diff --git a/src/main/java/network/brightspots/rcv/GuiConfigController.java b/src/main/java/network/brightspots/rcv/GuiConfigController.java
index 3ab19e37d..791270dcb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/network/brightspots/rcv/GuiConfigController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/network/brightspots/rcv/GuiConfigController.java
@@ -995,7 +995,10 @@ private void setDefaultValues() {
       versionText += " -- this is a development version, do not distribute!";
       labelVersion.setBackground(new Background(new BackgroundFill(
           Color.DARKRED, CornerRadii.EMPTY, Insets.EMPTY)));
-      labelVersion.setTextFill(Color.WHITE);
+      labelVersion.setStyle("-fx-text-fill: #FFF;"
+              + "-fx-background-color: darkred;"
+              + "-fx-background-radius: 4px 0px 0px 4px;"
+      );
     }
     labelVersion.setText(versionText);
     labelCurrentlyLoaded.setText("Currently loaded: <New Config>");
diff --git a/src/main/java/network/brightspots/rcv/Logger.java b/src/main/java/network/brightspots/rcv/Logger.java
index 206c6af77..db1db0bfa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/network/brightspots/rcv/Logger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/network/brightspots/rcv/Logger.java
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ public void publish(LogRecord record) {
               } else if (record.getLevel() == Level.WARNING) {
                 logLabel.setBackground(Background.fill(Color.SIENNA));
               }
+              logLabel.setStyle("-fx-text-fill: #FFF; -fx-label-padding: 2px;");
 
               // On Right Click, user can copy text
               ContextMenu contextMenu = new ContextMenu();
diff --git a/src/main/resources/network/brightspots/rcv/GuiConfigLayout.fxml b/src/main/resources/network/brightspots/rcv/GuiConfigLayout.fxml
index 4f13ee1db..988b85b58 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/network/brightspots/rcv/GuiConfigLayout.fxml
+++ b/src/main/resources/network/brightspots/rcv/GuiConfigLayout.fxml
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
 <?import javafx.scene.text.*?>
 <ScrollPane maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity"
-            prefHeight="955.0" prefWidth="1165.0" stylesheets="/network/brightspots/rcv/GuiStyles.css"
+            prefHeight="955.0" prefWidth="1195.0" stylesheets="/network/brightspots/rcv/GuiStyles.css"
             xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.172-ea" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1"
             fx:controller="network.brightspots.rcv.GuiConfigController">
   <BorderPane maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity"
-    prefHeight="955.0" prefWidth="1165.0">
+    prefHeight="955.0" prefWidth="1195.0">
     <top>
       <VBox BorderPane.alignment="TOP_LEFT">
         <MenuBar fx:id="menuBar">
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
                     </padding>
                   </Separator>
                   <HBox alignment="CENTER_LEFT" spacing="4.0">
-                    <Label text="Name *" prefWidth="50.0"/>
+                    <Label text="Name *" prefWidth="60.0"/>
                     <TextField prefHeight="25.0" prefWidth="300.0" fx:id="textFieldCandidateName"/>
                     <padding>
                       <Insets bottom="4.0" left="4.0" right="4.0" top="4.0"/>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/network/brightspots/rcv/GuiStyles.css b/src/main/resources/network/brightspots/rcv/GuiStyles.css
index b52fd6582..71e749a64 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/network/brightspots/rcv/GuiStyles.css
+++ b/src/main/resources/network/brightspots/rcv/GuiStyles.css
@@ -1,36 +1,114 @@
+/* General styles */
+.root {
+    -fx-font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
+    -fx-font-size: 14px;
+    -fx-background-color: #f4f4f4;
+}
+
+/* Button styles */
+.button {
+    -fx-background-color: #0078d7;
+    -fx-text-fill: white;
+    -fx-padding: 5px 10px;
+    -fx-border-radius: 5px;
+    -fx-background-radius: 5px;
+}
+
+.button:hover {
+    -fx-background-color: #005a9e;
+}
+
+.button:focused {
+    -fx-background-color: #005a9e;
+    -fx-border-color: #003f6b;
+    -fx-border-width: 1px;
+}
+
+/* TextField styles */
+.text-field {
+    -fx-background-color: white;
+    -fx-border-color: #c4c4c4;
+    -fx-border-radius: 5px;
+    -fx-background-radius: 5px;
+    -fx-padding: 5px;
+}
+
+.text-field:focused {
+    -fx-border-color: #0078d7;
+}
+
+/* TextArea styles */
+.text-area {
+    -fx-background-color: white;
+    -fx-background-radius: 5px;
+    -fx-padding: 10px;
+}
+
+/* Table styles */
+.table-view {
+    -fx-background-color: white;
+    -fx-border-color: #c4c4c4;
+    -fx-border-radius: 5px;
+    -fx-background-radius: 5px;
+}
+
+.table-view .column-header-background {
+    -fx-background-color: #0078d7;
+}
 
-.help-text-area{
-    -fx-control-inner-background:#eaeaea;
+.table-view .column-header, .table-view .filler {
+    -fx-border-color: transparent;
 }
 
-.console-text-area{
-    -fx-control-inner-background:#282828;
+.table-view .column-header .label {
+    -fx-text-fill: black;
+}
+
+/* ScrollPane styles */
+.scroll-pane {
+    -fx-background-color: transparent;
+}
+
+.scroll-pane .viewport {
+    -fx-background-color: white;
+}
+
+/* Tooltip styles */
+.tooltip {
+    -fx-background-color: #333333;
+    -fx-text-fill: white;
+    -fx-padding: 10px;
+    -fx-border-radius: 5px;
+    -fx-background-radius: 5px;
+}
+
+/* Error styles */
+.error, .check-box-error .box {
+    -fx-focus-color: #d35244;
+    -fx-faint-focus-color: #d3524422;
+    -fx-highlight-fill: -fx-accent;
+    -fx-highlight-text-fill: white;
+    -fx-background-color: -fx-focus-color, -fx-control-inner-background, -fx-faint-focus-color, linear-gradient(from 0px 0px to 0px 5px, derive(-fx-control-inner-background, -9%), -fx-control-inner-background);
+    -fx-background-insets: -0.2, 1, -1.4, 3;
+    -fx-background-radius: 3, 2, 4, 0;
+    -fx-prompt-text-fill: transparent;
+}
+
+/* Custom styles */
+.help-text-area {
+    -fx-control-inner-background: #eaeaea;
+}
+
+.console-text-area {
+    -fx-control-inner-background: #282828;
+    -fx-text-fill: #ffffff;
     -fx-highlight-fill: #ffffff;
     -fx-highlight-text-fill: #000000;
-    -fx-text-fill: #ffffff;
 }
 
 .bordered-box {
-    -fx-border-color: #C4C4C4;
+    -fx-border-color: #c4c4c4;
     -fx-border-width: 1px;
     -fx-border-style: solid;
     -fx-border-radius: 8px;
- }
-
-.error, .check-box-error .box {
-  -fx-focus-color: #d35244;
-  -fx-faint-focus-color: #d3524422;
-
-  -fx-highlight-fill: -fx-accent;
-  -fx-highlight-text-fill: white;
-  -fx-background-color:
-      -fx-focus-color,
-      -fx-control-inner-background,
-      -fx-faint-focus-color,
-      linear-gradient(from 0px 0px to 0px 5px,
-        derive(-fx-control-inner-background, -9%),
-        -fx-control-inner-background);
-  -fx-background-insets: -0.2, 1, -1.4, 3;
-  -fx-background-radius: 3, 2, 4, 0;
-  -fx-prompt-text-fill: transparent;
 }