Originally Posted by Trixie

*NOT the same old tired blue
*widget ready
*easily customizable/replaced graphics
*sidebars on the right
*link lists broken down into categories (I swear to god, I've seen maybe only three themes with this built in to take advantage of the blogroll categories in WP
*predominantly white background
*sexy, yet generic shiny graphics
*perky, happy colors (shades of red, pink, jolly/not depressing purples, oranges that aren't overwhelmingly bold)
*two or three columns with built-in ad space