Admin->Category Options set the:
Homepage Category Columns:
to 1
This will make it one column.
Then edit the Frontpage template, move the body class to your template left or anywhere you want:
Also you can set the category option:
Home Page Category Teasers Display Mode:
to None
to not display the sub categories under each category.
See all the options in Admin->Category Options
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