Can div tags do this?

Hello,

i want to edit my new theme so that my main body box which is a greeting post on the front page is a bit wider and divide it into two/three different sections (one for the greeting post and one for updates and what not), i learned about <table >’s in school which sounds like could do the job but i dont think it will work with css or xhtml.

i found a theme page template that could possibly work but its made for an image to the left:

<?php
/*
Template Name: Home Template w/ Side Photo
*/
?>
<?php get_header(); ?>

<div id="content">
<!--page.php-->

	<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); // the loop ?>

<img class="featureimg" src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, "Side Photo", true); ?>" alt="" />

	<!--post title-->
	<h1 id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>

	<!--post text with the read more link-->
	<?php the_content('<div class="post-more">Read the rest of this entry &raquo;</div>'); ?>

	<!--for paginate posts-->
	<?php link_pages('<p><strong>Pages:</strong> ', '</p>', 'number'); ?>

	<?php //comments_template(); // uncomment this if you want to include comments template ?>

	<?php endwhile; // end of one post ?>

	<?php else : // do not delete ?>

	<h3>Page Not Found</h3>
    <p>We're sorry, but the page you are looking for isn't here.</p>
    <p>Try searching for the page you are looking for or using the navigation in the header or sidebar</p>

    <?php endif; // do not delete ?>

<!--page.php end-->
</div>

<!--include bottom sidebar-->
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>

<!--include footer-->
<?php get_footer(); ?>

would there be a way to edit it so I can have another separate areas instead of a picture to the left?