Oh hellz yeah I skin that!  I use iGoogle's ThemeMaker http://www.google.com/ig/tm and create them with the wallpapers I use.  Here's my current one:

I use Speed Dial

Bara skins my start page.

I've been using the free version of  Flavors.me as my start page because I can use any wallpaper, change colors and fonts to match my desktop.

That looks interesting.  Bookmarked to check out later.

I used to customize my browser start page but nowadays I keep it to a minimum - Google Hot Trends (for amusement), Google Calendar, and Weather.  I'm always opening new windows and preferred a quicker loading page over gimmicks.

I do like Firefox's Personas.  I'm currently using Simple Firefox.

Ditto.

I always start my day with WC.

guess this doesn't apply to IE8?

Mozilla Version of About:blank

Does appreciating minimalist art and music mean I can count starting with a blank page as 'skinning?'

Ditto.

And end day at WC.

There's a skinning knife around here, but it would be too much work.

Function before form, who cares what it looks like.

Do you live by this motto when it comes to choosing a significant other?

I don't really use a browser start page, firefox just restores the tabs I was using when it shut down.

Indeed I do!  I'm disfunctional, so I'm not in the market.