I want to build a Wordpress website but I am at a cross roads about whether to use an already made theme or to build the site myself. I want to have the flexibility to be in complete control of the design, however I am not great at both 1)Integrating the theme with WooCommerce and making the whole products/store section look professional, and 2) Making the theme completely responsive to different screen sizes & browsers. There are so many themes out there that integrate nicely with WooCommerce and are already responsive, however it's hard for me to incorporate a complete design of the site. Is there anything "in between" that I can do? Do you think it is a good idea to custom design the home page only, and then have the links on the homepage link to a Wordpress theme's pages? And then try to just add the same background on the Wordpress theme's page so that it all looks like the same website? Or is there anything else that I can do? Are there any pre-built themes that integrate with WooCommerce, are responsive, yet allow a complete custom design?
I like this idea and is what I have done on numerous sites. Some sites look better with a custom homepage and wordpress as a "backend"
I would actually recommend Canvas by Woothemes. I use it on my own website and almost 20 of my clients websites. It has endless options for customizations and already has a place to put in your own custom CSS right into the theme. Hope this helps! -Trey
I think if you want go with free quality themes best source is official WordPress.org/themes as well quality of code.