You should have stated this in the first post.
First off... The colors you have chosen are not very appealing. So first, I would try a few different color variations.
Second. I would try to make things bigger. The content area is way to small, as I stated in my previous post.
Also, I would take off the scanlines in the content area.
Im going to give you a few links that may help you...
Colors:
http://www.colorlovers.com
Tutorials:
http://www.good-tutorials.com
Design help...
http://www.talkfreelance.com