diff --git a/app/javascript/src/application/table.scss b/app/javascript/src/application/table.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..140840b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/src/application/table.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+.table > :not(:first-child) {
+  border-top: none !important;
+}
+
+thead tr {
+  border-bottom: 2px solid #782525
+}
diff --git a/app/views/documents/index.html.erb b/app/views/documents/index.html.erb
index 18ba62a..962f839 100644
--- a/app/views/documents/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/documents/index.html.erb
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
-<div class="card mt-2 g-3">
-  <div class="card-header mt-1 col-sm-12">
-    <%= form_tag(documents_path, method: :get) do %>
-      <div class="row">
-        <div class="col-sm-8 p-2">
-          <%= text_field_tag :q, params[:q], class: "form-control" %>
-        </div>
 
-        <div class="col-sm-4 p-2">
-          <%= submit_tag "Search", class: "btn btn-primary text-dark" %>
-          <button type="button" class="btn btn-info" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#citationFinder"> Citation Finder </button>
+<div class="container">
+  <%= form_tag(documents_path, method: :get) do %>
+    <div class="row justify-content-center">
+      <div class="col-sm-8 col-md-7 col-lg-8 col-xl-9 p-2 ps-1">
+        <%= text_field_tag :q, params[:q], placeholder:  'Full text search',  class: "form-control" %>
+      </div>
 
-          <div class="modal fade" id="citationFinder" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="citationFinder" aria-hidden="true">
-            <%= form_tag(documents_path, method: :get) do %>
-              <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg modal-dialog-scrollable">
-                <div class="modal-content">
-                  <div class="modal-header">
-                    <h5 class="modal-title"> Citation Finder </h5>
-                    <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
-                  </div>
+      <div class="col-sm-4 col-md-5 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 mt-2 d-flex justify-content-end align-items-baseline">
+        <%= submit_tag "Search", class: "btn btn-primary text-white me-3" %>
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-info text-white" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#citationFinder"> Citation Finder </button>
+        <div class="modal fade" id="citationFinder" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="citationFinder" aria-hidden="true">
+          <%= form_tag(documents_path, method: :get) do %>
+            <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg modal-dialog-scrollable">
+              <div class="modal-content">
+                <div class="modal-header">
+                  <h5 class="modal-title"> Citation Finder </h5>
+                  <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
+                </div>
 
                   <div class="modal-body">
                     <div class="row">
@@ -25,34 +24,40 @@
                         <%= text_field_tag :citation_finder, params[:citation_finder], class: "form-control", placeholder: "PHILREP/SCRA" %>
                       </div>
                     </div>
+                </div>
 
-                  <div class="modal-footer">
-                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Search</button>
-                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
-                  </div>
+                <div class="modal-footer">
+                  <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Search</button>
+                  <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
                 </div>
               </div>
-            <% end %>
-          </div>
+            </div>
+          <% end %>
         </div>
       </div>
-    <% end %>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="card-body col-sm-12 tableFixHead p-0 mt-1">
-    <% if @search_params.present? %>
-      <div class="container m-2"> <%= render PaginationComponent.new(data: @jurisprudences) %> </div>
-      <table class="table table-striped table-hover mb-0">
-        <thead>
-          <th class="bg-light"> Reference No. </th>
-          <th class="bg-light"> Title </th>
-          <th class="bg-light"> Date </th>
-        </thead>
+    </div>
+  
+  <% end %>
+</div>
+</div>
+<% if @search_params.present? %>     
+  <div class="container m-2"> <%= render PaginationComponent.new(data: @jurisprudences) %> </div>
+  <hr style="margin: 0 18px;"/>
+  <div class="card-header mt-1 col-sm-12 bg-transparent">
+    <div class="card g-3 " style="border:none;">
+      <div class="card-body col-sm-12 tableFixHead p-0">
+        <table class="table table-hover mb-0">
+          <thead>
+            <th class="bg-light"> Reference No. </th>
+            <th class="bg-light"> Title </th>
+            <th class="bg-light"> Date </th>
+          </thead>
 
-        <tbody>
-          <%= render(DocumentIndexTableComponent.with_collection(@jurisprudences, current_user: current_user, opts: {})) %>
-        </tbody>
-      </table>
-    <% end %>
+          <tbody>
+            <%= render(DocumentIndexTableComponent.with_collection(@jurisprudences, current_user: current_user, opts: {})) %>
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+      </div>
+    </div>
   </div>
-</div>
+<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index ae1eb79..3012ab6 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         </div>
       <% end %>
 
-      <div class="<%= current_user.present? ? 'col py-3' : 'col-sm-3 login-body-box' %>">
+      <div class="<%= current_user.present? ? 'col py-3 main-content-body' : 'col-sm-3 login-body-box' %>">
         <div class="content-body">
           <%= yield %>
         </div>