Wow, beautiful! I agree that it's best to choose what you'll actually use. For us it's a couple of rockers and a few wood frame armchairs. They all get regularly pulled into a circle for chatting; in fact they are in use at the moment! So for our use I would do two rockers on one side and either two chairs or a loveseat on the other, so larger groups can gather in if desired. You can't move a swing, and it requires do much clearance that it would be hard to group chairs around it on your porch. I could see a pretty rust orange or gold (not metallic) with your brick and posts.

We purchased our home 7 years ago and just yesterday removed all of the bushes. we want to add a front porch patio style but will likely keep the small porch roof in the picture. any suggestions?

I live in a historic home so I have wicker and rockers on mine! Is it just for looks or will you sit out there? If you sit out there, you need something that is comfortable for you to sit in that looks nice too. The orange would work for all except Spring IMO. As to dirt, yeah, anything that is outside even in a covered area will get dirty. If you sit out there, two chairs and a table between to hold that drink would be nice. If it's just for show, the bench would work as well.

I think shrubs should be cut back or replaced with shorter plantings so that the front of the house is visible. Then consider reworking the porch. The decorative piece in the center of the gable looks distracting to me. Is there a walkway to the entry?