diff --git a/desktop/app/src/MenuBar.tsx b/desktop/app/src/MenuBar.tsx
index 24bc7a1bd..28e9093fd 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/MenuBar.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/MenuBar.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {notNull} from './utils/typeUtils';
 import constants from './fb-stubs/constants';
 import {Logger} from './fb-interfaces/Logger';
 import {NormalizedMenuEntry, buildInMenuEntries} from 'flipper-plugin';
+import {StyleGuide} from './sandy-chrome/StyleGuide';
 
 export type DefaultKeyboardAction = keyof typeof buildInMenuEntries;
 export type TopLevelMenu = 'Edit' | 'View' | 'Window' | 'Help';
@@ -339,6 +340,12 @@ function getTemplate(
             store.dispatch(setActiveSheet(ACTIVE_SHEET_PLUGINS));
           },
         },
+        {
+          label: 'Flipper style guide',
+          click() {
+            store.dispatch(setStaticView(StyleGuide));
+          },
+        },
         {
           label: 'Toggle Developer Tools',
           accelerator: (function () {
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/AppInspect.tsx b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/AppInspect.tsx
index 50e4d7a95..6e30f2cce 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/AppInspect.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/AppInspect.tsx
@@ -37,12 +37,10 @@ export function AppInspect() {
           <SidebarTitle actions={<InfoIcon>{appTooltip}</InfoIcon>}>
             App Inspect
           </SidebarTitle>
-          <Layout.Vertical
-            padding={`${theme.space.small}px ${theme.space.medium}px`}
-            gap={theme.space.large}>
+          <Layout.Vertical padv="small" padh="medium" gap={theme.space.large}>
             <DeviceDropdown />
             <Input addonAfter={<SettingOutlined />} defaultValue="mysite" />
-            <Layout.Horizontal gap={theme.space.small}>
+            <Layout.Horizontal gap>
               <Button icon={<SettingOutlined />} type="link" />
               <Button icon={<SettingOutlined />} type="link" />
               <Button icon={<SettingOutlined />} type="link" />
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/DesignComponentDemos.tsx b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/DesignComponentDemos.tsx
index 63fffee74..4cff33a45 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/DesignComponentDemos.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/DesignComponentDemos.tsx
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ const demos: PreviewProps[] = [
     props: [
       ['rounded', 'boolean (false)', 'Make the corners rounded'],
       [
-        'padded',
-        'boolean (false)',
-        'Use a standard small padding for this container (use `padding` for non-default padding)',
+        'padv / padh / pad',
+        Object.keys(theme.space).join(' | ') + ' | number | true',
+        'Short-hand to set the horizontal, vertical or both paddings. The keys correspond to the theme space settings. Using `true` picks the default horizontal / vertical padding for inline elements.',
       ],
       [
-        'padding',
-        'CSS Padding',
-        'Short-hand to set the style.padding property',
+        'width / height',
+        'number',
+        'Set the width / height of this container in pixels. Use sparingly.',
       ],
       [
         'bordered',
@@ -87,25 +87,10 @@ const demos: PreviewProps[] = [
         'This container will use a default border on all sides',
       ],
       [
-        'borderTop',
+        'borderTop / borderRight / borderBottom / borderLeft',
         'boolean (false)',
         'Use a standard padding on the top side',
       ],
-      [
-        'borderRight',
-        'boolean (false)',
-        'Use a standard padding on the right side',
-      ],
-      [
-        'borderBottom',
-        'boolean (false)',
-        'Use a standard padding on the bottom side',
-      ],
-      [
-        'borderLeft',
-        'boolean (false)',
-        'Use a standard padding on the left side',
-      ],
     ],
     demos: {
       'Basic container with fixed dimensions': (
@@ -149,8 +134,8 @@ const demos: PreviewProps[] = [
     props: [
       [
         'gap',
-        'number (0)',
-        'Set the spacing between children. Typically theme.space.small should be used.',
+        Object.keys(theme.space).join(' | ') + ' | number | true',
+        'Set the spacing between children. For `true` theme.space.small should be used. Defaults to 0.',
       ],
       [
         'center',
@@ -159,8 +144,8 @@ const demos: PreviewProps[] = [
       ],
     ],
     demos: {
-      'Basic usage, gap={24}': (
-        <Layout.Horizontal gap={24}>
+      'Basic usage, gap="large"': (
+        <Layout.Horizontal gap="large">
           {aButton}
           {someText}
           {aBox}
@@ -287,11 +272,11 @@ const demos: PreviewProps[] = [
 function ComponentPreview({title, demos, description, props}: PreviewProps) {
   return (
     <Card title={title} size="small" type="inner">
-      <Layout.Vertical gap={theme.space.small}>
+      <Layout.Vertical gap="small">
         <Text type="secondary">{description}</Text>
         <Collapse ghost>
           <Collapse.Panel header="Examples" key="demos">
-            <Layout.Vertical gap={theme.space.large}>
+            <Layout.Vertical gap="large">
               {Object.entries(demos).map(([name, children]) => (
                 <div key={name}>
                   <Tabs type="line">
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/LeftRail.tsx b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/LeftRail.tsx
index b23838243..33ec75976 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/LeftRail.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/LeftRail.tsx
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ import {errorCounterAtom} from '../chrome/ConsoleLogs';
 import {ToplevelProps} from './SandyApp';
 import {useValue} from 'flipper-plugin';
 
