diff --git a/content/styles/_customstyles.scss b/content/styles/_customstyles.scss
index a6cfe3f3..28199b95 100644
--- a/content/styles/_customstyles.scss
+++ b/content/styles/_customstyles.scss
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ h4 small { font-size: $baseFontSize; }
 .navbar .nav > li > a {
   padding-bottom: 5px;
   padding-left: 11px;
-  padding-right: 11px;
+  padding-right: 10px;
 }
 
 .navbar .nav > li > a.active,
diff --git a/content/styles/_variables.scss b/content/styles/_variables.scss
index 27cfd64c..12025705 100644
--- a/content/styles/_variables.scss
+++ b/content/styles/_variables.scss
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ $sansFontFamily:        "TitilliumText", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, san
 $serifFontFamily:       Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif !default;
 $monoFontFamily:        Monaco, Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace !default;
 
-$baseFontSize:          14px !default;
+$baseFontSize:          15px !default;
 $baseFontFamily:        $sansFontFamily !default;
 $baseLineHeight:        20px !default;
 $altFontFamily:         $serifFontFamily !default;