diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
index b75aa112efa..b752d83371a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 %badge {
   display: inline-block;
   font-weight: bold;
-  line-height: 1;
   white-space: nowrap;
   @include border-radius-all(10px);
 }
@@ -54,10 +53,10 @@ h1 a.badge-category div {vertical-align: top;}
 .badge-notification {
   @extend %badge;
   padding: 4px;
-  padding-top: 3px;
   color: $tertiary_text_color;
   font-size: 11px;
-  min-width: 10px;
+  line-height: 1;
+  min-width: 11px;
   text-align: center;
   background-color: $badge-notification-background-color;
   &[href] {
@@ -67,12 +66,12 @@ h1 a.badge-category div {vertical-align: top;}
   // New posts
 
   &.new-posts, &.unread-posts {
-    background-color: $emphasis_text_color;
+    background-color: lighten($emphasis_text_color, 20%);
     color: $tertiary_text_color;
     font-weight: normal;
   }
 
-  
+
 
   // Click count
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss
index ed776a3af03..f221dfa397d 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ $nav-like-button-background-color-active: lighten($pink, 22%) !default;
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
 $topic-list-border-color: lighten($black, 50%) !default;
-$topic-list-th-color: $black !default;
+$topic-list-th-color: lighten($black, 35%) !default;
 $topic-list-th-border-color: lighten($black, 50%) !default;
 $topic-list-th-background-color: lighten($black, 76%) !default;
 $topic-list-td-color: lighten($black, 35%) !default;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ $controls_active: darken($blue, 10%);
 // Basics
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
-$primary_border_color: lighten($black, 60%);
+$primary_border_color: lighten($black, 70%);
 $secondary_border_color: lighten($black, 76%);
 $tertiary_border_color: $white;
 $highlight_border_color: $yellow;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss
index 3b24f76a569..192ef69b009 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 }
 
 #main-outlet {
-  padding-top: 80px;
+  padding-top: 82px;
 }
 
 // Dropdowns
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
index 7d454b46093..07a12934f78 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .list-controls {
   .nav {
     float: left;
-    margin-bottom: 20px;
+    margin-bottom: 22px;
   }
 
   .btn {
@@ -58,16 +58,16 @@
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
 #topic-list {
-  border: 1px solid $primary_border_color;
   width: 100%;
   border-collapse: separate;
   border-spacing: 0;
   margin: 0 0 10px;
+  border: 1px solid $primary_border_color;
   a.title {color: $primary_text_color;}
   a.title:visited:not(.badge-notification) {color: lighten($primary_text_color, 35%);}
 
   > tbody > tr {
-    &:nth-child(even) {
+    &:nth-child(odd) {
       background-color: lighten($secondary_background_color, 77%);
     }
     &.archived a {
@@ -101,10 +101,9 @@
   }
   th {
     color: $topic-list-th-color;
-    font-weight: bold;
-    font-size: 13px;
-    background: lighten($secondary_background_color, 70%);
-
+    font-weight: normal;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    button i.fa {color: $topic-list-th-color;}
 
   }
   td {
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@
   .sortable {
     cursor: pointer;
     &:hover {
-      background-color: lighten($secondary_background_color, 60%);
+      background-color: lighten($secondary_background_color, 76%);
     }
     @include unselectable;
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
index 4dcfdae7bbb..8f770c44b5f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ h1 .topic-statuses .topic-status i {margin-right: 5px;}
   left: 120px;
   z-index: 400;
   padding: 5px 12px;
-  border: 1px solid lighten($primary_border_color, 10%);
+  border: 1px solid $primary_border_color;
   font-size: 12px;
   margin-left: -8px;
   background: $primary_background_color;
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ a.star {
 
 .topic-map {
   margin: 20px 0 0 0;
-  border: 1px solid lighten($primary_border_color, 10%);
+  border: 1px solid $primary_border_color;
 
   .buttons .btn {
     &:hover {border: 1px solid $primary_border_color !important;}
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ iframe {
 .topic-meta-data {
   margin-bottom: 10px;
   width: 92px;
-  border-top: 1px solid lighten($primary_border_color, 10%);
+  border-top: 1px solid $primary_border_color;
   padding-top: 30px;
 
   img {
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ blockquote { /* solo quotes */
 }
 
 .topic-body {
-  border-top: 1px solid lighten($primary_border_color, 10%);
+  border-top: 1px solid $primary_border_color;
   float: left;
   position: relative;
   padding: 10px 0 15px 0;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic.scss
index 32c1c8287c8..3618f70a8e0 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic.scss
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 .private_message #topic-title .private-message-glyph { display: inline; }
 
 #topic-closing-info {
-  border-top: 1px solid lighten($primary_border_color, 10%) ;
+  border-top: 1px solid $primary_border_color;
   padding-top: 10px;
   height: 20px;
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
index 71c0cd38db6..d2e09bdab69 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
     .item {
       padding: 20px 8px 15px 8px;
       background-color: $primary_background_color;
-      border-bottom: 1px solid lighten($primary_border_color, 10%);
+      border-bottom: 1px solid $primary_border_color;
     }
     .type {
       color: $primary_text_color;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/modal.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/modal.scss
index d6e81348188..a3573e38b86 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/modal.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/modal.scss
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@
     z-index: 2070;
   }
 
-  // Prevent background scrolling when a modal is open
-  overflow: hidden;
-  position: fixed;
 }
 
+.modal-open #main {overflow:hidden;}
+
 .modal-backdrop {
   position: fixed;
   top: 0;