-const LeftRailContainer = styled(Layout.Bottom)({
-  width: 48,
-  borderRight: `1px solid ${theme.dividerColor}`,
-  padding: `${theme.paddingLarge}px ${theme.paddingSmall}px`,
-});
-LeftRailContainer.displayName = 'LeftRailContainer';
-
 const LeftRailButtonElem = styled(Button)<{kind?: 'small'}>(({kind}) => ({
   width: kind === 'small' ? 32 : 36,
   height: kind === 'small' ? 32 : 36,
@@ -97,46 +90,48 @@ export function LeftRail({
   setToplevelSelection,
 }: ToplevelProps) {
   return (
-    <LeftRailContainer>
-      <Layout.Vertical center gap={10}>
-        <LeftRailButton
-          icon={<MobileFilled />}
-          title="App Inspect"
-          selected={toplevelSelection === 'appinspect'}
-          onClick={() => {
-            setToplevelSelection('appinspect');
-          }}
-        />
-        <LeftRailButton icon={<AppstoreOutlined />} title="Plugin Manager" />
-        <LeftRailButton icon={<BellOutlined />} title="Notifications" />
-        <LeftRailDivider />
-        <DebugLogsButton
-          toplevelSelection={toplevelSelection}
-          setToplevelSelection={setToplevelSelection}
-        />
-      </Layout.Vertical>
-      <Layout.Vertical center gap={10}>
-        <LeftRailButton
-          icon={<MedicineBoxOutlined />}
-          small
-          title="Setup Doctor"
-        />
-        <WelcomeScreenButton />
-        <ShowSettingsButton />
-        <LeftRailButton
-          icon={<BugOutlined />}
-          small
-          title="Feedback / Bug Reporter"
-        />
-        <LeftRailButton
-          icon={<SidebarRight />}
-          small
-          title="Right Sidebar Toggle"
-        />
-        <LeftSidebarToggleButton />
-        <LeftRailButton icon={<LoginOutlined />} title="Log In" />
-      </Layout.Vertical>
-    </LeftRailContainer>
+    <Layout.Container borderRight padv={12} padh={6} width={48}>
+      <Layout.Bottom>
+        <Layout.Vertical center gap={10}>
+          <LeftRailButton
+            icon={<MobileFilled />}
+            title="App Inspect"
+            selected={toplevelSelection === 'appinspect'}
+            onClick={() => {
+              setToplevelSelection('appinspect');
+            }}
+          />
+          <LeftRailButton icon={<AppstoreOutlined />} title="Plugin Manager" />
+          <LeftRailButton icon={<BellOutlined />} title="Notifications" />
+          <LeftRailDivider />
+          <DebugLogsButton
+            toplevelSelection={toplevelSelection}
+            setToplevelSelection={setToplevelSelection}
+          />
+        </Layout.Vertical>
+        <Layout.Vertical center gap={10}>
+          <LeftRailButton
+            icon={<MedicineBoxOutlined />}
+            small
+            title="Setup Doctor"
+          />
+          <WelcomeScreenButton />
+          <ShowSettingsButton />
+          <LeftRailButton
+            icon={<BugOutlined />}
+            small
+            title="Feedback / Bug Reporter"
+          />
+          <LeftRailButton
+            icon={<SidebarRight />}
+            small
+            title="Right Sidebar Toggle"
+          />
+          <LeftSidebarToggleButton />
+          <LeftRailButton icon={<LoginOutlined />} title="Log In" />
+        </Layout.Vertical>
+      </Layout.Bottom>
+    </Layout.Container>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/LeftSidebar.tsx b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/LeftSidebar.tsx
index f8adfaf9f..41b463d45 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/LeftSidebar.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/LeftSidebar.tsx
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import {Button, Tooltip, Typography} from 'antd';
 import {InfoCircleOutlined} from '@ant-design/icons';
 
