Wow! awesome. I fear for my wallet in '09.
The Pirate and StarWars sets look excellent. On the bright side the city stuff doesn't look that interesting to me so I might get a break there.
I kinda quit lego about the time the old Pirate sets trickled out of production. Is kinda funny that Pirates are coming back just after I start collecting again.
Cafe corner has a door which uses a standard window frame and some hinge blocks. You could use something like that (the door would swing the right way). As for colors, if you cant get it perfect, just bite the bullet and use whatever you can find.
Cheers