We need to know your location - state, nearest big city, to offer specific landcsape suggestions. But, regardless, I think adding deep, curved planting beds to each side of porch will get the biggest bang for your $$. Fill them with combo of low evergreen shrubs for year round foundation & some flowering shrubs. Maybe add a VERY small tree to corner of one side to give some height interest & balance house. Your local nurseries should be able to offer design help or point you to a landscape designer. Pay for the design & DIY the plantings. perfect fall project . Looks like edge of porch on left has broken but the planting bed will hide that if not repairable or hide a couple of cement pavers added to even edge out. No to porch railings - too cluttered, will close in porch & not needed in this case. I’d think about cladding or replacing porch supports to beef them up to a bit more substantial looking. Cleaning walkway yes, but I’d figure out a way to also widen it to the width of raised entry part of porch. Maybe pavers, flagstone or brick. I think the curb at street could be cut to match but if you don’t want to do that I’d still widen the walkway. A couple of white chairs & side table on the left side of porch which is plainer than right side, would be a welcoming feature.

Awesome ideas!

I am in Kansas, around the Kansas City area

I would start with replacing the front walkway. It's past it's prime. And maybe fix the issue on the front porch to the left of the front door. Better to do it before planting anything.

Another idea but would likely require electrical wiring work. Looks like plenty of space above front door to hang a fairly large & bright entry light. Not black maybe bronze color to show up against house more. Move house numbers to spot where current porch light is & use large chunky numbers as the white ones are but go ”fancier” & match light. I assume for your Kansas climate a storm door is necessary but how about a full glass storm door - those come with pull up disappearing screens if you want air circ in summer. Don’t know what the inside door looks like but a pretty wood door that can be seen through a pretty full glass storm door would be lovely. I think these changes along with bigger porch columns, chairs & landscaping would really enhance the front appearance of your home and without too much $$$ overall for the big upgraded look result.

I think some chairs and planters on your porch would add a lot. Plus a couple of small evergreen shrubs and flowering shrubs too. Since you’re in KC, I highly recommend going to family tree nursery or suburban with your sun/shade info and photo, and asking them for specific shrub suggestions.

Widen the walkway, possible with staggered (offset?) separated blocks of cement. Don't really know how to explain what I mean. (Trying to explain rectangular blocks of concrete, set with the long dimension sideways, a little apart, and staggered--tried to draw it below but the system corrected and lined them up) Don't use curved beds. Go with the look of the house and use upright grasses and other plants with strong shapes that take up most if not all of the lawn. Color/blooms should be secondary to punctuate the foliage shapes. You might also consider a small tree with an open habit on the left hand side.