diff --git a/home/modules/niri.nix b/home/modules/niri.nix
index 8352ec2..038ef8e 100644
--- a/home/modules/niri.nix
+++ b/home/modules/niri.nix
@@ -85,6 +85,33 @@
       layout = {
         gaps = 8;
 
+border = {
+  enable = true;
+  width = 2;
+  active = {
+    gradient = {
+      from = "#fabd2f";  # gruvbox bright yellow
+      to = "#fe8019";    # gruvbox bright orange
+      angle = 45;
+      relative-to = "workspace-view";
+    };
+  };
+  inactive = {
+    gradient = {
+      from = "#504945";  # gruvbox bg2
+      to = "#3c3836";    # gruvbox bg1
+      angle = 45;
+      relative-to = "workspace-view";
+    };
+  };
+};        border = {
+          enable = true;
+          width = 2;
+          active = {
+            color = "#34381b";
+          };
+        };
+
         default-column-width = {proportion = 0.5;};
 
         preset-column-widths = [
diff --git a/home/modules/theming.nix b/home/modules/theming.nix
index 57d5ba7..90483af 100644
--- a/home/modules/theming.nix
+++ b/home/modules/theming.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     };
 
     base16Scheme = "${pkgs.base16-schemes}/share/themes/gruvbox-material-dark-medium.yaml";
-    opacity.terminal = 0.75;
+    opacity.terminal = 0.85;
 
     cursor = {
       package = pkgs.bibata-cursors;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       sizes = {
         applications = 10;
         desktop = 10;
-        terminal = 9;
+        terminal = 10;
         popups = 8;
       };
 
@@ -61,6 +61,23 @@
     };
   };
 
+home.file.".config/cosmic/com.system76.CosmicTheme.Light/v1/theme".text = ''
+  (
+    accent: (
+      red: 0.2,
+      green: 0.4,
+      blue: 0.9,
+      alpha: 1.0,
+    ),
+    background: (
+      red: 0.95,
+      green: 0.95,
+      blue: 0.97,
+      alpha: 1.0,
+    ),
+  )
+'';
+
   /*wayland.windowManager.cosmic.appearance = {
   theme = "Dark";
   darkTheme = {