How do I make my porch look better?

i would suggest some colorful potted plants and a welcome sign. Something like this pic.

Fresh coat of paint on the brick column, banister/railing & door would be a cheap update

i would suggest some colorful potted plants and a welcome sign. Something like this pic:

Attach deck boxes on the railing and plant assorted colorful flowers for your area.A bright doormat and a wreath on the door.

what about some flower boxes...

Here are some small changes which might work - I don't know your style but I hope you post your finished project. http://www.worthingcourtblog.com/small-porch-decorating-ideas/

You could maybe repair the door with Bondo then paint it a nice bright color. Get a nice Welcome mat, a nice potted plant. Do you have a concrete front porch or wood ?

Here is a site that has ideas that you can use or adapt to your front porch.

https://homebnc.com/best-spring-porch-decor-ideas/

Some suggestions from my sign collection - Back 40 Signz

I would paint the porch area that is recessed a new color. That looks to be sort of pinkish/flesh color and does not draw the eye toward door/porch. Look for some planters that hang on railing and line with coconut liners and add dirt and vining plant in the planter pot you have and trail vine up column. An inexpensive bamboo/plastic shade on the end of the porch could be raised or lowered to add light or make it cozier.

Right now it is just a bunch of this and that. All the little pots on the railing do not catch your eye. Clean them off, clean out the dead plant. A bright colored bistro table and two chairs would brighten it up and make it more useful. Hanging plants and a big plant in the pot by the pillar.

Primer & paint the front door, will save you from having to buy a new one. Get rid of any dead plants and all the little planters. They make nice wrought iron or plastic planters that sit over the railing you have. Maybe paint the brick column to match the paint you use to do the front door to tie the colors together. I almost totally missed that you have a mailbox attached to that column, they have wraps that you can buy to put over an older mailbox... or you can buy a stencil and some acrylic paint at the Dollar store and put a colorful stencil on it. So many things you can do... I hope you find something that works for you. If your door works fine no sense in scrapping in when some inexpensive paint will do the trick ;) Best of luck!

Thank you.. so much I will start working on some of those ideas.