 export const LeftSidebar: React.FC = ({children}) => (
-  <Layout.Vertical borderRight padding={`${theme.space.small}px 0`}>
-    {children}
-  </Layout.Vertical>
+  <Layout.Container borderRight padv="small">
+    <Layout.Vertical>{children}</Layout.Vertical>
+  </Layout.Container>
 );
 
 export function SidebarTitle({
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function SidebarTitle({
 }
 
 const LeftMenuTitle = styled(Layout.Horizontal)({
-  padding: `0px ${theme.paddingLarge}px`,
+  padding: `0px ${theme.inlinePaddingH}px`,
   lineHeight: `${theme.space.large}px`,
   fontSize: theme.fontSize.smallBody,
   textTransform: 'uppercase',
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/SandyApp.tsx b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/SandyApp.tsx
index f27a9c174..6aa63483b 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/SandyApp.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/SandyApp.tsx
@@ -91,11 +91,7 @@ export function SandyApp({logger}: {logger: Logger}) {
               setToplevelSelection={setToplevelSelection}
             />
             <Sidebar width={250} minWidth={220} maxWidth={800} gutter>
-              {leftMenuContent && (
-                <Layout.Container borderRight>
-                  {leftMenuContent}
-                </Layout.Container>
-              )}
+              {leftMenuContent && leftMenuContent}
             </Sidebar>
           </Layout.Horizontal>
           <MainContainer>
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/SandyDesignSystem.tsx b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/SandyDesignSystem.tsx
index 875f72cce..682f37167 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/SandyDesignSystem.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/SandyDesignSystem.tsx
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ const {Title, Text, Link} = Typography;
 
 export default function SandyDesignSystem() {
   return (
-    <Layout.ScrollContainer className={resetLists}>
-      <Layout.Vertical gap={theme.space.large}>
-        <Card title="Flipper Design System">
+    <Layout.ScrollContainer className={reset}>
+      <Layout.Vertical gap="large">
+        <Card title="Flipper Design System" bordered={false}>
           <p>
             Welcome to the Flipper Design System. The Flipper design system is
             based on{' '}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default function SandyDesignSystem() {
             </li>
           </ul>
         </Card>
-        <Card title="Colors">
+        <Card title="Colors" bordered={false}>
           <Alert message="The following colors are available on the <code>theme</code> object. Please stick to this color palette, as these colors will be translated to dark mode correctly." />
           <ColorPreview name="primaryColor" />
           <ColorPreview name="successColor" />
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export default function SandyDesignSystem() {
           <ColorPreview name="backgroundTransparentHover" />
           <ColorPreview name="dividerColor" />
         </Card>
-        <Card title="Typography">
+        <Card title="Typography" bordered={false}>
           <Space direction="vertical">
             <Alert
               message={
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export default function SandyDesignSystem() {
             <Input placeholder="Input" />
           </Space>
         </Card>
-        <Card title="Theme variables">
+        <Card title="Theme variables" bordered={false}>
           <Alert
             message={
               <>
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export default function SandyDesignSystem() {
           />
           <pre>{JSON.stringify(theme, null, 2)}</pre>
         </Card>
-        <Card title="Layout components">
+        <Card title="Layout components" bordered={false}>
           <DesignComponentDemos />
         </Card>
       </Layout.Vertical>
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ function ColorPreview({name}: {name: keyof typeof theme}) {
   );
 }
 
