Thanks! I ended up figuring it out, it was a matter of turning the whole background White, then turning the background for the sidebar Black..and now it looks correct!
Really most of the time I just need alittle push in the right direction!
take a look for yourself
http://www.resowalkthroughs.com
Wow, thank you SO much, I almost couldn’t find the thread, you have indeed helped me out so much! I knew coming here was a good idea, hope I didn’t seem TOO noobish.
I genuinely did look before I posted, but you know, all problems are different and there was no way Id have figured this out!
Again thank you so much!