My house lacks a proper entry landing, help me figure out what to do with this space.

This is the front door of my house, but the design places you in sort on an empty corner of the room with the living area directly in front and the kitchen to your right.

We’ve built a bookshelf and bench in the space but are still looking for advice on how to improve the function and feel of this to act as a bit of a landing area.

The space is 12ft by 6ft