Hi Jim,
To change the background color for the navigation you can change it via theme options.
Go to Appearance -> Theme Options -> Design Options Tab -> Color Options -> Background Color Options There you will see Top Menu Navigation Background Color options change the color of your choice and click on save all changes button.
And for the title space
Go to Appearance -> Theme Options -> Design Options Tab -> Custom CSS paste the following CSS code and Click on save all changes button:
#main {
padding-top: 20px;
}
Thank you!