Drupal : Custom Drupal Home Page: the Simple Way (Without Views)

The simple way to customize Drupal offers the least flexibility but is, of course, easier. For people who need only a static page this will work well. Those looking for more complicated, dynamic content on their front page (summaries of most popular content, most recent articles etc.) should skip to the section showing the complicated way (it's complicated but, thanks to step-by-step instructions, not difficult!).

1.
Create a New Page

Select Create Content -> Page in the Drupal administrator menu (in the side bar of a default installation).

Enter at least a Title, e.g. ‘Home Page’. Text in the Body is optional (and can be added later).

Click to drop-down URL path settings, then enter ‘home’ in the text box. Also drop-down Publishing options and ensure Published is checked but Promoted to Front Page is not.
2.
Make Drupal Use the New Page as its Front Page

Under the administrator menu, select Administer -> Site configuration -> Site information.

Change Default home page to ‘home‘, then click Save configuration.

Finished! Click the site logo (or type in the URL) to go to the newly created home page. To edit the text on the home page simply click the Edit link, when logged in as an administrator.