I get asked quite frequently to put websites for friends and family. I tend to use Druapl because it means they can maintain the content themselves. Below are a few of the templates I have created in the past, which you are more than welcome to use.

Note that some of these templates require certain modules to display correctly, or custom blocks. I have tried to describe these requirements, but your milage may vary. Contact me if you have any problems.

Environmental

This is the template I am currently using for this site. It includes a three teir drop down menu and a custom block that puts a rotating image gallery on to the front page. To download this template, click here.

In order to put the rotating image block on the front page, you will need to create a new block that contains the following PHP:

<php drupal_add_js('js/slideshow.js'); ?>

<script type="text/javascript">
var fadeimages=new Array()
fadeimages[0]=["/files/front0.jpg", "", ""] //plain image syntax for images with no links
fadeimages[1]=["/files/front2.jpg", "", ""] //plain image syntax for images with no links
....
//new fadeshow(IMAGES_ARRAY_NAME, slideshow_width, slideshow_height, borderwidth, delay, pause (0=no, 1=yes), optionalRandomOrder)
new fadeshow(fadeimages, 920, 250, 0, 7000, 1, "R")
</script>

More information on what this does can be found described in this tutorial. The images are 920px X 250px and the block is placed in the header. It is up to you if you want this to show on all pages or just the front page.