I give originality a low score because the use of the wooden texture is very common and very obvious.
Other than that, this is a good start and I look forward to seeing where you go with it.
Maybe just have the search bar white like the main content? Shame about the menu, looks a bit cluttered but that's not your fault. Maybe instead of a texture there's a more subtle way of communicating the wood theme.
this has got some great ideas http://www.cssleak.com/Category/Websites-Using-Wood-Elements.html
Please change your background to something more interesting, doesn't have to be a tilebale background... ;-)
Nice design. Clean and well thoughout. My only critism would be that the header looks too busy. The 2 logo's need space to breathe Do you really need both of them?
You have done such a great job with all those limitations - don't you just hate clients.
I really like what you have done with it and it does achieve the more modern feel.
However, the background feels more like a laminate floor texture and less the kind of solid wood timber which the company is promoting. Maybe find a slightly browner less yellow toned wood which would tone nicely with the blue and yellow on the site.
Yeah i was thinking the texture was too bright, so might dull that down a notch.
The logos and menu im stuck with at the moment, although i may look into another way of dispolaying the logo, maybe a bit of paper of something coming over the design. The menu has to be the way it is, i have no option on that.
I agree on the search bar, tried so many things on this and just didn't seem to get anything i really liked.