A Gradient Background

The css:

body { background: url(Your background image url); background-repeat: repeat-x; background-color: #E3E3E3; margin: 0px; padding: 12px 30px 4px 30px; }

repeat-x sets the image to repeat horizontally background-color is set to #E3E3E3 the same color as the very bottom of the image This is the background image: Scroll down - you will see it fades into the background