diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.ui
index c178b6b19..4ab0b19f3 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.ui
@@ -10,32 +10,32 @@
     <height>256</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
-  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
-   <property name="margin">
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
    <property name="spacing">
     <number>0</number>
    </property>
-   <item row="0" column="0">
-    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+   <property name="margin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="headerLayout">
+     <property name="spacing">
+      <number>3</number>
+     </property>
      <property name="leftMargin">
-      <number>6</number>
+      <number>3</number>
      </property>
      <property name="topMargin">
-      <number>6</number>
+      <number>2</number>
      </property>
      <property name="rightMargin">
-      <number>0</number>
+      <number>2</number>
      </property>
-     <property name="horizontalSpacing">
-      <number>6</number>
+     <property name="bottomMargin">
+      <number>2</number>
      </property>
-     <property name="verticalSpacing">
-      <number>0</number>
-     </property>
-     <item row="0" column="0">
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="imageLabel">
        <property name="sizePolicy">
         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="0" column="1">
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="newslabel">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="newsLabel">
        <property name="sizePolicy">
         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -67,16 +67,37 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>0</width>
+         <height>0</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QPushButton" name="feedOptionsButton">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Options</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QPushButton" name="removeAllButton">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Remove All</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
-   <item row="1" column="0" colspan="5">
+   <item>
     <widget class="QFrame" name="frame">
-     <property name="frameShape">
-      <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="frameShadow">
-      <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
-     </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_3">
       <property name="margin">
        <number>0</number>
@@ -91,7 +112,7 @@
           <rect>
            <x>0</x>
            <y>0</y>
-           <width>424</width>
+           <width>426</width>
            <height>16</height>
           </rect>
          </property>
@@ -115,33 +136,6 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="0" column="3">
-    <widget class="QPushButton" name="removeAllButton">
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>Remove All</string>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="0" column="1">
-    <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-     <property name="orientation">
-      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-      <size>
-       <width>321</width>
-       <height>13</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-    </spacer>
-   </item>
-   <item row="0" column="2">
-    <widget class="QPushButton" name="feedOptionsButton">
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>Options</string>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui
index 23d239991..70621b916 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
         <colorrole role="Window">
          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
           <color alpha="255">
-           <red>48</red>
-           <green>162</green>
-           <blue>240</blue>
+           <red>51</red>
+           <green>174</green>
+           <blue>255</blue>
           </color>
          </brush>
         </colorrole>
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
         <colorrole role="Window">
          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
           <color alpha="255">
-           <red>48</red>
-           <green>162</green>
-           <blue>240</blue>
+           <red>51</red>
+           <green>174</green>
+           <blue>255</blue>
           </color>
          </brush>
         </colorrole>
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@
         <colorrole role="Window">
          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
           <color alpha="255">
-           <red>48</red>
-           <green>162</green>
-           <blue>240</blue>
+           <red>51</red>
+           <green>174</green>
+           <blue>255</blue>
           </color>
          </brush>
         </colorrole>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PeerItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PeerItem.ui
index 08bd8fd41..96c329ec7 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PeerItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PeerItem.ui
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
         <colorrole role="Window">
          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
           <color alpha="255">
-           <red>143</red>
-           <green>188</green>
-           <blue>88</blue>
+           <red>157</red>
+           <green>206</green>
+           <blue>96</blue>
           </color>
          </brush>
         </colorrole>
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
         <colorrole role="Window">
          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
           <color alpha="255">
-           <red>143</red>
-           <green>188</green>
-           <blue>88</blue>
+           <red>157</red>
+           <green>206</green>
+           <blue>96</blue>
           </color>
          </brush>
         </colorrole>
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@
         <colorrole role="Window">
          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
           <color alpha="255">
-           <red>143</red>
-           <green>188</green>
-           <blue>88</blue>
+           <red>157</red>
+           <green>206</green>
+           <blue>96</blue>
           </color>
          </brush>
         </colorrole>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/rshare.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/rshare.cpp
index 501f949e8..7a82bf362 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/rshare.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/rshare.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ Rshare::Rshare(QStringList args, int &argc, char **argv, const QString &dir)
 {
   qInstallMsgHandler(qt_msg_handler);
 
+  /* set default window icon */
+  setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/images/rstray3.png"));
+
   /* Read in all our command-line arguments. */
   parseArguments(args);