I'm thinking about changing my plain-old xp theme (classic) into something new, but still minimalistic.
Which ones do you recommend?
Lite Step themes offer a lot of customization. You could probably find a lot of minimalists themes at customize.org.
Examples:
SimpleDark
YBoris Minimal Litestep
My vote goes to black styles.
Easy on the eyes.
All available on deviantArt i believe.