". I am getting more and more used to the old living room sofa out here on the front ...
Pink Peony

My June Garden

Pink Peony Oh man, June garden time. This makes me happy because summer finally started, but makes me sad because summer finally started. The weather around these parts has been a tease ever since March. Needless to say this funny business has lingered into the spring, leaving us with cooler ...

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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.