Solution to Awkward Built-in Space

Here is a pic of the built-ins mid clean-out. You can see there is a weird space at the bottom that we think was originally used for a TV.

Here is it after being painted and fixed up. But that awkward spot was still a problem.

So we moved my grandparents' chest that had been in their bedroom into the space and it was a perfect fit! I added a couple of pillows (one obviously still needs to be sown, I just draped with fabric over it to give you the idea).

 Now it's a functioning space and even gives extra seating if needed.