Aesthete

• Designed in an antique style with soft colors and a Renaissance feel, Aesthete offers native support for several WordPress plug-ins and is fully compatible with version 2.9. This theme, created by Vatuma, is SEO-optimized and has both portfolio and catalog functionalities. Aesthete is free to download as a WordPress theme, with support outside WordPress by Vatuma.
  
  

Ground Floor

• Available directly from WordPress, Ground Floor has a wood-finish look with earth tone sidebars and detailing. With six widget areas and options for layout and additional background images, Ground Floor is a basic theme for version 2.9 that offers choices for multiple-page building and additional WordPress plug-ins.
  
  

Lacenata

• Designed by Jorge Garcia, Lacenata is available for 2.9 in both free and paid versions. The no-cost option comes with no tech support and a requirement to keep the attribution line crediting the designer. Paid variants begin at $20 and include private tech support, with no attribution required. Lacenata boasts a simple blog design with extensive plug-in support as well as comment notification, tag support and pagination.
  
  

Pinup Meets Grunge

• Although no longer available directly from WordPress, Pinup Meets Grunge can be downloaded from its developer, BuyNowShop, for use in version 2.9 and earlier. Featuring a grunge background with a '50s style pinup girl, Pinup Meets Grunge is also available in other versions as Luna and No Nadia, without the image of the girl. Pinup Meets Grunge offers support for WordPress plug-ins and can be customized for color, layout and basic WordPress features.