Hi,
thought would also mention that you should study Color Theory, its important in design :), possibly learn a bit about Sans Serif vs Serif fonts (ie. Arial vs Times New Roman)
some links of interest maybe:
http://www.mariaclaudiacortes.com/
http://www.colorcombos.com
http://www.webcreme.com/ (great for inspiration)
of course there are thousands of sitse you could find, if you search for :
color theory
css inspiration
web templates (templates give some nice ideas too)
css menus