masthead/call to action is too tall (occupies too much of the above-the-fold on my laptop) #header-banner { height: 125px; overflow: hidden; /* just for qu

masthead/call to action is too tall (occupies too much of the above-the-fold on my laptop) #header-banner { height: 125px; overflow: hidden; /* just for quick test */ } sidebar is too wide, relative to the width of the content. #side { width: 210px; } #main { width: 745px; } these adjustments obviously require other adjustments, but try them out to see how it feels less claustrophobic. edit: here's the result of doing that in chrome's console http://cl.ly/image/3f3D1m3s1h2U http://cl.ly/image/3f3D1m3s1h2U