Smell the Coffee!

Coffee is a staple in the American household. I love the morning cup of coffee, the afternoon pick-me-up coffee, and in the summer, the iced coffee. Then we invite coffee further into our kitchens with coffee ice cream, coffee liquor, and coffee grounds in desserts. I make a fantastic Irish Cream tart using espresso grounds, but that is for another post. Today I would like to share with you another use for coffee I have discovered: as an air freshener!!

The coffee beans invigorate in the morning, smell fantastic, and absorb and replace odors. It is a natural air freshener that also looks neat. I simply put coffee beans inside a mini strainer. The holes in the strainer allow for air circulation. This is also a great place to store rings (on top of beans) or even eyeglasses!