diff --git a/app/app.vue b/app/app.vue
index 3203888..2533760 100644
--- a/app/app.vue
+++ b/app/app.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 <style>
 body {
-  background-color: var(--color-primary);
+  background-color: #f5f5f5;
   font-family: var(--font-body), serif;
 }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/css/variables.css b/app/assets/css/variables.css
index 8232166..6aaffdf 100644
--- a/app/assets/css/variables.css
+++ b/app/assets/css/variables.css
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 :root {
-    --color-primary: #f5f5f5;
+    --color-primary: #000;
     --color-surface: #fff;
     --font-body: 'Ubuntu', serif;
-    --result-background: #c4c1d2;
-    --panel-background: #f5f5f5;
-    --card-background: #c4c1d2;
-    --color-action-button: #4caf50;
-    --color-action-button-text: #fff;
-    --color-error-text: red;
 }
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diff --git a/app/components/common/button-action.vue b/app/components/common/button-action.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 980109b..0000000
--- a/app/components/common/button-action.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts" setup>
-defineProps<{
-  buttonText: string
-}>()
-
-const emit = defineEmits(['action'])
-</script>
-
-<template>
-  <button @click="emit('action')">{{ buttonText }}</button>
-</template>
-
-<style scoped>
-button {
-  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
-  border-radius: 0.25rem;
-  background-color: var(--color-action-button);
-  color: var(--color-action-button-text);
-  border: none;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-</style>
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diff --git a/app/components/common/card.vue b/app/components/common/card.vue
index d860091..5d8cf64 100644
--- a/app/components/common/card.vue
+++ b/app/components/common/card.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 <style scoped>
 .card {
   padding: 2rem;
-  background-color: var(--card-background);
+  background-color: lightgray;
   box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
   border-radius: 0.5rem;
 }
diff --git a/app/components/common/input-action.vue b/app/components/common/input-action.vue
index 2b1f829..1700c64 100644
--- a/app/components/common/input-action.vue
+++ b/app/components/common/input-action.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ defineProps<{
   placeholder: string
   buttonText: string
   inputName: string
-  inputId?: string
 }>()
 
 const emit = defineEmits(['action'])
@@ -14,8 +13,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits(['action'])
 
 <template>
   <div class="form-group">
-    <input :id="inputId"
-           v-model="model"
+    <input v-model="model"
            :name="inputName"
            :placeholder="placeholder"
            type="text">
@@ -26,8 +24,8 @@ const emit = defineEmits(['action'])
 
 <style scoped>
 button {
-  background-color: var(--color-action-button);
-  color: var(--color-action-button-text, white);
+  background-color: #4caf50;
+  color: white;
   padding: .5rem 1rem;
   border: none;
   border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
diff --git a/app/components/forms/auth/login-form.vue b/app/components/forms/auth/login-form.vue
index 215c662..7b49279 100644
--- a/app/components/forms/auth/login-form.vue
+++ b/app/components/forms/auth/login-form.vue
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ const handleLogin = async () => {
   gap: 1rem;
 }
 
-.error-message {
-  color: var(--color-error-text, red);
-}
-
 .password-form {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/app/components/forms/auth/new-password-form.vue b/app/components/forms/auth/new-password-form.vue
index bdc3a11..6dd9a4a 100644
--- a/app/components/forms/auth/new-password-form.vue
+++ b/app/components/forms/auth/new-password-form.vue
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ form {
 }
 
 .error {
-  color: var(--color-error-text, red);
+  color: red;
   padding: 2em;
 }
 </style>
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diff --git a/app/components/forms/auth/registration-form.vue b/app/components/forms/auth/registration-form.vue
index 6e95993..a4a98ac 100644
--- a/app/components/forms/auth/registration-form.vue
+++ b/app/components/forms/auth/registration-form.vue
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const handleRegistration = async () => {
 }
 
