Cie, what a great "blank canvas" you have to work with. I would recommend keeping all walls "neutral", so to allow for the pops of color to make your home "yours". I have a website for you to look for what you need, draperies, bedding, throw pillows, etc. www.Annaslinens.com. When I stage homes this is where I go first. You say the furniture is not yours, do you have in mind the style/color you are looking for? This is very important when shopping. I would recommend taking a regular notebook and designate a couple of pages for each room, title each page. Put the room dimensions on the page for each room AND keep this with you at all times to refer to when you are "looking" to furnish your home. Consider what you have in your own furniture/accessory inventory, decide IF you will reuse, will it fit in each room, and IF you choose not to use and can purchase something new, do so. One thing I always recommend for "colors", decide on main color and two accomodating accent colors. What colors are you leaning towards? I would recommend ONLY painting one "focal wall" with your main color, leaving the other walls in the neutral color, that way if you ever to change the color, one wall if so much easier to repaint than ALL walls. Just remember, the "darker the color" will make that room feel much smaller than it is. Chair rails, bead board, overly large crown molding or base boards, also tend to "chop up a room", and if used correctly only adds to the character to the room.

As to furniture, I again would recommend keeping your pieces in neutral and let the throw pillows, table top accessories, etc. be your pops of color. Again, if you get bored and want a change, changing out pillows, etc. is less expensive than buying new sofas, love seats, chairs. Artwork can give a room another way to create the pop. Go to www.allposters.com, here you choose the subject matter, (which is a poster that will be under glass, and no one will ever know it's not an "art painted piece", you can choose the "frame color" and "mating color" as well. Again when I stage homes or model homes this is where I go. Look at your walls, decide which wall is a "bed wall", the only wall that will "accomodate a piece of furniture", etc. then look at what you are left with. Ask yourself, would a piece of wall art fit, work and make sense. Measure the wall (height/width) then look for your art. When ready to hang, center art on the wall, and it should NOT BE ANY HIGHER THAN EYE LEVEL. If you are 5' and your husband is 6' figure the heigh somewhere in the middle. When hanging art over the furniture, what is the measurement from top of furniture to top of wall at ceiling, and center/hang the art over furniture.

What brings warmth to a room is greenery regardless of your color pallette. If you have a green thumb, go for live countertop and floor plants and trees. IF no green thumb, silk/artifical plants will do the job. There are many sources on the internet, just search silk/artifical plants and trees, I can tell you the prices range from "great" to "omg they want that price", pick and choose where to spend your money. I ONLY use silk/artifcal plants and trees in my stagings, and many times viewers of the homes can't believe what I have chosen isn't real.

As for accessories the sky's the limit as to "what", just remember to place things in 3's, for countertops, such as 1 countertop plant, and 2 accessories, more than this will cause the area to look and feel cluttered. Look on the internet of new home builders where they show pictures of their model homes (interior), you can see how it is done professionally, placement, colors, styles, etc. then decide what you like and what you want your home to look, feel and function for you. Don't let the process overwhelm you, and if you need help reach out to a Real Estate Stager, who handles interior redesign, their fees are very reasonable, their turn around time, doesn't keep you waiting, and they won't hold your wallet hostage! Good luck and if I can help don't hesitate to ask www.HomesEnhanced.net. Be sure to post "before and after pictures" when it's all done.