Paula, a few shopping tips: start with the big stuff. It's much easier to match paint to the furniture than the other way around. So start with the two chairs and the rug. I have bought two rugs from West Elm online and I love them both; if you go neutral, there won't be any huge surprise (like finding what you thought was red is really fuchsia). Tables and lamps are also ok to buy online as long as you pay attention to listed dimensions and measure. But I would never buy a chair online. You absolutely must sit in it first. Plus, a chair with pattern and color should be seen in person to make sure it's a shade you really like. (I confess that the green chair in the image above started out red and I manipulated the color to make it work in the room. You can't do that in real life.) Pillows and accessories come last. Dead last! One more thing I should have asked earlier: is there any special thing you would like to showcase in the room? A family heirloom, a piece of art, a special piece you picked up on a trip? If so, we should work that display into the room before you spend a bunch of money and then discover you have no place for it.

I remember building houses with Lego in the 50's in Europe. At that time you could get different sized windows, doors, flat rectangles to use as a base (upside down) or roof. There were even pieces that worked as beams and little round ones to make columns with. About all you could do with Lego at that time was build houses and we loved it. Then came the wheels and my brothers went on to make Lego vehicles such as cars and planes. I kept my nephews in Lego but by that time it came in boxes that pretty much defined what you could make with them, such as castles, space stuff, etc.. It is a wonderful toy and certainly stimulates creativity. The Erector Sets were a big hit as well but they came a bit later. Thanks for this little trip down memory lane!

Thank you everyone! @suezbell Great info, thank you so much for sharing! I was thinking of the coffee table, one matching end table, the white chest/footlocker and then a completely different but complimenting sofa/console table or chest for next to my fireplace. Coffee table is 56" (pretty wide), the couch is 80" wide. I like the larger size coffee table because it's a fairly large open area. Great idea on the wheels on the end table, I never thought of that. I never considered a bold blue but when I saw it in the model in person (the model that I posted a picture of) I loved it. I'm definitely leaning towards blue for an accent color. Great picture @hatetoshop, I've never seen that one before. Yes, I was planning on a cream area rug in the living room area. I thought the cream might bring out the little bit of tan in the floor and maybe it will help blend the coffee table wood. Thanks so much @seibarb - It seems like matchy matchy is definitely a thing of the past. It's a bit difficult to get out of that habit but I'm feeling a little more confident just getting several pieces I love and putting them together. You're right, it adds interest for sure!

Is this it? http://www.homedepot.com/p/MOEN-Ashville-Pivoting-Double-Post-Toilet-Paper-Holder-in-Chrome-DN7908CH/202755068