The front door should be the main attraction thus the largest rug should be there. The two chairs IMO do not need a rug what-so-ever to draw some attention to them.

Depending on width of rug, you could turn it longways and sit it (instead of little rug) outside of the front door - it would fit this space nicely... leave the lantern out and maybe shift the chairs closer to door... BUT what is that space to the right in the photo? you could move the rug over there and sit the chairs against the wall I can just make out in the photo. This would create a seating area on the right and then the front door would your "welcome to my home" area.

I'm curious about the space to the right of the porch also.

Pull the rug from the furniture a little bit and center it vertically to the front door and see how that would look.

It would drive me crazy not having it centered with the door! (Such a pretty door too!) I'd just do a smaller mat in front of the door and put the rug on a back deck or patio.

Nice light fixture and chairs.

Btw, a wreath with sunflowers would be so pretty on your door for fall. Your house color is the perfect backdrop for mums, asters and all those fall decor items too! Have fun decorating that great entryway!

I really like the look of the outdoor rug in front of your door but I agree with others that it should be centered.

My porch is also L shaped and I have a small door mat and an outdoor rug centered with front door. I thought the space looked too sterile without it. I finally used double sided tape around the entire perimeter of the rug because it was such a hassle trying to keep it flat and in place.

Love your entry!

My concern would be that people could trip on it. I think the rug in front of the door is enough. The chairs almost take away from your pretty entrance. Could they go over to the other part of the area and face outwards.

Thanks for all the replies! A contractor was at our house framing out our basement so I didn't have time to respond until now.

I agree on centering it to the door (if useing it at all) now that I see it in pics. It makes the area feel a little lopsided, as-is. But I'll definitely try it out in front of the door, too. I hadn't thought of that, and I'm definitely willing to part with the mat currently there.

As soon as we can comfortably break out of the triple digit temperatures (won't be this week, wasn't last week, so we'll see when!), we're going to re-stain the cedar posts quite darker, and maybe go with a black on the door (still debating colors).

The right side is a narrower "strip" of porch that runs in front of the dining room window (dining room has been temporarily sacrificed for a makeshift home office while the basement is being finished). It's fairly narrow. I'll see if I can find a pic.

Good thought on the tripping, too. The rug normally does lay flat, I just had it bunched a bit under the chairs. But I've certainly tripped over flat things before!

I like the pattern of the rug, matched with the lines of the chairs - that's really the only reason I tried it out under them. That porch is completely covered so we don't need a reprieve from hot concrete! (and with the rug DD would lose one of her most cherished sidewalk chalk drawing places).

I don't have a great pic of the "leg" of the porch but this will give you an idea:

That was last year. We've completely changed the flora in the landscaping areas, and everything has grown significantly. The side flower boxes by the chairs aren't there this year. The front one is.

Just for fun: (Halloween is my favorite but we were really crunched for time last year and didn't set much out)

Avesmore, I like yayagals suggestion to put the chairs on the other "leg of the L". Here's mine FWIW. Sorry to those who have seen this a millions times.

your porch is really lovely.....it's hard to determine from the pics, but it looks like the 'side porch' is quite a bit narrower than the porch leading into the doorway....so i can see why you placed the chairs where you did...

i think just centering and securing the rug is all you need to do....the legs of your chairs will probably rest on the rug and the back legs will be on the porch flooring which is fine....

having the rug centered on the door and the chairs gives a nice conversation 'area' which should feel cozy and balanced once you move the rug....

good luck and enjoy your fantastic front porch!

I'm not sure the chairs would fit but I'm willing to try. :) (DH and I use these chairs while DD plays and he is 6'5 so knee clearance on that railing may be another issue!)

The chairs are also not quite rockers, but a little "springy" - so I'd need to ensure they cleared the window. Either by being pulled forward, or being to either side.

Another reason the chairs are there is because of how off-center the door is. I thought they helped to visually balance it a bit more and help "hide" how for to the right the door is placed. Yea/nea?

Could you try rearranging things and show us a picture? I think it would be easier to judge once the rug is centered. That may be all it takes. You have a lovely setting and nice things to work with just curious how it would look arranged a little differently.

Another vote to center the rug. How many rugs are actually on the porch floor? Are there 3? It appears there may be a light gray one under the other two??