Blog style?

I think the current motif is just dreary. How can I razzle dazzle it up? Do any readers have any experience in this area? I've gone through the generic template designs for Google's blogger and nothing really caught my eye. I guess I'm going to have to dig in and really learn how to do it the old fashioned manual way?

If you have any thoughts feel free to hit me back: vqmaslow@gmail.com