Need help with my weird dining room/fireplace seating area!

This room is the bane of my existence. My husband and I recently swapped out an excessively large dining table for this smaller one, which freed up a ton of space. Now we want to focus on the fireplace seating. Currently the chaise lounge only allows one person to sit there. We'd like to update to accommodate two people. Two chairs? A loveseat? A small couch? Whatever we do needs to not block access to the kitchen off to the left.