diff --git a/themes/warwick_portfolio/assets/css/main.css b/themes/warwick_portfolio/assets/css/main.css
index 1bf8a81..f5ebe07 100644
--- a/themes/warwick_portfolio/assets/css/main.css
+++ b/themes/warwick_portfolio/assets/css/main.css
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ footer {
   margin: 10px auto;
 }
 
+.container-no-bg {
+  max-width: 1000px;
+  min-width: 800px;
+  padding: 10px;
+  margin: 10px auto;
+}
+
 .flex-wrap-container .container {
   max-width: 800px;
 }
diff --git a/themes/warwick_portfolio/layouts/index.html b/themes/warwick_portfolio/layouts/index.html
index 3098061..aac2b9b 100644
--- a/themes/warwick_portfolio/layouts/index.html
+++ b/themes/warwick_portfolio/layouts/index.html
@@ -33,24 +33,26 @@
       {{- end }}
     </div>
 
-    <div class="container">
-      <h2>Blog</h2>
-      <hr>
-      {{- $pageLen := len (where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "blog") -}}
-      {{- range $i, $element := (where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "blog") }}
-      {{ .Render "summary" }}
-      {{- if lt $i (sub $pageLen 1) }} <hr> {{ end -}}
-      {{- end }}
-    </div>
+    <div class="container-no-bg">
+      <div class="container">
+        <h2>Blog</h2>
+        <hr>
+        {{- $pageLen := len (where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "blog") -}}
+        {{- range $i, $element := (where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "blog") }}
+        {{ .Render "summary" }}
+        {{- if lt $i (sub $pageLen 1) }} <hr> {{ end -}}
+        {{- end }}
+      </div>
 
-    <div class="container">
-      <h2>Research Papers</h2>
-      <hr>
-      {{- $pageLen := len (where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "research papers") -}}
-      {{- range $i, $element := (where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "research papers") }}
-      {{ .Render "summary" }}
-      {{- if lt $i (sub $pageLen 1) }} <hr> {{ end -}}
-      {{- end }}
+      <div class="container">
+        <h2>Research Papers</h2>
+        <hr>
+        {{- $pageLen := len (where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "research papers") -}}
+        {{- range $i, $element := (where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "research papers") }}
+        {{ .Render "summary" }}
+        {{- if lt $i (sub $pageLen 1) }} <hr> {{ end -}}
+        {{- end }}
+      </div>
     </div>
 
   </div>