where do i start? i purchased the custom design option

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    soomifete · Member ·

    hi

    i’m a bit lost how to use wordpress. my website is soomifete.wordpress.com and i wanted to get rid of all the side bars and wiglets. I just want pictures and text just like this website that i like: http://www.minnowpark.com. I just purchased the 30 dollars “custom design” but dont know where to start. I understand that the template i’m already using cannot be customized so i’m willing to start from scratch. please help!

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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    timethief · Member ·

    You require CSS editing experience and the correct tools. See here please > http://en.support.wordpress.com/editing-css/#css-help All CSS editing is theme specific here and you are using MistyLook. No stylesheets form any other theme can be used. When you alter a theme’s stylesheet, you only need to put in the Editor the modification/additions to the CSS, not the entire thing. Read this for more info: http://csswiz.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/if-you-have-the-wp-com-css-upgrade/

    There is Staff support for the custom design upgrade but the support link http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/ has been deactivated until 12PM UTC on Monday 25th July. Perhaps the only Volunteer who helps with CSS will help you prior to then. Please be patient while waiting.

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    timethief · Member ·

    Note that the Misty Look theme has been previously CSS edited by others and these threads my be helpful > https://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/misty-look

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    thesacredpath · Member ·

    @soomifete, I was going to look at your site, but all the CSS is totally gone from your site.

    Go to your CSS page and make sure that “add to existing” is selected and then click save stylesheet so that the original CSS comes back.

    We can then help you with making the changes that you want to make.

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    soomifete · Member ·

    hi thesacredpath,
    i did what you told me to do..
    i’m really confused with this CSS thingy…honestly, not a blog savy.
    Is there a way where i can just get rid of all the extra things on the right bar such as “archives” categores, pages, and blogroll?” I do not need any of that. I just want a clean and simple page. I dont have to use the misty – look template. I can start from fresh if i want to achieve a similar look from http://www.minnowpark.com.

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    soomifete · Member ·

    also, how to i make the images bigger and get rid of the shadow lines around the pictures?help pleasE~~

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    designsimply · Member ·

    For something really clean and minimal, you might like the Manifest theme with a wider column.

    As an example, try switching to Manifest in Appearance → Themes and then go to Custom Design → CSS and update the limit width to 800 and replace the default comment CSS with this: 

    #site-wrapper, #core-content, #footer {
width: 800px;
}

    Note that you’ll have to remove and re-insert any images previously added if they were inserted at a size smaller than 800px.

    You may also like using a single column gallery. If you use this option, the images will re-adjust to the theme content width (or your custom limit width) when you change themes (which is nice):

    [gallery size="full" columns="1"]

    See this page to learn more about how galleries work in general: http://en.support.wordpress.com/images/gallery/

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