What is the purpose of the room? Your space is nice and your furniture is fine but with the furniture all pushed up against the walls it looks like a Dr's waiting room with a bar in the middle.

A rug will make the room look more put together, perhaps adding bar stools and bring the chairs together on one side to make a conversation area. You might need to find another spot for the bench.

If you decide on a rug, make sure it is big enough,

Where's the liquor?

If that is the purpose of the room, why not jump in with both feet? Develop a back wall for display and storage & then place seating for three around a cocktail table in the center.

I would do 4 chairs and a couple of tables between the chairs and some decanters and wine accessories displayed on a much larger liquor cabinet

You have a niced sized room and great elements, they just need to be pulled off the walls. Right now it looks like the chairs are isolated in their own space and not conducive to conversation or entertainment. Agree with the others above about getting the rug to pull the room together and put the chairs near one another with a shared side table. I think you need lighting in the room. Having everything lined up against the walls looks awkward to me. A floor lamp with the two chairs and a shared side table on a rug begins to put the room together.

This room looks as if it has a major traffic path going to it. You haven't shown us the fourth "wall" (or opening), i.e. stand at the bar and take a picture of the opening.

The room is not inviting because the traffic path goes through the middle of the conversation area of the 2 chairs. Depending on the width of the opening, and what it leads to, I'd make the traffic path along the wall, and put no furniture there. That leaves you an open area where you can angle the 2 chairs towards each other for conversation, and put a small table between them. A rug will anchor the space. You may want to move the bar off-centre on the wall, to emphasize the coziness of the chairs close to it. The bench adds no value in the room, nor does the cabinet with the lamp. You may have room for a third or fourth chair.

If you hang out in this room with neighbors, where does everyone sit? I'd add more comfortable seating and some interest on the walls. There is nothing for the eye to look at. I know the purpose of this room, but if I were to enter your house without knowing its purpose, I'd have no idea it was a bar/lounge/wine tasting room. Like a previous posted suggested - jump all in an embrase it.

Love the bar room idea! When it comes to adding a fresh feel, plants are usually a great option. Would help draw people into the room and make it a more relaxing and welcoming place to sit and enjoy a drink. Something like a dwarf avocado or lemon tree could be really neat. Here's a dwarf olive tree to give you an idea.

OK, uptownmom, I got a little carried away in your room, but the objective is to create a cozy space where the girls can be comfy as they get a little tipsy.

When arranging furniture, the pieces should relate to each other and the traffic pattern should flow around it, not through the middle.

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You can find comfy chairs that fit the scale of your room. Love what groveraxle did!

Well, uptown, your current chairs look pretty small, so try moving them toward the center of the room with enough walk space to get to the doorway in the back. Then see if you can fit an extra chair or two in the group. You can define the area with a rug to bring it all together. And if you add another chair or two, they don't have to match the first ones.

This is a really nice idea to have an adult hang out after a long day that doesn't define family space. You probably need more seating and I agree that four individual chairs might be too much.

Consider beefing up the wall across from the entrance, with a banquette/bench and an all upholstered oval ottoman in front to hold a tray for those drinks. Bring in your existing tub chairs into the room more across from the bench and relocate your demilune cabinet on the left of the window.

Behind the bar needs something simple and special to anchor the room and store bar stuff.

The room is scaled in at 12' x 12'.

Until you decide what you are going to do, I would place the two chairs together, opposite the bar (with back to door), the small table inbetween, and maybe use the bench as a coffee table to put your feet up on. Put the plant beside the cabinet with lamp.

You would have room for 4 chairs if it was more of a dining arrangement or bistro tables. I know you have dining across, but this could be the drinks/game room.

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Individual chairs, even smaller-scale ones, are much more comfortable than a settee or bench. And comfort is important if this is going to be an "unwind" space.

I would do at least 4 seats if it is an entertaining area -- presumable for two couples or more. The pub table and stool idea could probably be combined with the 2 chairs you have in 2 seating areas.

I also like the idea of something behind the bar that allows you to display bottles, stemware and define the space. Or at least have a few things on the bar top to invite folks in and have a drink.

Also consider placing the bar to the right so the traffic isn't forced to go through the seating areas to reach the bar and the bar can be reached from two doors. Less of a focal point, but probably better traffic flow - and easier to host if you can move in and out easily rather than cut through everyone. I know how much I hated that in my past kitchen.

Uptownmom, since the room is cozy, spreading out the two chairs to face the bnaquette will give you more room to move through the room to the kitchen. Is that the main entrance to the kitchen?

A light and fresh "club" room is the look you should go for. The wall where the banquette is important because it is the first wall you see when entering your home. You can still keep it uncluttered and have it extremely functional. Consider hanging the art you now have over the bar, to the right of the banquette and hung very low - 24"? off the floor, just to add some different interest. So that you don't get too many highs and lows in a small room, use the top of the window (before the arch) as a guide for anything not to go over that height, including the art. It will help keeping "the luxury of space" with nothing hanging or going over that height.

This is such a great idea, UTM. I always get so many ideas from houzz that I can "steal" for my own projects! Please don't forget to post the outcome.