It depends on where you live to start with. If you are in huge city it might work. I am curious what the job is you are working on so maybe share that. Buying local is very difficult in many instances, you might not want to wait for deliveries but the store you shop at might not stock everything and you always pay for shipping one way or the other and often shopping on line has free shipping and better pricing. I think you need to give us some more info.

We’re considering both of our living areas and the master bedroom to start with.

Okay so local is going to be a bit of an issue unless you live where furniture is actually made so S Carolina maybe. You can get bedroom stuff built by local wood workers but be prepared for a much higher price tag usually. if you share exactly what you want and where you live you might get better answers. Any good furniture store will usually have an on site designer to help with choices.