What finishes are in the kitchen? And what is the flooring in the livingroom going to be?

Kitchen has white appliances and darker oak finishes. The floor is a white tile so there will need to be a rug under the sectional and coffee table. Would like to maybe put a turquoise picture over the sectional on the wall?

You could do pale yellow walls in the Kitchen, pale gray in the living room, maybe a rug something like this:

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Hand-tufted-Wilson-Slate-Gold-Wool-Rug/7582975/product.html?refccid=UNKR2ZQSLUOYOBSAMIG2JHEC7A&searchidx=6

Turquoise accents would look nice.

This rug would bring in some more color:

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Safavieh-Handmade-Treasures-Light-Blue-Ivory-Wool-Rug-76-x-96/5767657/product.html?refccid=KDKV3PQN5E625PSBGMNPAEH7DU&searchidx=48

Thanks so much for the suggestions - we are looking for something a little more contemporary as far as a rug goes. It is for our vacation rental, so we are not looking for anything to expensive. $200 max.

If it's a rental, go for something you can hose off ... an outdoor rug.

I'd paint walls a pale yellow (Valspar's pina colada) with ceilings a pale turquoise (Sea Salt? Sea glass? Rain?) and use darker shades for decor pieces.

This one is contemporary, and brings the yellow into play, AND it's olefin for washing ...

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Safavieh-Light-Grey-Anthracite-Grey-Indoor-Outdoor-Rug/7401930/product.html?refccid=ZMQJL73IPXDK4XKJL6YUXY3K6I&searchidx=34

I would change out the pillows on the sofa (or at least add a pillow) that has a print with some of the blue you want to incorporate into the room. I would do a lighter gray on the walls in the living room with a darker version of the blue on the accent wall, then I'd carry the lighter blue into the kitchen. I love yellow but I would only use it for accents on fabrics or art because its hard to find a yellow wall color like the one in your pillows that works well on walls. It is usually either too stark or too bright.