diff --git a/mediagoblin/static/css/base.css b/mediagoblin/static/css/base.css
index 55410bca..31573820 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/static/css/base.css
+++ b/mediagoblin/static/css/base.css
@@ -215,12 +215,16 @@ a.mediagoblin_logo:hover {
 
 /* media pages */
 
-img.media_image {
-  display:block;
-  margin-left:auto;
-  margin-right:auto;
+.media_image{
+  width:640px;
 }
 
+.media_sidebar{
+  width:280px;
+}
+
+/* media galleries */
+
 ul.media_thumbnail {
   padding:0px;
 }
diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/base.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/base.html
index 58de7325..fbb52803 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/base.html
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/base.html
@@ -51,16 +51,13 @@
           </div>
         </div>
       {% endblock %}
-      
-      {% include "mediagoblin/utils/messages.html" %}
-
       <div class="container_12 mediagoblin_content">
         <div class="grid_12">
+          {% include "mediagoblin/utils/messages.html" %}
           {% block mediagoblin_content %}
           {% endblock mediagoblin_content %}
         </div>
       </div>
-
       {% block mediagoblin_footer %}
         <div class="mediagoblin_footer">
           <div class="container_12">
diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/media_details.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/media_details.html
index 8cb23e81..0e907616 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/media_details.html
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/media_details.html
@@ -19,14 +19,17 @@
 {% block mediagoblin_content %}
   {# temporarily, an "image gallery" that isn't one really ;) #}
   {% if media %}
-  
-    <h1>Media details for {{media.title}}</h1>
-    <div>
+    <div class="grid_8 alpha media_image">
       <img src="{{ request.app.public_store.file_url(
                     media.media_files.main) }}" />
-  
-      <br/>Uploaded: {{ media.created}}
-      <br/>Description: {{media.description}}
+      <h1>Media details for {{media.title}}</h1>
+      <p>
+        <br/>Uploaded: {{ media.created}}
+        <br/>Description: {{media.description}}
+      </p>
+    </div>
+    <div class="grid_4 omega sidebar">
+      <p>Uploaded: {{ media.created}}</p>
     </div>
   {% else %}
     <p>Sorry, no such media found.<p/>
diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/media.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/media.html
index cd0bb764..3cebe2f9 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/media.html
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/media.html
@@ -20,74 +20,83 @@
 {% import "/mediagoblin/utils/wtforms.html" as wtforms_util %}
 
 {% block mediagoblin_content %}
-
   {# temporarily, an "image gallery" that isn't one really ;) #}
   {% if media %}
-    <h1>
-      {{media.title}}
-    </h1>
-    <img class="media_image" src="{{ request.app.public_store.file_url(
-                  media.media_files.main) }}" />
-    <p>
-      Uploaded on
-      {{ "%4d-%02d-%02d"|format(media.created.year,
-                                media.created.month, media.created.day) }}
-      by
-      <a href="{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.user_pages.user_home',
-                                 user= media.uploader().username) }}">
-        {{- media.uploader().username }}</a>
-    </p>   
-    {% autoescape False %}
-      <p>{{ media.description_html }}</p>
-    {% endautoescape %}
-    {% if media['uploader'] == request.user['_id'] %}
-      <p><a href="{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.edit.edit_media',
-                                    user= media.uploader().username,
-                                    media= media._id) }}">Edit</a></p>
-    {% endif %}
-    {% if request.user %}
-      <form action="{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.user_pages.media_post_comment', 
-                                       user= media.uploader().username,
-                                       media=media._id) }}" method="POST">
-        <h3>Post a comment!</h3>
-        {{ wtforms_util.render_field_div(comment_form.comment) }}
-        <div class="form_submit_buttons">
-          <input type="submit" value="Submit" class="button" />
-        </div>
-      </form>
-    {% endif %}
-    {#
-    {{ wtforms_util.render_textarea_div(submit_form.description) }}
-    {{ wtforms_util.render_field_div(submit_form.file) }}
-    #}
-    {% if comments %}
-      <h3>Comments</h3>
-      {% for comment in comments %}
-        <div class="comment_wrapper" id="comment-{{ comment['_id'] }}">
-	  <div class="comment_author">By: 
-	    <a href="{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.user_pages.user_home',
-                                        user = comment['author']['username']) }}">
-	      {{ comment['author']['username'] }}
-	    </a>
-	  </div>
-	  <div class="comment_datetime">
-	    <a href="#comment-{{ comment['_id'] }}">
-	      {{ "%4d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d"|format(comment.created.year,
-	                                   comment.created.month,
-	                                   comment.created.day,
-	                                   comment.created.hour,
-	                                   comment.created.minute) }}
-	    </a>
-	  </div>
-          <div class="comment_content">
-            {% autoescape False %}
-              {{ comment.content_html }}
-            {% endautoescape %}
-	  </div>
-	</div>
-      {% endfor %}
-      {% include "mediagoblin/utils/pagination.html" %}
+    <div class="grid_8 alpha media_image">
+      <h1>
+        {{media.title}}
+      </h1>
+      <img class="media_image" src="{{ request.app.public_store.file_url(
+                    media.media_files.main) }}" />
+      <p>
+        Uploaded on
+        {{ "%4d-%02d-%02d"|format(media.created.year,
+                                  media.created.month, media.created.day) }}
+        by
+        <a href="{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.user_pages.user_home',
+                                   user= media.uploader().username) }}">
+          {{- media.uploader().username }}</a>
+      </p>   
+
+      {% autoescape False %}
+        <p>{{ media.description_html }}</p>
+      {% endautoescape %}
+
+      {% if media['uploader'] == request.user['_id'] %}
+        <p><a href="{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.edit.edit_media',
+                                      user= media.uploader().username,
+                                      media= media._id) }}">Edit</a></p>
+      {% endif %}
+      {% if request.user %}
+        <form action="{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.user_pages.media_post_comment', 
+                                         user= media.uploader().username,
+                                         media=media._id) }}" method="POST">
+          <h3>Post a comment!</h3>
+          {{ wtforms_util.render_field_div(comment_form.comment) }}
+          <div class="form_submit_buttons">
+            <input type="submit" value="Submit" class="button" />
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      {% endif %}
+
+      {#
+      {{ wtforms_util.render_textarea_div(submit_form.description) }}
+      {{ wtforms_util.render_field_div(submit_form.file) }}
+      #}
+
+      {% if comments %}
+        <h3>Comments</h3>
+        {% for comment in comments %}
+          <div class="comment_wrapper" id="comment-{{ comment['_id'] }}">
+  	  <div class="comment_author">By: 
+  	    <a href="{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.user_pages.user_home',
+                                          user = comment['author']['username']) }}">
+  	      {{ comment['author']['username'] }}
+  	    </a>
+  	  </div>
+  	  <div class="comment_datetime">
+  	    <a href="#comment-{{ comment['_id'] }}">
+  	      {{ "%4d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d"|format(comment.created.year,
+  	                                   comment.created.month,
+  	                                   comment.created.day,
+  	                                   comment.created.hour,
+  	                                   comment.created.minute) }}
+  	    </a>
+  	  </div>
+            <div class="comment_content">
+              {% autoescape False %}
+                {{ comment.content_html }}
+              {% endautoescape %}
+  	  </div>
+  	</div>
+        {% endfor %}
+        {% include "mediagoblin/utils/pagination.html" %}
+      </div>
     {% endif %}
+
+    <div class="grid_4 omega media_sidebar">
+      <p>This is a sidebar! Yay!</p>
+    </div>
   {% else %}
   <p>Sorry, no such media found.<p/>
   {% endif %}
diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/messages.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/messages.html
index 52d03daa..a8d9c37e 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/messages.html
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/messages.html
@@ -19,14 +19,10 @@
 {# Display any queued messages #}
 {% set messages = fetch_messages(request) %}
 {% if messages %}
-<div class="container_12 mediagoblin_messages">
-  <div class="grid_12">
-    <ul class="mediagoblin_messages">
-      {% for msg in messages %}
-        <li class="message_{{ msg.level }}">{{ msg.text }}</li>
-      {% endfor %}
-    </ul>
-  </div>
-</div>
+  <ul class="mediagoblin_messages">
+    {% for msg in messages %}
+      <li class="message_{{ msg.level }}">{{ msg.text }}</li>
+    {% endfor %}
+  </ul>
 {% endif %}