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Deuce Cities Henhouse

I began looking for replacement slipcovers around the new year. I did lots of research, and after ordering some samples, I decided that Comfort Works as the brand that had what I needed. A huge reason I choose Comofort Works instead of other slip cover manufacturers is because of the durability of the fabric used. In doing my research I found this youtube vid, and I was so impressed by how the fabric repels liquids. As soon as I got my fabric samples I started dumping coffee and cocktails all over them to see how they held up. I was so incredibly stoked to see how well they did. I was actually using the samples as a party trick, impressing well imbibed cabin guests with “magic”, showing them how well the samples repelled stains... READ MORE
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Happy Boy's Day!

Happy Boy’s Day!

Happy Boy's Day (tomorrow)! We are celebrating all week though, heck maybe all month. We just hung our carp Boy's Day flags this morning! I first read about boy's day a few years ago on Fox and Owl, Erika has had two boys way longer than I have. When I ...
Cake Bakin' Season

Cake Bakin’ Season

It's that time of year again when I make about a million cakes. You would think this sort of thing happens in the winter months, but not for me. I've got 3 birthday's and a shower on the horizon. Not counting the April birthday and bridge club party (totally my ...
Nursery: 1 Year Deep

Nursery: 1 Year Deep

It was my intention when I started this post to update you on some functional storage solutions that I had come up with for my little guy’s little nursery. Then I decided that maybe it would be more helpful for any future moms out there to give you my two ...
Ina Grau Open House

Ina Grau Open House

Photo from Ina Grau I am super excited about this post, so get ready for a lot of exclamation points! My friend Crystal Quinn, along with her business partner Luisa Fernanda Garcia-Gomez, hosted their inaugural weekend celebrating their new handmade retail shoe business: Ina Grau! I’ve been anticipating this for ...
Operation No Kids

Operation No Kids

Something great happened this weekend: my folks took the kids for a sleepover! We haven’t been kidless for a whole 24 hours since December, and it was pretty much the greatest thing in the world. Sometimes its fun to pretend what life is like without the little rascals. Saturday night ...
Etsy Finds

Etsy Finds

Happy Etsy Finds Friday! I know it's been awhile since our last Etsy Finds (almost a whole month) but that's cause I was so busy doing so much stuff around the house. Anyway, inspired by all my recent projects and the total appreciation for searching the word "Hardware" in the ...
My April Garden

My April Garden

Ah yeah guys, we've got some minor bloomage going on! My bleeding hearts are huge and beautiful. I love them so much, I wish they would bloom all summer long! The Sedum's are getting bigger, they've grown so much since their first season 2 summers ago. I just transplanted this ...
White Window Boxes

White Window Boxes

I hope this is the last time I'll be picking up a paint brush for awhile. Not only am I sick of painting, and painting, and painting, but I am also ready to start my outside projects for the summer. I painted the window boxes yesterday so I guess that's ...

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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.