diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_canvas.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_canvas.scss
index 42cc003af..c84ee64a8 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_canvas.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_canvas.scss
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ $container-width : 1170;
 
 $margin-between-columns : 30;
 $column-width : 255 - $margin-between-columns;
-$two-column-width : ($column-width * 2) + ($margin-between-columns * 2);
+$raw-two-column-width : ($column-width * 2) + ($margin-between-columns * 2) ;
+$two-column-width : $raw-two-column-width + 7;  //why do we need these extra 7?
 
 $margin-between-rows : 20;
 
 $row-height : $column-width;
-$two-row-height : $two-column-width + $margin-between-rows;
+$two-row-height : $raw-two-column-width + $margin-between-rows;
 
 /* colors : http://www.colourlovers.com/palette/2134203/Awezome_in_argyle */
 $cyan : rgb(8,204,249);