I have been getting a lot of questions lately.  The holidays are over and thoughts are back to the home, I suppose. 

Denise,

Where should I place my area rug? In front of sofa or love seat? Both are against a wall with an entrance between them.

It sounds to me like your arrangement needs to be reworked.  An entrance between in the center of a grouping is a sure conversation killer.  Do you have your furniture up against opposite walls?  Move them so they are perpendicular instead. 

Perhaps the sofa can remain on the wall and the love seat can be move to one side of it to create an L.  It now becomes obvious where the rug belongs.  Place it in front of the sofa.  (Hopefully it is large enough to have at least the front legs of both pieces on it.  If not, consider replacing it.)  The rug serves to designate the space as one for “sitting together”.   Notice, too, how welcoming the room feels when you enter.  The new arrangement calls you in by providing a cozy seat in your line of sight. 

Before:

After: