Beefing up the columns square would be enough. Making them rouind doesn't seem to work with the design of the house. Too formal IMO.

I think moving the porch post could be a structural problem and look unbalanced, put the fiberglass column around those steel supports or build them out with cedar which could be stained to match door or painted white like the trim. Maybe add stone or brick base.

Hide the utility meter with lattice or build cabinet around it. I have seen a Pinterest one built like a grandfather clock case,

It really needs a porch rail and maybe steps next to the garage. A narrow long planter box could work instead and hold pots of seasonal flowers and display house numbers.

The way the brick planter is against the siding could cause flooding into the house like it did for our neighbors, Check how it drains.

Add a couple colorful pots flanking stairs. Evergreen or flowering shrubs would soften the porch. Is there room for a swing or rocker? Season wreath could brighten door. I would concentrate on laandscaping for curb appealand making sure handrail is sturdy.

Stop the presses. Turn off the HGTV. Ignore relators. I wouldn't do any of this. Landscape-stage the front of your home instead.

Right before you put it on the market and photograph it, plunk some large shrubs in the brick planters that obscure the chipping paint and add fresh mulch to everything. Set a large pot under the meter and plant a very tall evergreen in it to hide the meter and punctuate the end of the porch. Get two substantial porch chairs - maybe Adirondack with nice cushions. If your railings are chipped then paint them.

This is enough to make the front of your home look beautiful. Let someone else invest the time and money into your columns and new railings.

A pergola at the end of my roof deck was bizarre and senseless. The sides of the deck pretty ugly like an empty swimming pool. Realtors made many suggestions about how to make it look better when I put my home on the market - building planters and trellises. Instead I moved a hammock in front of it with nice pillows and a cocktail table beside it. Suddenly all anyone could think about was having a house where you could relax in a hammock. Think like an advertiser.

WHY are you doing this to a home you are leaving? This is not a project worth your time or effort right now. I see yard work that needs tending to. You said peeling paint. THAT needs tending to. Moving columns??? No; move on and leave that for the person who is going to live there.

Why ? IMO round columns do not belong on that house . IMO any money you spend will not come back to you so clean it clean it again , mow the grass make sure the windows sparkle and put some fall plants in the planter and done

That is all too much for a place you are selling. Does your realtor have a contractor friend they are recommending? Do less. If anything with the railing I would keep the left one only but WHY bother. YES paint over an area with peeling paint. Put an outdoor rug in front of the front door. Put down a nice outdoor rug, a small chair and table and add some potted flowering plants to brighten it up. Spend a couple hundred dollars and nothing more.

Is this a flip?

If not, I would just fix or replace anything that is broken, clean the heck out of it and put a big pot of colorful perennials on the porch.

There is a lot of wisdom in the advice you are being given. If the house will sell without these improvements that will only save you time and money. Do you have a real estate agent already? If so, talk with them since they will be familiar with sales in your area and get there opinion on whether or not improvements will improve chances of making a sale.