Thanks minnie101. Yes I do like the renovation ☺️. Now I'm working on the decorations.. I do plan to add an AJ floor lamp. It would be great to pull out the sofa a little bit.. May be only a few inches is allowed ,..and place the floor lamp between the window n the sofa near the wall.. If it's too packed, the lamp can be on the left hand side right at the place where the door opens to.. I also plan to hang some pictures on the white wall above the sofa.. May be 2 or 3 pics like that in the sample pics 2, 3 & 4. But I'm very slow on this... hesitating on the styles of the pictures i should choose... May be some geometric black white grey pics with a hint of pink.. And some pics with quotes.. I hope to keep the place look simple and minimal.. A friend of mine said I don't need to add any pic if I want a minimalist design. As for the wall of the living room, there's an irregular clock. I tried to put more numbers scattered over the space but it felt too much and made the place look less spacious,... So finally I took some away and now only no. 1,4,8,9 left. What do u think? I will also add some greenery on the shelves and tables like small pots and plants, cactus, etc. Appreciate any comments & advice.

Mairead, I think that Comfort is a big consideration as well as colour. I recommend that you choose barstools with backs. We have a wide range of comfortable barstools in exciting and vibrant colours that would suit your Breakfast Bar.Here are Doris S Barstools in Lipstick Red at a similar breakfast bar. Or how about Lime Green Or Purple? Or Center Stools in Burgundy? This shows the Sample card for our Magic Eco Leather Range with 30 colours. We have 26 colours of real leather also and all our prices are FAR less than the £953 above. This is a screenshot of our App http://www.seatingmyway.com/app/chairs If you go onto it, you have a choice of 18 Seats - click the one you like, then click the barstool or chair base you like and you will see a picture of the stool or chair you have created. At the lower left are all of the upholstery ranges. Click on one - We recommend Magic Eco Leather Cat A or Real Standard Leather Cat C or Leather Extra Cat D. The colours available in that range will appear. Click one colour and your seat changes colour to your selection. you can also see the cost price and order code.You can also rotate the image using the circular arrows or preview your fabric selection by clicking "Preview" at the left hand side. So you can have bar stools and matching chairs for an open plan layout. We can post Sample cards showing cuttings of the actual colours to help you match with your decor. Kind Regards, Graeme Lang, The Bar Stool Man

Both of these stools are adjustable and would look rather sleek with your design. Beautiful kitchen by the way. One is a bit over your desired budget but may be worth it? Both from Wayfair. https://www.wayfair.co.uk/Bar-Stools-l59-c1804848-O86128~Grey.html Shannon

I've got exactly a 17cm gap between my chairs and kitchen table which I can just about cross my legs at so the gap is fine is to me. Sometimes though visually a stool can look too high. I love LTS's first stool (it's looking good with the bar fitted!) but it looks a tad too high for me personally so it might be good to see a pic of your bar. i may be wrong but think it's going to be hard to find a fixed seat of 70cm. Counter stools versus bar stools come within whatever height ranges and I think 70 probably sits in the middle of those ranges. I've found one stool a bit higher and one a bit lower if they're of any use https://www.atlanticshopping.co.uk/bar-stools/pacino-stool-white.html?utm_source=gbase&utm_medium=se&utm_campaign=gb&LGWCODE=9488;19372;5285&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjtLZBRDLARIsAKT6fXzJSHprROxntwEN9tgd3HHstXnDNUiFpiQBh1pZTWNtT2BvLo__AS4aAgF_EALw_wcB http://www.barstools.co.uk/a-x-bar-stool-white.html