diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/core.less b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/core.less
index 5a98ae154..fb2be6269 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/core.less
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/core.less
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 @import "components/formatters.less";
 
 html{
-    background:url(/static/verdantadmin/images/bg-body.svg);
+    background:url(@{static-root}bg-body.svg);
     height:100%;
 }
 
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/layouts/page-editor.less b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/layouts/page-editor.less
index aeb4408e7..3d5c36c34 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/layouts/page-editor.less
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/layouts/page-editor.less
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@
 .page-editor .content-wrapper{
     margin-bottom:10em;
 }
-.object{
-    background:url(/static/wagtailadmin/images/bg-editor-diag.svg);
+
+.objects{
+    margin-top:-1em;
+    padding-top:1em;
+    background:url(@{static-root}bg-editor-diag.svg);
+}
+.object{  
+
     position:relative;
     /*border:1px solid @color-grey-4;
     border-width:1px 0 0 0;*/
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/panels/rich-text.less b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/panels/rich-text.less
index ca306d813..b3120ec17 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/panels/rich-text.less
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/panels/rich-text.less
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 }
 
 .richtext {
+    font-family:Bitter, Georgia, serif;
+    padding-top:4em;
     min-height:50px;
     overflow: hidden;