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Plans for the Dining Room

Today I wanted to share with you the plans for a facelift in our dining room. I get antsy with design after awhile. Although I am a big fan of what we have going on in the dining room as of late, it's been that way for a looooong time, and I'm ready for a refresh... READ MORE
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Follow Me On Instagram!

Follow Me On Instagram!

Hey Guys, I wanted to take a sec and invite you to follow my official Deuce Cities Henhouse Instagram account (@deucecitieshenhouse). I know some of you have been following me already at(@scoopers), and — although that's totally tyte of you — I can only imagine you are probably getting sick ...
Yeah, You Probably Need a Holiday Bar Cart

Yeah, You Probably Need a Holiday Bar Cart

Cool, I am excited! It's holiday time, and that means party time! In anticipation of all the impending imbibing I will be taking part in the coming weeks, I took it upon myself to put together a nice little bar cart (table). If you recognized that bar table as the ...
Gettin' a Tree and Other Stuff Too

Gettin’ a Tree and Other Stuff Too

Oh man, there is so much to do this time of year. Sorry if I've been MIA. The spirit of the season has gotten me in full on "get your shit together" mode. I've been going full steam ahead finishing up as many of the little projects that I have ...
Wintery

Wintery

Thanksgiving brought in wintery vibes like nobody's business. All of a sudden its gone from balmy and 60º to cold, snowy and 28º. I thought I'd share my new holiday window boxes with you in honor of such a quick and severe change in the weather. I still don't know ...
Thinking About : Chairs

Thinking About : Chairs

Well this post is a follow up to my sofa post from last week. I'm still thinking about new furniture options for our living room. Our current arm chair is in even worse shape then the sofa. It's saggy, stained and sorry-ass-lookin'. The chair, like our sofa, also came from ...
BEST BIRD BRINE

BEST BIRD BRINE

Guys! It's almost time for turkey! In case you haven't figured out how you're going to prepare your bird, may I make a suggestion and brine the crap out of it using the recipe I that I posted down below. You seriously can't screw this one up folks. I posted ...
Mix Tape : Christmas Jamz

Mix Tape : Christmas Jamz

Ho, Ho, Ho! Now that is officially Christmas music listening to time (post Nov 15), I am bestowing upon you the very best in christmas jamz. I consider myself a connoisseur of the best holiday tuneages. I practically love all Christmas music except for Paul McCartney's "Simply Having a ...
Thinking About : Sofas

Thinking About : Sofas

I've had sofas on the brain for awhile now. After witnessing my almost 9 year old living room sofa be drowned in baby puke, used as a trampoline by 3 & 4 year olds and partied on by grown ups (a lot), it's showing it's age and it's war wounds ...

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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.