[JacquiiDesigns]

hmmm - I say kudos for trying something different - the color combination is interesting. I'm not sure if I'm a fan of it - but I do like that it's different. But perhaps you might want to narrow the color pallette down to tan/purple instead of tan/purple/green/burgundy/black/brown/etc... - That'll make it a bit less busy.

I'm not sure what the fixed width was previously - but it looks just fine to me - I'm browsing 1440x990 resolution and it's just fine.

Personally - I would completely change the header - the styling could be a lot more sophistocated - the blank space to the right is a LOT of blank space - I would rather see an ad there or a continuation of the header perhaps. It's a lot of tan blank space.

I'm a fan of customization from 'head to toe' -- I would recommend you change the forum index icons to better match the header and forum niche. The ones you have now are okay - they're nicely designed of course - seems like I've seen them shared in the .org graphics section actually - but they're generic icons... If the forum is to be about "Cher Lloyd" ((I have no idea who that is btw)) then make the miscellanous graphics completely about Cher Lloyd as well - perhaps you might consider customizing your index icons - she's got a lovely face - it's perfect for a custom icons set instead of the generic black ones.

I'm not getting the background image - it's a bit off - it should be coded as a repeating background, tiled vertically? IDK - but as it is - the left side is horizontal lines, the right side is purple.

Anyway - It's not a horrible effort. Overall = not bad.