diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 95f8c6c..f814d28 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 from flask_migrate import Migrate
 from flask_login import LoginManager
 from flask_mail import Mail
+from flask_bootstrap import Bootstrap
 from config import Config
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ migrate = Migrate(app, db)
 login = LoginManager(app)
 login.login_view = 'login'
 mail = Mail(app)
+bootstrap = Bootstrap(app)
 
 if not app.debug:
     if app.config['MAIL_SERVER']:
diff --git a/app/templates/404.html b/app/templates/404.html
index 2308820..f2e1cee 100644
--- a/app/templates/404.html
+++ b/app/templates/404.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
-{% block content %}
+{% block app_content %}
     <h1>Not Found</h1>
     <p><a href="{{ url_for('index') }}">Back</a></p>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/app/templates/500.html b/app/templates/500.html
index 660c3a1..2e8a06e 100644
--- a/app/templates/500.html
+++ b/app/templates/500.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
-{% block content %}
+{% block app_content %}
     <h1>An unexpected error has occurred</h1>
     <p>The administrator has been notified. Sorry for the inconvenience!</p>
     <p><a href="{{ url_for('index') }}">Back</a></p>
diff --git a/app/templates/_post.html b/app/templates/_post.html
index a705b31..29caf6f 100644
--- a/app/templates/_post.html
+++ b/app/templates/_post.html
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
-    <table>
-        <tr valign="top">
-            <td><img src="{{ post.author.avatar(36) }}"></td>
-            <td><a href="{{ url_for('user', username=post.author.username) }}">{{ post.author.username }}</a> says:<br>{{ post.body }}</td>
+    <table class="table table-hover">
+        <tr>
+            <td width="70px">
+                <a href="{{ url_for('user', username=post.author.username) }}">
+                    <img src="{{ post.author.avatar(70) }}" />
+                </a>
+            </td>
+            <td>
+                <a href="{{ url_for('user', username=post.author.username) }}">
+                    {{ post.author.username }}
+                </a>
+                says:
+                <br>
+                {{ post.body }}
+            </td>
         </tr>
     </table>
diff --git a/app/templates/base.html b/app/templates/base.html
index 42a98ce..053e93b 100644
--- a/app/templates/base.html
+++ b/app/templates/base.html
@@ -1,33 +1,50 @@
-<html>
-    <head>
-        {% if title %}
-        <title>{{ title }} - Microblog</title>
-        {% else %}
-        <title>Welcome to Microblog</title>
-        {% endif %}
-    </head>
-    <body>
-        <div>
-            Microblog:
-            <a href="{{ url_for('index') }}">Home</a>
-            <a href="{{ url_for('explore') }}">Explore</a>
-            {% if current_user.is_anonymous %}
-            <a href="{{ url_for('login') }}">Login</a>
-            {% else %}
-            <a href="{{ url_for('user', username=current_user.username) }}">Profile</a>
-            <a href="{{ url_for('logout') }}">Logout</a>
-            {% endif %}
+{% extends 'bootstrap/base.html' %}
+
+{% block title %}
+    {% if title %}{{ title }} - Microblog{% else %}Welcome to Microblog{% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block navbar %}
+    <nav class="navbar navbar-default">
+        <div class="container">
+            <div class="navbar-header">
+                <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#bs-example-navbar-collapse-1" aria-expanded="false">
+                    <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
+                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
+                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
+                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
+                </button>
+                <a class="navbar-brand" href="{{ url_for('index') }}">Microblog</a>
+            </div>
+            <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
+                <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
+                    <li><a href="{{ url_for('index') }}">Home</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="{{ url_for('explore') }}">Explore</a></li>
+                </ul>
+                <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
+                    {% if current_user.is_anonymous %}
+                    <li><a href="{{ url_for('login') }}">Login</a></li>
+                    {% else %}
+                    <li><a href="{{ url_for('user', username=current_user.username) }}">Profile</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="{{ url_for('logout') }}">Logout</a></li>
+                    {% endif %}
+                </ul>
+            </div>
         </div>
-        <hr>
+    </nav>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+    <div class="container">
         {% with messages = get_flashed_messages() %}
         {% if messages %}
-        <ul>
             {% for message in messages %}
-            <li>{{ message }}</li>
+            <div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">{{ message }}</div>
             {% endfor %}
-        </ul>
         {% endif %}
         {% endwith %}
-        {% block content %}{% endblock %}
-  </body>
-</html>
+
+        {# application content needs to be provided in the app_content block #}
+        {% block app_content %}{% endblock %}
+    </div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/app/templates/edit_profile.html b/app/templates/edit_profile.html
index e2471ac..72cacda 100644
--- a/app/templates/edit_profile.html
+++ b/app/templates/edit_profile.html
@@ -1,23 +1,11 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
+{% import 'bootstrap/wtf.html' as wtf %}
 
