Three Column Blog

**julie** · August 15, 2005

I've been going insane trying to come up with a three-column blog. The blog I am working on it at http://www.eatitandloveit.com . I'd like to have two small columns on each side and the content in the middle. I would want each column to be about 3/4 of the size of the current left column. I've read every tutorial I can find on the Internet, and I keep ending up with totally screwed up jumpled up things, both the left and right columns on one side, or like this:

right

center

left

Any tips on how I can do this??? I appreciate all of your help here - you guys really are excellent!!!

Stylesheet:

>body {
margin: 0px 0px 20px 0px;
background-color: #fff;
text-align: center;
}

a {
text-decoration: underline;
color:#444;
}

a:hover {
color: #999;
}

h1, h2, h3 {
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
font-weight: normal;
}

#container {
line-height: 140%;
text-align: left;
padding: 0px;
width: 100%;
background-color: #fff;
}

#banner {
font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
color: #fff;

background-color:#006;
text-align: left;
padding-bottom: 2px;
padding-left: 15px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #666;
}

#banner-img {
display: none;
}

#banner a {
color: #fff;
text-decoration: none;
}

#banner h1 {
font-size: 95%;
display: inline;
padding-right: 10px;
font-weight: bold;
}

#banner h2 {
font-size: x-small;
display: inline;
padding-left: 10px;
border-left: 5px solid #fff;
}

#center {
float: right;
width: 73%;
overflow: hidden;
}

.content {
padding: 15px 15px 5px 15px;
background-color: #fff;
color: #666666;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: x-small;
}

#right {
float: left;
width: 25%;
background-color: #fff;
overflow: hidden;
}

.content p {
color: #333;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: x-small;
font-weight: normal;
line-height: 150%;
text-align: left;
margin-bottom: 10px;
padding-left: 15px;
}

.content blockquote {
line-height: 150%;
color: #333;
background: #f8f8f8;
border: 1px solid #006;
padding: 5px;
}

.content li {
line-height: 150%;
}

.content h2 {
font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: x-small;
text-align: left;
font-weight: bold;
margin-bottom: 18px;
border-left: 5px solid #006;
padding-left: 5px;
background: #f1f1f1;
}

.content h3 {
color: #333;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: small;
text-align: left;
font-weight: bold;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.content p.posted {
color: #333;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: x-small;
border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
text-align: left;
margin-bottom: 25px;
line-height: normal;
padding: 3px;
padding-left: 10px;
}

.sidebar {
color: #333;
padding: 0px 20px 10px 25px !important;
padding: 15px 20px 10px 25px;
background-color: #fff;
border-right: 1px solid #aaa;
}

#calendar {
 line-height: 140%;
color: #333;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: x-small;
 padding: 2px;
text-align: center;
margin: 0px -10px 10px -10px;
}

#calendar table {
padding: 2px;
border-collapse: collapse;
border: 0px;
width: 100%;
}

#calendar caption {
font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
color: #333;
font-size: x-small;
text-align: center;
font-weight: bold;
margin: 20px auto 10px -10px;
border: 2px solid #009;
padding-left: 5px;
background: #f1f1f1;

padding: 3px;
}

.sidebar h2 {
font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
color: #333;
font-size: x-small;
text-align: left;
font-weight: bold;
margin: 20px auto 10px -10px;
border-right: 5px solid #006;
border-bottom: 1px solid #006;
padding-left: 5px;
background: #f1f1f1;
}

#calendar th {
text-align: center;
font-weight: normal;
}

#calendar td {
text-align: center;
}

.sidebar ul {
padding-left: 10px;
margin: 0px;
margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.sidebar li {
color: #666666;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: x-small;
text-align: left;
line-height: 120%;
margin-top: 2px;
list-style-type: none;
}

.sidebar img {
border: 3px solid #fff;
}

.photo {
text-align: left;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.link-note {
font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: x-small;
line-height: 150%;
text-align: left;
padding: 2px;
margin-bottom: 15px;
}

#powered {
font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: x-small;
line-height: 150%;
text-align: left;
color: #666666;
margin-top: 50px;
}

#comment-data {
float: left;
width: 180px;
padding-right: 15px;
margin-right: 15px;
text-align: left;
border-right: 1px dotted #BBB;
}

textarea[id="comment-text"] {
width: 80%;
}

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