Just need a wee bit of help, guidance etc....

Hello Tina-Louise
 
I don't think you can add a private chat-room...but one way around it is to open a second forum and only allow selected members to view and participate on there
 
 

Was that gentle enough ?      

Olá como eu faço pra colocar uma imagem no início da página??????

  I think that was Portuguese.
 
 

For a tutorial on how to add a chat box to your forum, go visit Colonel Jack's forum topic http://hackyour.lefora.com/2009/02/21/how-to-add-a-chatbox/

There's load of info there about adding and customising your forum.