yeah, I agree gray is no good for background color, but if you will use white text on it might look ok.
now for content, if you will do with webdesign on these pages, drop in some boxes with webdesign plans, one box that will show most recent design projects, one box with contatct info, one box with shoutbox or something... and here you go, you will have filled space in few minutes, just get some imagination for it