-{% block content %}
+{% block app_content %}
     <h1>Edit Profile</h1>
-    <form action="" method="post">
-        {{ form.hidden_tag() }}
-        <p>
-            {{ form.username.label }}<br>
-            {{ form.username(size=32) }}<br>
-            {% for error in form.username.errors %}
-            <span style="color: red;">[{{ error }}]</span>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </p>
-        <p>
-            {{ form.about_me.label }}<br>
-            {{ form.about_me(cols=50, rows=4) }}<br>
-            {% for error in form.about_me.errors %}
-            <span style="color: red;">[{{ error }}]</span>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </p>
-        <p>{{ form.submit() }}</p>
-    </form>
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-md-4">
+            {{ wtf.quick_form(form) }}
+        </div>
+    </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/app/templates/index.html b/app/templates/index.html
index eb3f876..baf91d8 100644
--- a/app/templates/index.html
+++ b/app/templates/index.html
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
+{% import 'bootstrap/wtf.html' as wtf %}
 
-{% block content %}
+{% block app_content %}
     <h1>Hi, {{ current_user.username }}!</h1>
     {% if form %}
-    <form action="" method="post">
-        {{ form.hidden_tag() }}
-        <p>
-            {{ form.post.label }}<br>
-            {{ form.post(cols=32, rows=4) }}<br>
-            {% for error in form.post.errors %}
-            <span style="color: red;">[{{ error }}]</span>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </p>
-        <p>{{ form.submit() }}</p>
-    </form>
+    {{ wtf.quick_form(form) }}
+    <br>
     {% endif %}
     {% for post in posts %}
         {% include '_post.html' %}
     {% endfor %}
-    {% if prev_url %}
-    <a href="{{ prev_url }}">Newer posts</a>
-    {% endif %}
-    {% if next_url %}
-    <a href="{{ next_url }}">Older posts</a>
-    {% endif %}
+    <nav aria-label="...">
+        <ul class="pager">
+            <li class="previous{% if not prev_url %} disabled{% endif %}">
+                <a href="{{ prev_url or '#' }}">
+                    <span aria-hidden="true">&larr;</span> Newer posts
+                </a>
+            </li>
+            <li class="next{% if not next_url %} disabled{% endif %}">
+                <a href="{{ next_url or '#' }}">
+                    Older posts <span aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
+                </a>
+            </li>
+        </ul>
+    </nav>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/app/templates/login.html b/app/templates/login.html
index 2a54187..5b8d1b8 100644
--- a/app/templates/login.html
+++ b/app/templates/login.html
@@ -1,26 +1,14 @@
-{% extends "base.html" %}
+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% import 'bootstrap/wtf.html' as wtf %}
 
-{% block content %}
+{% block app_content %}
     <h1>Sign In</h1>
-    <form action="" method="post" novalidate>
-        {{ form.hidden_tag() }}
-        <p>
-            {{ form.username.label }}<br>
-            {{ form.username(size=32) }}<br>
-            {% for error in form.username.errors %}
-            <span style="color: red;">[{{ error }}]</span>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </p>
-        <p>
-            {{ form.password.label }}<br>
-            {{ form.password(size=32) }}<br>
-            {% for error in form.password.errors %}
-            <span style="color: red;">[{{ error }}]</span>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </p>
-        <p>{{ form.remember_me() }} {{ form.remember_me.label }}</p>
-        <p>{{ form.submit() }}</p>
-    </form>
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-md-4">
+            {{ wtf.quick_form(form) }}
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <br>
     <p>New User? <a href="{{ url_for('register') }}">Click to Register!</a></p>
     <p>
         Forgot Your Password?
diff --git a/app/templates/register.html b/app/templates/register.html
index 37b7ac5..c87955c 100644
--- a/app/templates/register.html
+++ b/app/templates/register.html
@@ -1,37 +1,11 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
+{% import 'bootstrap/wtf.html' as wtf %}
 
