diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/base.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/base.scss
index 114298043..1e7f268d1 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/base.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/base.scss
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ body {
 
 .container-fluid { max-width: $screen-lg-min; }
 
-.page-streams,
-.page-tags.action-show {
-  > .container-fluid { max-width: 100%; }
-}
-
 // These names are generated by a rails controller
 // scss-lint:disable SelectorFormat
 .page-contacts,
@@ -22,10 +17,11 @@ body {
 .page-profiles.action-edit,
 .page-services.action-index,
 .page-streams,
+.page-tags,
 .page-user_applications,
 .page-users.action-edit,
 .page-users.action-privacy_settings {
-  background-color: $sidebars-background;
+  background-color: $main-background;
 }
 // scss-lint:enable SelectorFormat
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/navbar_left.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/navbar_left.scss
index 9d91ae065..99d0719a7 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/navbar_left.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/navbar_left.scss
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
-/* Fixed backgrounds are a common practice to avoid height issues */
-.left-navbar-fixed-background {
-  position: fixed;
-  height: 100%;
-}
-
-.left-navbar,
-.left-navbar-fixed-background {
-  border-right: 1px solid $light-grey;
-  background: $sidebars-background;
-}
-
 .left-navbar {
+  padding: 0;
+
   a {
     text-decoration: none;
     outline: 0;
@@ -20,9 +10,6 @@
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
     list-style: none;
-    &#stream_selection {
-      margin: 0px -15px; /* -15px overrides Bootstrap's default gutter width */
-    }
   }
 
   .hoverable {
@@ -114,10 +101,10 @@
 }
 
 .info-bar {
-  margin-top: 25px;
+  padding: 0 20px;
 
   .section {
-    margin-bottom: 20px;
+    margin-top: 20px;
   }
 
   .title {
@@ -179,10 +166,4 @@
       display: inline-block;
     }
   }
-
-  .stream-faces {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-flow: row wrap;
-    img { margin: 1px; }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/sidebar.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/sidebar.scss
index 9242840e6..1df833b42 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/sidebar.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/sidebar.scss
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 .framed-content {
   background-color: $white;
   border: 1px solid $light-grey;
+  border-top: 0;
   box-shadow: $card-shadow;
-  margin-top: -10px;
-  padding-top: 10px;
 
   .header,
   .sidebar-header {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/stream.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/stream.scss
index 3af6bf168..f6000eb96 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/stream.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/stream.scss
@@ -1,14 +1,4 @@
-.page-streams,
-.page-people,
-.page-photos,
-.page-tags {
-  background-color: $main-background;
-}
-
 .stream_container {
-  margin: auto;
-  max-width: 900px;
-
   .stream-title {
     margin: 12px 0;
   }
@@ -29,7 +19,7 @@
 
 @media(max-width: $screen-xs) {
 
-  .publisher {
+  .main-stream-publisher .publisher {
     margin-left: 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/tag.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/tag.scss
index 037cc1c70..bce8ad6c6 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/tag.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/tag.scss
@@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ h1.tag {
   }
 }
 .page-tags {
-  background-color: $sidebars-background;
-  .left-navbar-fixed-background { border-right: 0; }
   #tags_show {
     .col-md-3 {
-      h4 { margin: 25px 0 15px; }
       .side_stream #people_stream {
         .name { display: block; }
         .name, .diaspora_handle {
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@ h1.tag {
         }
       }
     }
-    .col-md-7 {
+    .col-md-9 {
       .tag-following-action {
         max-width: 100%;
         input[type="submit"] {
diff --git a/app/views/api/openid_connect/user_applications/index.html.haml b/app/views/api/openid_connect/user_applications/index.html.haml
index 667abc218..b90082995 100644
--- a/app/views/api/openid_connect/user_applications/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/api/openid_connect/user_applications/index.html.haml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
       .sidebar
         = render "shared/settings_nav"
     .col-md-9
-      .framed-content
+      .framed-content.clearfix
         %h3= t(".title")
         .row
           .col-md-12
diff --git a/app/views/aspects/_aspect_stream.haml b/app/views/aspects/_aspect_stream.haml
index b4cf0ce4f..abee4ac83 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/_aspect_stream.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/_aspect_stream.haml
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
   .pull-left.hidden-xs
     = owner_image_link
   = render "publisher/publisher", publisher_aspects_for(stream)
-= render "aspects/no_posts_message"
 
