I don't know what to do with our front porch- suggestions?

Barb
by Barb
We just bought a house and the previous owners glued carpet on the cement on the front porch. Of course it holds water and the cement underneath is starting to crumble. They also have wooden steps leading from it that are painted pink (yuck) and the iron railing has a few rungs that are coming out of the cement at the bottom. We don't want to spend a fortune replacing the porch and the stairs. Any ideas?