I'd put the radiator towards the front door and the bench / side table opposite the opening for the living room, the opening for the room will give a visual of more space at that point.

Hi Divya You could add a couple of floating shelves where the fairy lights are, a wrap around shelf or a box shelf. Here are a few examples: To add more cooking surface you could have a moveable island or butcher's block that could be moved out of the way when not in use. A bench seating nook sounds like a great idea as well! - Olga

70mm thick 1 meter by 1.8 meter industrial dining table finished with a walnut stain.

Yeah def think the short side works best, the wife disagrees! There is enough room to walk around it easily without anyone sat at the bar but if people are sat you have to do a side shuffle. Sonia, def makes more sense to be more accessible to gain use. I think the problem we have is we hardly use it and mainly sit at the bar. It’s quite large for the space but spent quite a bit on it before we decided to move!