-.stream#main_stream{title: popover_with_close_html("3. #{t('.stay_updated')}"),
+.stream#main_stream{:title => popover_with_close_html("3. #{t('.stay_updated')}"),
   "data-content" => t(".stay_updated_explanation")}
 
 #paginate
diff --git a/app/views/conversations/index.haml b/app/views/conversations/index.haml
index 47c1e76d6..31297c79e 100644
--- a/app/views/conversations/index.haml
+++ b/app/views/conversations/index.haml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       - else
         .stream_container.hidden
           #conversation_show
-        .framed-content#conversation_new
+        .framed-content.clearfix#conversation_new
           .new-conversation
             %h3.text-center
               = t("conversations.index.new_conversation")
diff --git a/app/views/profiles/edit.haml b/app/views/profiles/edit.haml
index 8eee45d2a..043cbfe88 100644
--- a/app/views/profiles/edit.haml
+++ b/app/views/profiles/edit.haml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       .sidebar
         = render "shared/settings_nav"
     .col-md-9
-      .framed-content
+      .framed-content.clearfix
         - content_for :submit_block do
           = link_to t("cancel"), local_or_remote_person_path(current_user.person), class: "btn btn-default"
           = submit_tag t(".update_profile"), class: "btn btn-primary pull-right", id: "update_profile"
diff --git a/app/views/services/index.html.haml b/app/views/services/index.html.haml
index 3828b102f..432dafdb3 100644
--- a/app/views/services/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/services/index.html.haml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       .sidebar
         = render "shared/settings_nav"
     .col-md-9
-      .framed-content
+      .framed-content.clearfix
         %h3= t(".title")
         .row
           .col-md-12
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_settings_nav.haml b/app/views/shared/_settings_nav.haml
index 7c4b74460..53794791e 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_settings_nav.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_settings_nav.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #section_header
-  %h3.sidebar-header
-    = t("settings")
+  .sidebar-header.clearfix
+    %h3
+      = t("settings")
   .list-group#settings_nav
     = link_to t("profile"), edit_profile_path,
       class: current_page?(edit_profile_path) ? "list-group-item active" : "list-group-item"
diff --git a/app/views/streams/main_stream.html.haml b/app/views/streams/main_stream.html.haml
index 3fe7e0165..a31fb85c8 100644
--- a/app/views/streams/main_stream.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/streams/main_stream.html.haml
@@ -22,132 +22,126 @@
 
 .container-fluid
   .row
-    .left-navbar-fixed-background.col-lg-2.col-sm-3.hidden-sm.hidden-xs
-    .left-navbar.col-lg-2.col-sm-3
-      %ul#stream_selection
-        %li{data: {stream: "stream"}}
-          = link_to t("streams.multi.title"), stream_path, rel: "backbone", class: "hoverable"
-        %li{data: {stream: "activity"}}
-          = link_to t("streams.activity.title"), activity_stream_path, rel: "backbone", class: "hoverable"
-        %li{data: {stream: "mentions"}}
-          = link_to t("streams.mentions.title"), mentioned_stream_path, rel: "backbone", class: "hoverable"
-        %li.all-aspects
-          = render "aspects/aspect_listings", stream: @stream
-        %li.followed-tags-sidebar
-          = render "tags/followed_tags_listings"
-        %li{data: {stream: "public"}}
-          = link_to t("streams.public.title"), public_stream_path, rel: "backbone", class: "hoverable"
+    .col-md-3
+      .sidebar.left-navbar
+        %ul#stream_selection
+          %li{data: {stream: "stream"}}
+            = link_to t("streams.multi.title"), stream_path, rel: "backbone", class: "hoverable"
+          %li{data: {stream: "activity"}}
+            = link_to t("streams.activity.title"), activity_stream_path, rel: "backbone", class: "hoverable"
+          %li{data: {stream: "mentions"}}
+            = link_to t("streams.mentions.title"), mentioned_stream_path, rel: "backbone", class: "hoverable"
+          %li.all-aspects
+            = render "aspects/aspect_listings", stream: @stream
+          %li.followed-tags-sidebar
+            = render "tags/followed_tags_listings"
+          %li{data: {stream: "public"}}
+            = link_to t("streams.public.title"), public_stream_path, rel: "backbone", class: "hoverable"
 
