diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/000_vars.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/000_vars.css.scss
index 1e2a3173c..c8e6dbffd 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/000_vars.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/000_vars.css.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 $link_color: #006FFA;
 $link_hover_color: #9093FF;
+$border_color: #CCC;
+$highlight_color: #F0F0F0;
+$reverse_highlight_color: #FFFDF6;
 $h1_size: 2em;
 $h2_size: 1.5em;
 $h3_size: 1.16667em;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/tables.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/tables.css.scss
index 913c85bbd..f8ba822e0 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/tables.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/tables.css.scss
@@ -1,26 +1,38 @@
+@import "000_vars.css.scss";
+
 table.striped {
   p {
     margin: 0;
   }
   
   td, th {
-    padding: 2px 4px;
+    padding: 4px 6px;
   }
   
   tbody {
+    tr {
+      border-bottom: 1px solid $border_color;
+    }
+
     tr:hover {
-      background-color: #FFE;
+      background-color: $reverse_highlight_color;
     }
   }
   
   thead {
+    tr {
+      border-bottom: 2px solid #666;
+    }
+
     th {
       font-weight: bold;
       text-align: left;
+      color: #333;
+      padding: 8px 6px;
     }
   }
   
   tr.even {
-    background-color: #EEE;
+    background-color: #FAFAFA;
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/moderator_dashboard.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/moderator_dashboard.css.scss
index 402d9da0e..c4efab3f1 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/moderator_dashboard.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/moderator_dashboard.css.scss
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ div#c-moderator-dashboards {
   }
 
   caption {
+    font-size: 1.1em;
     font-weight: bold;
     text-align: left;
   }