I think I do need a coder more so than a designer.
I need the easiest theme to edit myself in the future (e.g. needs to be easy to switch backgrounds, buttons, colors, logo) if I decide I need to change small details. I'm pretty CSS literate so as long as all of those properties are in one place I should be able to do what I need to do in the event I want to change something. I would also need the addition of banners and google adwords to be relatively simple (in a certain area of the page dedicated to showing ads.) So I would suggest the theme that best suits this would be ideal. To give you a better idea, I'm looking to have something like this:
(https://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg410.imageshack.us%2Fimg410%2F4448%2Funtitled5jo4.jpg&hash=938e5096aa49bff4a08dd5bbd421093d49968b85)
I could give more information about color (nothing crazy, seriously) if anyone has an interest in trying this.