My template has needed an overhaul for some time... those dark colors were getting to me.  You can see I am not a real explorer with styles and all that -- I just like to do what is safe, and even then it scares me! (What if I mess it up and can't fix it?!)  I still have a few corrections to make, so bear with me.  I wonder what these new colors look like on your monitor... monitors seem to have their own personalities!  (And I hope it's legal to use this picture.  Credit at the bottom of my right sidebar.)