 .error-message {
-  color: var(--color-error-text, red);
+  color: red;
   text-align: center;
 }
 
diff --git a/app/components/panels/movie-details.vue b/app/components/panels/movie-details.vue
index b22d038..6396673 100644
--- a/app/components/panels/movie-details.vue
+++ b/app/components/panels/movie-details.vue
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ dt {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   padding: 2rem;
+  justify-content: center;
   max-width: 40rem;
   margin: 0 auto;
 }
diff --git a/app/components/panels/movie-search.vue b/app/components/panels/movie-search.vue
index 90c9210..a42561c 100644
--- a/app/components/panels/movie-search.vue
+++ b/app/components/panels/movie-search.vue
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 import type {MovieSearchResult} from "~/types/movie-search-results";
 import type {MovieList} from "~/types/movie-list";
 import type {ResourceResponse} from "@/types/api";
-import InputAction from "~/components/common/input-action.vue";
-import ButtonAction from "~/components/common/button-action.vue";
 
 const emit = defineEmits(['add-movie']);
 const props = defineProps<{
@@ -11,18 +9,15 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 }>()
 
 const searchQuery = ref("");
-const errorMessage = ref("");
 
 const movies = ref<MovieSearchResult[]>([]);
 const searchMovies = () => {
   $api<ResourceResponse<MovieSearchResult[]>>(`/api/movies/search/${searchQuery.value}`, {
     method: "GET"
   }).then((response) => {
-    errorMessage.value = "";
     movies.value = response.data
   }).catch((error) => {
-    if (error.response.status === 404)
-      errorMessage.value = "No movies found"
+    alert(error.message)
   });
 }
 
@@ -42,27 +37,23 @@ const addMovieToList = (movie: MovieSearchResult) => {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="content">
+  <div>
     <h2>Movie Search</h2>
     <form @submit.prevent="searchMovies">
       <label for="search">Search Movies</label>
-      <InputAction
-          v-model="searchQuery"
-          button-text="Search"
-          input-id="search"
-          input-name="search"
-          placeholder="Enter a movie title"
-          @action="searchMovies"
-      />
+
+      <div>
+        <input id="search" v-model="searchQuery" type="text"/>
+        <button>Search</button>
+      </div>
     </form>
-    <p v-if="errorMessage" class="error-message">{{ errorMessage }}</p>
-    <ul v-else class="results-list">
+    <ul class="results-list">
       <li v-for="movie in movies" :key="movie.imdbId" class="movie-result">
         <img :src="movie.poster" alt="movie poster">
         <div class="movie-details">
           <span>{{ movie.title }}</span>
           <span>{{ movie.year }}</span>
-          <ButtonAction button-text="Add Movie" @action="addMovieToList(movie)"/>
+          <button @click="addMovieToList(movie)">Add Movie</button>
         </div>
       </li>
     </ul>
@@ -72,22 +63,6 @@ const addMovieToList = (movie: MovieSearchResult) => {
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
-
-h2 {
-  margin-bottom: 1rem;
-}
-
-label {
-  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
-  display: block;
-}
-
-.error-message {
-  color: var(--color-error-text, red);
-  text-align: center;
-  margin: 5rem 0;
-}
-
 .results-list {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
@@ -108,12 +83,9 @@ label {
 .movie-result {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: row;
-  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
-  box-shadow: 0 0 0.5em rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+  border: 1px solid black;
   align-items: center;
   text-align: center;
-  border-radius: 0.3rem;
-  background-color: var(--result-background);
 }
 
 .movie-result img {
@@ -121,9 +93,4 @@ label {
   width: 10rem;
 }
 
-.content {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  margin: 0 auto;
-}
 </style>
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diff --git a/app/components/slideout-panel.vue b/app/components/slideout-panel.vue
index 9ab40eb..105f2e5 100644
--- a/app/components/slideout-panel.vue
+++ b/app/components/slideout-panel.vue
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
   right: 0;
   bottom: 0;
   width: 40%;
-  background: var(--panel-background, #fff);
+  background: var(--color-surface, #fff);
   z-index: 101;
   overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 1rem;
   box-shadow: -2px 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
-  padding: 3rem;
 }
 
 .close-button {