diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss
index aa5f2120..a42fe7f8 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ p.time {
     }
   }
   .dashboard_block { 
-    width:700px;
+    width:840px;
     margin:auto;
 
     .wll { 
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml
index c7fbc8fd..d0f80eef 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
   .row
     .dashboard_block
       .row
-        .span9= render "dashboard/projects_feed"
-        .span3.right
+        .span10= render "dashboard/projects_feed"
+        .span4.right
           - if current_user.can_create_project?
             .alert-message.block-message.warning
               You can create up to