Ideas to spruce up a duplex porch area

[Paul Smythe]

I would love to get the BP Community's opinion on how to spruce up the porch area of a duplex of mine. I am far from an expert and figured the community would be better than me at coming up with ideas. I'll add a picture below.

Any ideas would be welcome. I was wondering about somehow updating the three beams to look nicer. Also maybe changing the vinyl cover on the horizontal support beam. I don't think I'll be adding shutters to these windows, though my plan is to add them to other windows on the front (not pictured here). Maybe staining the concrete. Front porch railings seem unnecessary, but maybe they'd help?