diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/board/index.css b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/board/index.css
index a6e0e6d28..cf5906930 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/board/index.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/board/index.css
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
   flex-shrink: 0;
   border: 2px solid transparent;
   border-radius: 8px;
-  padding: 0.5em;
-  padding-bottom: 0;
   background-color: var(--accented-background-color);
   transition: border-color 0.2s ease;
   overflow-y: auto;
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@
 .board-view-container .board-column > .board-column-content {
   flex-grow: 1;
   overflow: scroll;
-  padding-bottom: 0.5em;
+  padding: 0.5em;
 }
 
 .board-view-container .board-column h3:hover .edit-icon,
@@ -130,6 +128,10 @@
   font-size: var(--card-font-size);
 }
 
+.board-view-container .board-note:first-of-type {
+  margin-top: 0;
+}
+
 .board-view-container :focus {
   outline: 3px solid var(--input-focus-outline-color);
   outline-offset: 0;