Like a @fireknight write in his post here, everything is in css. If you want to make themplate so good start is it fix (moderate) css file.
The more images your template downloading with using the css command, the slower the page becomes, and you do not "infringe any copyrights" on images.
It is up to the taste of each one, what you do like or not like.
Change some lines yourself in the css file and background, and you will get a nice look on your page.
Here's a small example of such a template without css downloading images from anywhere
Code:
https://www110.zippyshare.com/v/iR4p8ln5/file.html