-      .info-bar.hidden-xs
-        .section#selected_aspect_contacts
-          .title
-            %h5.stream-title
-              = @stream.title
-          .content
+        .info-bar.hidden-xs
+          - if AppConfig.settings.invitations.open?
+            .section
+              .title
+                %h5.title-header
+                  = t("shared.invitations.invite_your_friends")
+              .content
+                = render "shared/invitations"
 
-        - if AppConfig.settings.invitations.open?
           .section
             .title
               %h5.title-header
-                = t("shared.invitations.invite_your_friends")
+                = t("aspects.index.new_here.title")
             .content
-              = render "shared/invitations"
+              != t("aspects.index.new_here.follow",
+                link: link_to("#" + t("shared.publisher.new_user_prefill.newhere"),
+                tag_path(name: t("shared.publisher.new_user_prefill.newhere"))))
+              %br
+              = link_to(t("aspects.index.new_here.learn_more"),
+                "http://wiki.diasporafoundation.org/Welcoming_Committee")
 
-        .section
-          .title
-            %h5.title-header
-              = t("aspects.index.new_here.title")
-          .content
-            != t("aspects.index.new_here.follow",
-              link: link_to("#" + t("shared.publisher.new_user_prefill.newhere"),
-              tag_path(name: t("shared.publisher.new_user_prefill.newhere"))))
-            %br
-            = link_to(t("aspects.index.new_here.learn_more"),
-              "http://wiki.diasporafoundation.org/Welcoming_Committee")
-
-        .section
-          .title
-            %h5.title-header
-              = t("aspects.index.help.need_help")
-          .content
-            %p
-              = t("aspects.index.help.here_to_help")
-            %p
-              = t("aspects.index.help.do_you")
-            %ul
-              %li
-                != t("aspects.index.help.have_a_question",
-                  link: link_to("#" + t("aspects.index.help.tag_question"),
-                  tag_path(name: t("aspects.index.help.tag_question"))))
-              %li
-                != t("aspects.index.help.find_a_bug",
-                  link: link_to("#" + t("aspects.index.help.tag_bug"),
-                  tag_path(name: t("aspects.index.help.tag_bug"))))
-              %li
-                != t("aspects.index.help.feature_suggestion",
-                  link: link_to("#" + t("aspects.index.help.tag_feature"),
-                  tag_path(name: t("aspects.index.help.tag_feature"))))
-            %p
-              != t("aspects.index.help.tutorials_and_wiki",
-                faq: link_to(t("_help"), help_path),
-                tutorial: link_to(t("aspects.index.help.tutorial_link_text"),
-                  "https://diasporafoundation.org/tutorials", target: "_blank"),
-                wiki: link_to("Wiki", "http://wiki.diasporafoundation.org",
-                  target: "_blank"),
-                target: "_blank")
-
-        - unless AppConfig.configured_services.blank? || all_services_connected?
           .section
             .title
               %h5.title-header
-                = t("aspects.index.services.heading")
-            .content
-              %div
-                = t("aspects.index.services.content")
-
-              .right-service-icons
-                - AppConfig.configured_services.each do |service|
-                  - if AppConfig.show_service?(service, current_user)
-                    - unless current_user.services.any? {|x| x.provider == service }
-                      = link_to(content_tag(:div, nil,
-                        class: "social-media-logos-#{service.to_s.downcase}-24x24",
-                        title: service.to_s.titleize), "/auth/#{service}")
-
-        .section
-          .title
-            %h5.title-header
-              = t("bookmarklet.heading")
-          .content
-            != t("bookmarklet.explanation", link: link_to(t("bookmarklet.post_something"), bookmarklet_code))
-
-        - if AppConfig.settings.paypal_donations.enable? || AppConfig.bitcoin_donation_address
-          .section
-            .title
-              %h5.title-header
-                = t("aspects.index.donate")
+                = t("aspects.index.help.need_help")
             .content
               %p
-                = t("aspects.index.keep_pod_running", pod: AppConfig.pod_uri.host)
-              = render "shared/donatepod"
+                = t("aspects.index.help.here_to_help")
+              %p
+                = t("aspects.index.help.do_you")
+              %ul
+                %li
+                  != t("aspects.index.help.have_a_question",
+                    link: link_to("#" + t("aspects.index.help.tag_question"),
+                    tag_path(name: t("aspects.index.help.tag_question"))))
+                %li
+                  != t("aspects.index.help.find_a_bug",
+                    link: link_to("#" + t("aspects.index.help.tag_bug"),
+                    tag_path(name: t("aspects.index.help.tag_bug"))))
+                %li
+                  != t("aspects.index.help.feature_suggestion",
+                    link: link_to("#" + t("aspects.index.help.tag_feature"),
+                    tag_path(name: t("aspects.index.help.tag_feature"))))
+              %p
+                != t("aspects.index.help.tutorials_and_wiki",
+                  faq: link_to(t("_help"), help_path),
+                  tutorial: link_to(t("aspects.index.help.tutorial_link_text"),
+                    "https://diasporafoundation.org/tutorials", target: "_blank"),
+                  wiki: link_to("Wiki", "http://wiki.diasporafoundation.org",
+                    target: "_blank"),
+                  target: "_blank")
+
+          - unless AppConfig.configured_services.blank? || all_services_connected?
+            .section
+              .title
+                %h5.title-header
+                  = t("aspects.index.services.heading")
+              .content
+                %div
+                  = t("aspects.index.services.content")
+
+                .right-service-icons
+                  - AppConfig.configured_services.each do |service|
+                    - if AppConfig.show_service?(service, current_user)
+                      - unless current_user.services.any? {|x| x.provider == service }
+                        = link_to(content_tag(:div, nil,
+                          class: "social-media-logos-#{service.to_s.downcase}-24x24",
+                          title: service.to_s.titleize), "/auth/#{service}")
 
