diff --git a/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/margin.scss b/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/margin.scss
index 26c62be..a626928 100644
--- a/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/margin.scss
+++ b/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/margin.scss
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 @import "mixins.scss";
 
 $margin-width: 30rem;
-$margin-inner-offset: 0rem;
-$margin-outer-offset: 1.5rem;
+$margin-inner-offset: 0.5rem;
+$margin-outer-offset: 1rem;
 
 @mixin below-two-margins {
     @media screen and
diff --git a/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/variables.scss b/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/variables.scss
index b1e3f67..3f32fee 100644
--- a/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/variables.scss
+++ b/themes/vanilla/assets/scss/variables.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 $container-width: 45rem;
-$container-min-padding: 1.5rem;
+$container-min-padding: 1rem;
 $container-width-threshold: $container-width + 2 * $container-min-padding;
 $standard-border-width: .075rem;