diff --git a/tailbone/static/css/newgrids.css b/tailbone/static/css/newgrids.css
index 59327e24..2fb1728c 100644
--- a/tailbone/static/css/newgrids.css
+++ b/tailbone/static/css/newgrids.css
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@
 }
 
 
+/******************************
+ * tools
+ ******************************/
+
+.grid-tools {
+    float: right;
+    margin-bottom: 4px;
+}
+
+
+
 /******************************
  * table
  ******************************/
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/master/index.mako b/tailbone/templates/master/index.mako
index 5376c37b..f11f369d 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/master/index.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/master/index.mako
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 ## ##############################################################################
 ## 
 ## Default master 'index' template.  Features a prominent data table and
-## exposes a way to filter and sort the data, etc.
+## exposes a way to filter and sort the data, etc.  Some index pages also
+## include a "tools" section, just above the grid on the right.
 ## 
 ## ##############################################################################
 <%inherit file="/base.mako" />
@@ -17,18 +18,11 @@
         $('.newgrid-wrapper').gridwrapper();
     });
   </script>
-  <style type="text/css">
-    .grid-tools {
-        float: right;
-        position: relative;
-        top: -36px;
-    }
-  </style>
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="context_menu_items()">
-  % if master.creatable and request.has_perm('{0}.create'.format(grid.permission_prefix)):
-      <li>${h.link_to("Create a new {0}".format(grid.model_title), url('{0}.create'.format(grid.route_prefix)))}</li>
+  % if master.creatable and request.has_perm('{}.create'.format(grid.permission_prefix)):
+      <li>${h.link_to("Create a new {}".format(grid.model_title), url('{}.create'.format(grid.route_prefix)))}</li>
   % endif
 </%def>
 
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/messages/index.mako b/tailbone/templates/messages/index.mako
index aebd91e1..dbc13fe3 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/messages/index.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/messages/index.mako
@@ -43,19 +43,6 @@
     });
 
   </script>
-## TODO: This "fixes" styles for some browsers, while breaking them for others...
-## Need to look into how to really fix this at some point.  For now, the "broken"
-## browsers will have a big gap between the grid table and controls above.
-##  <style type="text/css">
-##    .newgrid table {
-##        position: relative;
-##        top: -32px;
-##    }
-##    .newgrid .pager {
-##        position: relative;
-##        top: -32px;
-##    }
-##  </style>
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="context_menu_items()">