My wife and I bought our first home earlier this year. It's a loft in the Midtown neighborhood in Atlanta, GA. Since we only had throw-away furniture, we started fresh and adopted a modern aesthetic. We learned a lot about products and retailers and how figured out some good ways to stay within our budget. You might be interested in seeing the pictures of the finished product on our blog --the link to the post is http://AroundMidtown.com/?p=72.