Oh boy, I know what you mean. We had to decide this really early, because the power comes through the slab, so the floor receptacle outlet was "final" very early in the game. We did what others have recommended and now that we have furniture in the room, it seems like we got it right. But then when we get a rug, the cord will have to go across it a short distance and then down. I think it will be under the couch or end table at that point, and I'm sure I'll get used to it, but it's one of those stressful things, so I sympathize.

The furniture looks fine to me. If it is in good condition, you can probably just buy new cushions to make the pieces match or blend better with each other. I would rearrange. Put the loveseats perpendicular to each other and arrange the chairs next to each other. The primary loveseat (facing the view) should have end tables on each side. I agree that a new rug would make a big difference. Nice porch!

Looks great! If you are considering hiring fence, deck, patio contractors I can recommend Total Fence Inc. in the Ontario province. I recently got a fence installation done, along with an arbour. It looks amazing and I am pretty happy with their work.

Depends on if you want a grill on it. Plan on a table and chairs. Round will take up the least amount of space. A good umbrella for shade. Not necessarily one that goes in the table. A seating area or two with a small table in between for drinks. Ours is 16'X16', but we have a side deck that is 6'X12' for the grill area. We have a table and 4 chairs, a large umbrella, a steamer lounge chair and side table, MY rocking chair (that everybody loves and uses!!) with a side table, and a 2 chair seating area with a side table in between. We have 2 areas of egress.....a step to the lower deck and stairs down on the opposite side. We bought really nice patio furniture back in the day and have had it for 38 years. It has been painted and restrapped a couple of times. It has moved with us from Florida to Alabama and to Indiana.