diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
index 242dffa75..543a72bad 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ class Reddit(Wrapped):
         
         ps = PaneStack(css_class='spacer')
 
+        if self.searchbox:
+            ps.append(SearchForm())
+
         if not c.user_is_loggedin and self.loginbox:
             ps.append(LoginFormWide())
 
@@ -175,9 +178,9 @@ class Reddit(Wrapped):
             buttons += [JsButton(g.lang_name.get(lang, lang),  
                                   onclick = "return showlang();",
                                   css_class = "pref-lang")]
-        buttons += [NamedButton("stats", False, nocname=True)]
-        buttons += [NamedButton("help", False, nocname=True),
-                    NamedButton("blog", False, nocname=True)]                    
+        #buttons += [NamedButton("stats", False, nocname=True)]
+        #buttons += [NamedButton("help", False, nocname=True),
+                    #NamedButton("blog", False, nocname=True)]                    
         
         if c.user_is_loggedin:
             buttons += [NamedButton("logout", False,
@@ -188,7 +191,10 @@ class Reddit(Wrapped):
 
     def footer_nav(self):
         """navigation buttons in the footer."""
-        buttons = [NamedButton("feedback",     False),
+        buttons = [NamedButton("help", False, nocname=True),
+                   NamedButton("blog", False, nocname=True),
+                   NamedButton("stats", False, nocname=True),
+                   NamedButton("feedback",     False),
                    NamedButton("bookmarklets", False),
                    NamedButton("socialite",    False),
                    NamedButton("buttons",      True),
diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/reddit.css b/r2/r2/public/static/reddit.css
index a91645529..02a105d48 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/reddit.css
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/reddit.css
@@ -108,8 +108,12 @@ input[type=checkbox], input[type=radio] { margin-top: .4em; }
 
 #header-bottom-right { 
     position: absolute;
-    right: 5px;
-    bottom: 5px;
+    right: 0px;
+    bottom: 0px;
+    background-color: #EFF7FF;
+    padding: 4px;
+    -moz-border-radius-topleft: 7px;
+    -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 7px;
  }
 
 #mail img {position: relative; top: 2px}
@@ -225,26 +229,19 @@ input[type=checkbox], input[type=radio] { margin-top: .4em; }
     z-index: 100;
 }
 
-#search {
-    margin-top: 0px;
-}
-
-#search input { 
-    vertical-align: middle;
-    height: 19px;
- }
 
 #search input[type=text] {
     border: 1px solid gray;
-    height: 17px;
-    width: 274px;
+    height: 22px;
+    font-size: 18px;
+    width: 295px;
     color: gray;
-    padding-left: 5px;
+    padding: 2px;
 }
 
 .content {
     z-index: 1;
-    margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;
+    margin: 7px 0px 0px 5px;
 }
 
 .content .spacer { margin-bottom: 5px }
@@ -256,12 +253,12 @@ input[type=checkbox], input[type=radio] { margin-top: .4em; }
 .side { 
     float: right; 
     background-color: white; 
-    margin: 5px 5px 0 5px;
+    margin: 0px 5px 0 5px;
     width: 300px;
 }
 
 .side .spacer { 
-    margin-bottom: 10px;
+    margin: 7px 0;
  }
 
 .subredditbox {
@@ -336,7 +333,7 @@ input[type=checkbox], input[type=radio] { margin-top: .4em; }
     border: 1px solid gray;
     padding-left: 44px;
 }
-.sidebox .spacer { margin-bottom: 5px }
+.sidebox .spacer { margin: 0 0 5px 0 }
 
 .sidebox.create {
     background: url(/static/create-a-reddit.png) no-repeat scroll center left;
@@ -1636,22 +1633,26 @@ ul#image-preview-list .description pre {
 
 #sr-header-area { 
     padding: 3px 0px;
-    background-color: #369;
+    background-color: #e0e0e0;
     white-space: nowrap;
     overflow: hidden;
     text-transform: uppercase;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid gray;
+    font-size: 90%;
  }
 
 .dropdown.srdrop .selected { 
-    background: transparent url(/static/droparrowwhite.gif) no-repeat scroll center right;
+    background: transparent url(/static/droparrowgray.gif) no-repeat scroll center right;
     display: inline-block;
     vertical-align: bottom;
     padding-right: 21px;
     padding-left: 5px; /* have to use padding instead of margin cause of ie */
-    color: white;
+    color: black;
     font-weight: normal;
  }
 
+.srdrop .choice {margin-top: 3px;}
+
 .srdrop .choice.top-option {
     font-style: italic;
     border-bottom: 1px dotted #369;
@@ -1663,12 +1664,12 @@ ul#image-preview-list .description pre {
 }
 
 #sr-bar { margin-left: 10px; }
-#sr-bar .separator {color: white}
-#sr-bar a {color: white;} 
+#sr-bar .separator {color: gray; }
+#sr-bar a {color: black;} 
 
 #sr-more-link {
-    color: white;
-    background-color: #369;
+    color: black;
+    background-color: #e0e0e0;
     position: absolute;
     right: 0px;
     top: 3px;
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/redditheader.html b/r2/r2/templates/redditheader.html
index 8f8e1d907..30cf450d8 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/redditheader.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/redditheader.html
@@ -33,7 +33,30 @@
     ${thing.srtopbar.render()}
   %endif
 
-  <div id="header-top" class="hover">
+  ##<div id="header-top" class="hover">
+  ##</div>
+
+  <div id="header-bottom-${'right' if c.lang_rtl else 'left'}">
+    <%
+        if g.css_killswitch or not c.site.header:
+            header_img = DefaultSR.header
+        else:
+            header_img = c.site.header
+    %>
+    ${img_link(c.site.name, header_img, '/', _id = "header-img-a", img_id = 'header-img')}
+
+    ##keeps the height of the header from varying when there isnt any content
+    &nbsp;
+
+    %for toolbar in thing.toolbars:
+      ${toolbar.render()}
+    %endfor
+  </div>
+
+  <div id="header-bottom-${'left' if c.lang_rtl else 'right'}">
+  ##  %if thing.searchbox:
+  ##    ${SearchForm().render()}
+  ##  %endif
     %if not c.user_is_loggedin:
       <span class="user">
         ${text_with_js(_("want to join? %(register)s in seconds"),
@@ -62,28 +85,6 @@
     ${separator("|")}
     ${thing.corner_buttons().render()}
     
-  </div>
 
-  <div id="header-bottom-${'right' if c.lang_rtl else 'left'}">
-    <%
-        if g.css_killswitch or not c.site.header:
-            header_img = DefaultSR.header
-        else:
-            header_img = c.site.header
-    %>
-    ${img_link(c.site.name, header_img, '/', _id = "header-img-a", img_id = 'header-img')}
-
-    ##keeps the height of the header from varying when there isnt any content
-    &nbsp;
-
-    %for toolbar in thing.toolbars:
-      ${toolbar.render()}
-    %endfor
-  </div>
-
-  <div id="header-bottom-${'left' if c.lang_rtl else 'right'}">
-    %if thing.searchbox:
-      ${SearchForm().render()}
-    %endif
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/searchform.html b/r2/r2/templates/searchform.html
index 8db52e58c..43923df4e 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/searchform.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/searchform.html
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
          %if thing.prev_search:
            value="${thing.prev_search}" style="color:black"
          %else:
-           value="${_('search')}" style="color:gray" 
+           value="${_('search reddit')}" style="color:gray" 
          %endif
          name="q" onfocus="clearTitle(this)"/>
-  <input type="image" src="${static('/static/find.png')}" />
 </form>