You missed the point. The template system is a collection of php files that generates the xhtml on the fly. The css (stylesheet) goes hand in hand with the template system to control positioning, color, etc of the elements created by the php files based on their class, and ids. There is NOT a template, such as you may be familiar with. If you are in a hurry, either the commercial help wanted or another solution maybe for you. When you have more time you should give the Template system of Zen Cart a try, I think that it is a flexible enough for most to use, though some might disagree with me on that (newbies). Most all will tell you that Zen Cart is not a bolt on checkout system for your already made up html site. It is designed to take over the functions of the html pages. You can however mix static html pages and zen-cart, to a degree, as long as they stay under the same domain, for session purposes.