Update Number 1:
I finished the basic layout of the apartment (our setting), and I created small blueprints as an idea of what I will need to add and change. I plan on drawing a lot of elements myself although I might just edit the colors or trace over the default RPG Maker tiles to save time. Here's some screenshots of what I have so far and what the edits will be!
I have more images but I don't want to overload this post. The next main step will be picking out some color pallets for each room as well as designing the main characters. I plan to have only a few characters in the story, most of which are gonna be talking sprites. I'll post some of that art here when it is done before I move onto coding the game.