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Caffeinate my…WHAT?

…Skin! 

SO since my 29th birthday has come and gone, I have decided to take better care of my skin, and myself in general. I have never worried about wrinkles, skin spots, etc., but I realize there comes a time for everyone to think about the inevitable.  To kick start my new skin regime, I decided to try a DIY face mask that seemed super easy to do (uses only 2 ingredients!).

DIY Coffee Face Mask
Ground coffee
Milk (I used whole milk)

I followed the recipe found here.

So simple, but very effective. Applying it was kind of awkward as seen here:

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And just like the blog above mentioned, my face started tingling after about 10 minutes of having it on. I gotta tell ya…the smell coming off my face was amazing. That alone makes me want to do it again, haha!

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I left the mask on for about 25 minutes or so. I’m going to be completely honest with you guys: washing it off was probably the worst part about it. I opted for the full shower method since I needed to get ready for the rest of the day. As I was washing the grounds off my face, I noticed the mess. Coffee grounds everywhere in the shower. Whoops!

After the shower, I definitely noticed smoother skin. My face felt more elastic! And that’s only after one session of this super easy face mask. I definitely plan on doing this again. Maybe a once a month coffee spa day? 😉 Another SUCCESS!

DIY…here I come

…or so I hope.

To start off the year, I decided to tackle a fairly simple and straight forward project.
Staining a wooden crate. Sounds easy enough, and thankfully, it was.

My idea for staining a crate came about when I was looking for a way to prop up a mirror in our bedroom. I bought the mirror on a whim, not thinking about the fact that 1) it’s kind of heavy, and 2) we’re renters. Hanging this mirror would require drilling into the wall and I just didn’t want to go through that trouble. The problem with this was…the mirror was too short on its own.

So after searching on Pinterest (of course) for ideas, I stumbled upon a picture of a mirror resting on top of a white/gray wooden crate. Perfect. Inexpensive, and easy to do.

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I found a simple wooden crate at Walmart for $7-8. I was surprised at how sturdy it actually was for the price. The only downfall – it was pretty raw with lots of little splinters coming off of it. Not a big deal since I would be sanding it down to stain anyway.

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I wanted to go for a darker gray than the picture I originally found, so I picked up a dark Ebony stain. I figured if I didn’t apply several coats of the stain, I could get the darker gray effect I was trying to go for. After staining, and leaving it out overnight, the result was a little bit darker than desired, but overall, not bad at all.

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The size of the crate compared to the mirror isn’t ideal, but for a last minute and cheap solution, I’ll take it. The result turned out very close to what I had envisioned. Now I have to figure out a way to style it and tie it in with the rest of the bedroom.

AFTER

I would say, for my first DIY project of the year, that it was a SUCCESS!!