diff --git a/static/stylesheets/main.css b/static/stylesheets/main.css
index 2e7b00a..893e843 100644
--- a/static/stylesheets/main.css
+++ b/static/stylesheets/main.css
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ body {
     justify-content: space-between;
 }
 
+a, a:visited {
+     color: #0064c1;
+}
 
 form input[type=password], form input[type=text] {
   margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
@@ -58,7 +61,9 @@ form input[type=submit] {
 }
 
 .box {
-    background-color: #0000000a;
+    background-color: #00000005;
+    border-right: 2px solid #0000000c;
+    border-bottom: 2px solid #0000000c;
 }
 
 .box-title {
@@ -69,8 +74,12 @@ form input[type=submit] {
     padding: 1rem;
 }
 
+.side-padded {
+    padding: 0 1rem;
+}
+
 #header {
-    border-bottom: 1px solid;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid grey;
     padding-top: 3rem;
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +89,6 @@ form input[type=submit] {
 }
 
 #footer {
-    border-top: 1px solid;
     text-align: right;
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/layout.tmpl b/templates/layout.tmpl
index 8ab6c37..15d7cf5 100644
--- a/templates/layout.tmpl
+++ b/templates/layout.tmpl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             <div id="content">
                 {{ if .Flashes }}
                 <div id="flashes" class="padded mono">
-                    <p><b>warning:</b> {{ index .Flashes 0 }}</p>
+                    <p><b>warning</b> {{ index .Flashes 0 }}</p>
                 </div>
                 {{ end }}
                 {{ template "content" . }}
diff --git a/templates/user.tmpl b/templates/user.tmpl
index 7bcaae0..a231fb8 100644
--- a/templates/user.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{ define "title" }}home{{ end }}
 
 {{ define "content" }}
-<div class="light right">
+<div class="side-padded light right">
     welcome <u>{{ .User.Name }}</u> &#124; <a href="/admin/home">home</a> &#124; <a href="/admin/logout">logout</a>
 </div>
 {{ template "user" . }}