diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index 130a357..ddb4da0 100755
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
   <article class="pa3 pa4-ns nested-copy-line-height nested-img">
-    <section class="cf ph3 ph5-l pv3 pv4-l f4 tc-l center measure-wide lh-copy mid-gray">
+    {{ $cpadding := $.Param "list_padding" | default ($.Param "default_padding") | default "ph3 ph5-l pv3 pv4-l" }}  
+    {{ $cscale := $.Param "list_scale" | default ($.Param "default_scale") | default "f4" }}  
+    {{ $calign := $.Param "list_align" | default ($.Param "default_align") | default "tc-l" }}  
+    {{ $ccolor := $.Param "list_color" | default ($.Param "default_color") | default "mid-gray" }}
+    <section class="cf {{ $cpadding }} {{ $cscale }} {{ $calign }} center measure-wide lh-copy {{ $ccolor }}">
       {{- .Content -}}
     </section>
     <section class="flex-ns flex-wrap justify-around mt5">
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index fe2c3b3..99248ce 100755
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@
         <span class="f6 mv4 dib tracked"> - {{ i18n "wordCount" .WordCount }} </span>
       {{ end }}
     </header>
-    <div class="nested-copy-line-height lh-copy {{ $.Param "post_content_classes"  | default "serif"}} f4 nested-links nested-img mid-gray pr4-l w-two-thirds-l">
+    {{ $cclasses := $.Param "post_content_classes"  | default "serif" }}
+    {{ $cpadding := $.Param "post_padding" | default ($.Param "default_padding") }}  
+    {{ $cscale := $.Param "post_scale" | default ($.Param "default_scale") | default "f4" }}  
+    {{ $calign := $.Param "post_align" | default ($.Param "default_align") }}  
+    {{ $ccolor := $.Param "post_color" | default ($.Param "default_color") | default "mid-gray" }}
+    <div class="nested-copy-line-height lh-copy {{ $cclasses }} {{ $cpadding }} {{ $cscale }} {{ $calign }} nested-links nested-img {{ $ccolor }} pr4-l w-two-thirds-l">
       {{- .Content -}}
       {{- partial "tags.html" . -}}
       <div class="mt6 instapaper_ignoref">
diff --git a/layouts/_default/terms.html b/layouts/_default/terms.html
index 87275c7..7c81b19 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/terms.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/terms.html
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
     {{ $data := .Data }}
   <article class="cf pa3 pa4-m pa4-l">
-    <div class="measure-wide-l center f4 lh-copy nested-copy-line-height nested-links nested-img mid-gray">
+    {{ $cpadding := $.Param "terms_padding" | default ($.Param "default_padding") }}  
+    {{ $cscale := $.Param "terms_scale" | default ($.Param "default_scale") | default "f4" }}  
+    {{ $calign := $.Param "terms_align" | default ($.Param "default_align") }}  
+    {{ $ccolor := $.Param "terms_color" | default ($.Param "default_color") | default "mid-gray" }}
+    <div class="measure-wide-l center {{ $cpadding }} {{ $cscale }} {{ $calign }} lh-copy nested-copy-line-height nested-links nested-img {{ $ccolor }}">
       {{ .Content }}
     </div>
   </article>
diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index bb3c5a5..422bc68 100755
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
-
-  <article class="cf ph3 ph5-l pv3 pv4-l f4 tc-l center measure-wide lh-copy mid-gray">
+  {{ $cpadding := $.Param "home_padding" | default ($.Param "default_padding") | default "ph3 ph5-l pv3 pv4-l" }}  
+  {{ $cscale := $.Param "home_scale" | default ($.Param "default_scale") | default "f4" }}  
+  {{ $calign := $.Param "home_align" | default ($.Param "default_align") | default "tc-l" }}  
+  {{ $ccolor := $.Param "home_color" | default ($.Param "default_color") | default "mid-gray" }}
+  <article class="cf {{ $cpadding }} {{ $cscale }} {{ $calign }} center measure-wide lh-copy {{ $ccolor }}">
     {{ .Content }}
   </article>
   {{/* Define a section to pull recent posts from. For Hugo 0.20 this will default to the section with the most number of pages. */}}
diff --git a/layouts/page/single.html b/layouts/page/single.html
index ac9d199..6aab489 100644
--- a/layouts/page/single.html
+++ b/layouts/page/single.html
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
           {{ .Title }}
         </h1>
       </header>
-      <div class="nested-copy-line-height lh-copy f4 nested-links nested-img mid-gray">
+      {{ $cpadding := $.Param "page_padding" | default ($.Param "default_padding") }}  
+      {{ $cscale := $.Param "page_scale" | default ($.Param "default_scale") | default "f4" }}  
+      {{ $calign := $.Param "page_align" | default ($.Param "default_align") }}  
+      {{ $ccolor := $.Param "page_color" | default ($.Param "default_color") | default "mid-gray" }}
+      <div class="nested-copy-line-height lh-copy {{ $cpadding }} {{ $cscale }} {{ $calign }} nested-links nested-img {{ $ccolor }}">
         {{ .Content }}
       </div>
     </article>
diff --git a/layouts/post/list.html b/layouts/post/list.html
index 73c9b5c..d61ff2d 100644
--- a/layouts/post/list.html
+++ b/layouts/post/list.html
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
   This template is the same as the default and is here to demonstrate that if you have a content directory called "post" you can create a layouts directory, just for that section.
    */}}
   <article class="pa3 pa4-ns nested-copy-line-height nested-img">
-    <section class="cf ph3 ph5-l pv3 pv4-l f4 tc-l center measure-wide lh-copy mid-gray">
+    {{ $cpadding := $.Param "list_padding" | default ($.Param "default_padding") | default "ph3 ph5-l pv3 pv4-l" }}  
+    {{ $cscale := $.Param "list_scale" | default ($.Param "default_scale") | default "f4" }}  
+    {{ $calign := $.Param "list_align" | default ($.Param "default_align") | default "tc-l" }}  
+    {{ $ccolor := $.Param "list_color" | default ($.Param "default_color") | default "mid-gray" }}
+    <section class="cf {{ $cpadding }} {{ $cscale }} {{ $calign }} center measure-wide lh-copy {{ $ccolor }}">
       {{ .Content }}
     </section>
     <aside class="flex-ns flex-wrap justify-around mt5">