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My roommate kept throwing away my iced coffee in the fridge because she thought the milk had gone bad, so I agree it's not the best for coffee. I like to mix it up between soy, help and nut based milks because it seems like too much of anything is not a good thing. I eat so much soy already I'm always looking to mix it up.

I couldn't live without my toaster oven. I use it every day. I wouldn't use one of those pop up toasters, though. Also there are certain leftovers that are hard to reheat without a microwave, or reheat strange. Plus the oven can take a long time to heat up enough to reheat my taco truck burrito whereas the microwave makes quick work out of it. Plus you use less when you use the microwave. No pots or pans to clean. Which means you can have less of other things if you don't have much room.
I inherited a kitchen aid stand mixer and I love it. If I had to keep it in the bathroom I would. It brings me such joy. Sure, I don't need it. But I don't think that makes it any less worthy.
What I don't use is my regular blender. I do have an immersion blender that has a tiny cup that attaches to it. It's perfect for a single serving of smoothie or milkshake. I use it to make hummus. Anything bigger I can blend in the pot. It fits in a drawer.
I could do without my coffee maker. A french press or small espresso kettle would be fine, as I learned since our coffee pot broke last month. I don't drink much coffee, though.

Cute dining room!

Ikea sells just bases. Glass tables worry me. Or you could get a cool metal outdoor table. The ones made of mesh. If you put a glass top over it you could use it indoors no problem and it'd be something a little different. It's a pretty standard size. There is also this spray that you spray on one side of glass so it looks sort of mirror like on the other side if you wanted to dress it up even more. You can buy it at Michaels.

What an awesome improvement!

I just bought some at Trader Joes for 1.29! I love them mixed in with the tulips or other red flowers. I have mine right next to my computer and the smell is perfect. It feels like spring now. My mother has an amazing collection of colored glass bud vases and every year she fills them with bulbs (most paper whites) to bring a little spring to her cold New England townhouse.

I keep books stacked in my fireplace for lack of shelves. The top is boarded up so I hung a tiny ikea chandelier leftover from a bare bulb in my previous apartment. You can barely see it. I like the element of surprise it adds. I must note I keep books that I have already ready in the fireplace because it's hard to grab one from the stack. And yes, they are color coded. All black and white.