First Site – Can Customize Sidebar to Vary With Page?

Hi All –

I have my first website under contruction, and I think it’s coming along nicely so far. Thanks to everyone who has provided feedback – it’s very much appreciated, and it truly helps a lot!

Prototype Site: http://www.all-about-the-house.com

I have a somewhat more advanced question now which gets into the guts of rendering sidebars. I started, last night, to try to take better advantage of my sidebars: adding some custom images to give the site a better aesthetic. As I started playing with this, I realized: I really *don’t* want to use the same sidebar layout on every page. I don’t think I ever will want advertising on the main page, for example. Furthermore, my “About” page is pretty short – but if I have a LONG sidebar (which is appropriate for my home page and also some single post pages) — it makes the “about” page look, well, kind of goofy!

Any suggestions as to how to modify these sidebar layouts on a per page basis? I realize I’ll need to edit the theme code, and I’m prepared to do it. But where to start??

I might post this to another forum area as well — but any/all thoughts, comments and feedback most appreciated. Thank you!

Mark