diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold/templates/scaffold.css b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold/templates/scaffold.css
index 1ae700029982f7f30c8d88f9eb7c0d1c49664394..69af1e83073a8bcf146cbf0bb1b5500692e68674 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold/templates/scaffold.css
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold/templates/scaffold.css
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ body, p, ol, ul, td {
   font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
   font-size:   13px;
   line-height: 18px;
+  margin: 33px;
 }
 
 pre {
@@ -16,6 +17,16 @@ a { color: #000; }
 a:visited { color: #666; }
 a:hover { color: #fff; background-color:#000; }
 
+th {
+  padding-bottom: 5px;
+}
+
+td {
+  padding-bottom: 7px;
+  padding-left: 5px;
+  padding-right: 5px;
+}
+
 div.field, div.actions {
   margin-bottom: 10px;
 }