up vote -1 down vote favorite I am trying to create what I assumed was a basic template. I have a sidebar that is fixed width and absolutely position to the left. I then have a 100% width div absolutely position next to that. When I put content in side the right sidebar and add a margin: 0 auto it seems to align right. This is what it looks like: Here is my css/html: /* Structure */ #left, #right position: absolute; top: 0; min-height: 100%; #left left: 0; width: 250px; background-color: red; #right left: 250px; width: 100%; background-color: blue; main.container-fluid max-width: 960px; background-color: yellow; margin: 0 auto; <div id="left"> </div> <div id="right"> <main class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> aaaaaa </div> </div> </main> </div> Can anyone see the problem? Btw, I'm a noob. If there is another/best prac...