-        - if AppConfig.admins.podmin_email.present?
           .section
             .title
               %h5.title-header
-                = t("aspects.index.help.any_problem")
+                = t("bookmarklet.heading")
             .content
-              %p
-                = t("aspects.index.help.contact_podmin")
-              %p
-                = link_to t("aspects.index.help.mail_podmin"), "mailto:#{AppConfig.admins.podmin_email}"
+              != t("bookmarklet.explanation", link: link_to(t("bookmarklet.post_something"), bookmarklet_code))
 
-        .section
-          .title
-          .content
-            %ul
-              = render "shared/links"
+          - if AppConfig.settings.paypal_donations.enable? || AppConfig.bitcoin_donation_address
+            .section
+              .title
+                %h5.title-header
+                  = t("aspects.index.donate")
+              .content
+                %p
+                  = t("aspects.index.keep_pod_running", pod: AppConfig.pod_uri.host)
+                = render "shared/donatepod"
 
-    .col-lg-10.col-sm-9
+          - if AppConfig.admins.podmin_email.present?
+            .section
+              .title
+                %h5.title-header
+                  = t("aspects.index.help.any_problem")
+              .content
+                %p
+                  = t("aspects.index.help.contact_podmin")
+                %p
+                  = link_to t("aspects.index.help.mail_podmin"), "mailto:#{AppConfig.admins.podmin_email}"
+
+          .section
+            .title
+            .content
+              %ul
+                = render "shared/links"
+
+    .col-md-9
       .stream_container#aspect_stream_container
         = render "aspects/aspect_stream", stream: @stream
 
diff --git a/app/views/tags/show.haml b/app/views/tags/show.haml
index 90026b495..ebb468b28 100644
--- a/app/views/tags/show.haml
+++ b/app/views/tags/show.haml
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
 
 .container-fluid#tags_show
   .row
-    .col-lg-3.hidden-xs.left-navbar-fixed-background
     .col-md-3.hidden-xs
-      %h4
-        = t('.tagged_people', count: @stream.tagged_people_count, tag: @stream.display_tag_name)
+      .sidebar
+        .sidebar-header.clearfix
+          %h3
+            = t(".tagged_people", count: @stream.tagged_people_count, tag: @stream.display_tag_name)
 
-      .side_stream.stream
-        = render partial: 'people/index', locals: {people: @stream.tagged_people}
+        .side_stream.stream
+          = render partial: "people/index", locals: {people: @stream.tagged_people}
 
     .col-md-9
       .stream_container