entry help., maybe div? Options

[misskitty_purrs]

ok, i want my entry boxes to be separate from my side modules. and the way i have it now, i dont know how to set them apart. i want a strip of the green flowered background to show through between the entry and the modules. can anyone help me? here is the code i found here and i am trying to use...

<!-- begin code provided by createblog.com --><br /><!-- begin code provided by createblog.com --><br /><DIV align="left" valign="middle" style="BORDER-LEFT: #d87093 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #d87093 2px solid; FILTER: alpha(opacity=100); BORDER-Right: #d87093 2px solid; WIDTH: 550px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d87093 2px solid; HEIGHT: 470px; BACKGROUND-COLOR:<br />#fffff0"><br /><!-- end code provided by createblog.com --><br /><!-- end code provided by createblog.com -->

thanks