Ideas for Unused Dining Room Area? -- Good Questions

Pin it Q: Most apartments I've lived in have all had the walk-through dining area, where you go through the dining room to the living room. However, I always eat at the kitchen bar or on the couch and no longer use a dining table. So... what do I use this dead space for? It's not tiny but narrow enough that nothing more than a seating area might do, but I have no need for an extra seating area. The second bedroom is the office so that's out as well. It just continues to look unfinished...