-{% block content %}
+{% block app_content %}
     <h1>Register</h1>
-    <form action="" method="post">
-        {{ form.hidden_tag() }}
-        <p>
-            {{ form.username.label }}<br>
-            {{ form.username(size=32) }}<br>
-            {% for error in form.username.errors %}
-            <span style="color: red;">[{{ error }}]</span>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </p>
-        <p>
-            {{ form.email.label }}<br>
-            {{ form.email(size=64) }}<br>
-            {% for error in form.email.errors %}
-            <span style="color: red;">[{{ error }}]</span>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </p>
-        <p>
-            {{ form.password.label }}<br>
-            {{ form.password(size=32) }}<br>
-            {% for error in form.password.errors %}
-            <span style="color: red;">[{{ error }}]</span>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </p>
-        <p>
-            {{ form.password2.label }}<br>
-            {{ form.password2(size=32) }}<br>
-            {% for error in form.password2.errors %}
-            <span style="color: red;">[{{ error }}]</span>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </p>
-        <p>{{ form.submit() }}</p>
-    </form>
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-md-4">
+            {{ wtf.quick_form(form) }}
+        </div>
+    </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/app/templates/reset_password.html b/app/templates/reset_password.html
index 92f0c8e..19d5bbf 100644
--- a/app/templates/reset_password.html
+++ b/app/templates/reset_password.html
@@ -1,23 +1,11 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
+{% import 'bootstrap/wtf.html' as wtf %}
 
-{% block content %}
+{% block app_content %}
     <h1>Reset Your Password</h1>
-    <form action="" method="post">
-        {{ form.hidden_tag() }}
-        <p>
-            {{ form.password.label }}<br>
-            {{ form.password(size=32) }}<br>
-            {% for error in form.password.errors %}
-            <span style="color: red;">[{{ error }}]</span>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </p>
-        <p>
-            {{ form.password2.label }}<br>
-            {{ form.password2(size=32) }}<br>
-            {% for error in form.password2.errors %}
-            <span style="color: red;">[{{ error }}]</span>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </p>
-        <p>{{ form.submit() }}</p>
-    </form>
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-md-4">
+            {{ wtf.quick_form(form) }}
+        </div>
+    </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/app/templates/reset_password_request.html b/app/templates/reset_password_request.html
index 18bb0ae..a5f7d22 100644
--- a/app/templates/reset_password_request.html
+++ b/app/templates/reset_password_request.html
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
+{% import 'bootstrap/wtf.html' as wtf %}
 
-{% block content %}
+{% block app_content %}
     <h1>Reset Password</h1>
-    <form action="" method="post">
-        {{ form.hidden_tag() }}
-        <p>
-            {{ form.email.label }}<br>
-            {{ form.email(size=64) }}<br>
-            {% for error in form.email.errors %}
-            <span style="color: red;">[{{ error }}]</span>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </p>
-        <p>{{ form.submit() }}</p>
-    </form>
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-md-4">
+            {{ wtf.quick_form(form) }}
+        </div>
+    </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/app/templates/user.html b/app/templates/user.html
index bcb0626..753b973 100644
--- a/app/templates/user.html
+++ b/app/templates/user.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
-{% block content %}
-    <table>
-        <tr valign="top">
-            <td><img src="{{ user.avatar(128) }}"></td>
+{% block app_content %}
+    <table class="table table-hover">
+        <tr>
+            <td width="256px"><img src="{{ user.avatar(256) }}"></td>
             <td>
                 <h1>User: {{ user.username }}</h1>
                 {% if user.about_me %}<p>{{ user.about_me }}</p>{% endif %}
@@ -19,14 +19,21 @@
             </td>
         </tr>
     </table>
-    <hr>
     {% for post in posts %}
         {% include '_post.html' %}
     {% endfor %}
-    {% if prev_url %}
-    <a href="{{ prev_url }}">Newer posts</a>
-    {% endif %}
-    {% if next_url %}
-    <a href="{{ next_url }}">Older posts</a>
-    {% endif %}
+    <nav aria-label="...">
+        <ul class="pager">
+            <li class="previous{% if not prev_url %} disabled{% endif %}">
+                <a href="{{ prev_url or '#' }}">
+                    <span aria-hidden="true">&larr;</span> Newer posts
+                </a>
+            </li>
+            <li class="next{% if not next_url %} disabled{% endif %}">
+                <a href="{{ next_url or '#' }}">
+                    Older posts <span aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
+                </a>
+            </li>
+        </ul>
+    </nav>
 {% endblock %}