-const resetLists = css`
+const reset = css`
   ol,
   ul {
     list-style: revert;
@@ -155,4 +155,7 @@ const resetLists = css`
   .ant-alert {
     margin-bottom: ${theme.space.huge}px;
   }
+  .ant-card {
+    background: transparent;
+  }
 `;
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/StyleGuide.tsx b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/StyleGuide.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42270719b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/StyleGuide.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import SandyDesignSystem from './SandyDesignSystem';
+
+export function StyleGuide() {
+  return <SandyDesignSystem />;
+}
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/theme.tsx b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/theme.tsx
index bc209c6d4..5c69852c9 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/theme.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/sandy-chrome/theme.tsx
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ export const theme = {
   dividerColor: 'var(--flipper-divider-color)',
   borderRadius: 'var(--flipper-border-radius)',
   containerBorderRadius: 8,
-  paddingSmall: 6, // vertical padding on inline elements like buttons
-  paddingLarge: 12, // horizontal  ,,,
+  inlinePaddingV: 6, // vertical padding on inline elements like buttons
+  inlinePaddingH: 12, // horizontal  ,,,
   space: {
     // from Space component in Ant
     tiny: 4,
@@ -51,3 +51,35 @@ export function useIsDarkMode(): boolean {
     (state) => state.settingsState.enableSandy && state.settingsState.darkMode,
   );
 }
+
+export type Spacing = keyof typeof theme['space'] | number | undefined | true;
+
+export type PaddingProps = {
+  padv?: Spacing;
+  padh?: Spacing;
+  pad?: Spacing;
+};
+
+export function normalizePadding({
+  padv,
+  padh,
+  pad,
+}: PaddingProps): string | undefined {
+  if (padv === undefined && padh === undefined && pad === undefined) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return `${normalizeSpace(
+    padv ?? pad ?? 0,
+    theme.inlinePaddingV,
+  )}px ${normalizeSpace(padh ?? pad ?? 0, theme.inlinePaddingH)}px`;
+}
+
+export function normalizeSpace(spacing: Spacing, defaultSpace: number): number {
+  return spacing === true
+    ? defaultSpace
+    : spacing === undefined
+    ? 0
+    : typeof spacing === 'string'
+    ? theme.space[spacing]
+    : spacing;
+}
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/ui/components/Layout.tsx b/desktop/app/src/ui/components/Layout.tsx
index 3bfb80a2f..52d8863ee 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/ui/components/Layout.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/ui/components/Layout.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@
 
 import React, {CSSProperties} from 'react';
 import styled from '@emotion/styled';
-import {theme} from '../../sandy-chrome/theme';
+import {
+  normalizePadding,
+  normalizeSpace,
+  PaddingProps,
+  Spacing,
+  theme,
+} from '../../sandy-chrome/theme';
 import {useIsSandy} from '../../sandy-chrome/SandyContext';
 import {renderLayout} from './LegacyLayout';
 
@@ -17,7 +23,6 @@ type ContainerProps = {
   children?: React.ReactNode;
   className?: string;
   style?: React.CSSProperties;
-  padding?: CSSProperties['padding'];
   borderBottom?: boolean;
   borderTop?: boolean;
   borderRight?: boolean;
@@ -25,7 +30,9 @@ type ContainerProps = {
   bordered?: boolean;
   rounded?: boolean;
   padded?: boolean;
-};
+  width?: number;
+  height?: number;
+} & PaddingProps;
 
 const Container = styled.div<ContainerProps>(
   ({
@@ -34,13 +41,16 @@ const Container = styled.div<ContainerProps>(
     borderLeft,
     borderRight,
     borderTop,
-    padding,
     rounded,
-    padded,
+    width,
+    height,
+    ...rest
   }) => ({
+    width,
+    height,
     display: 'flex',
     flexDirection: 'column',
-    padding: padded ? theme.space.small : padding,
+    padding: normalizePadding(rest),
     borderRadius: rounded ? theme.containerBorderRadius : undefined,
     flex: 1,
     borderStyle: 'solid',
@@ -79,7 +89,7 @@ type DistributionProps = ContainerProps & {
   /**
    * Gab between individual items
    */
-  gap?: CSSProperties['gap'];
+  gap?: Spacing;
   /**
    * If set, items will be aligned in the center, if false (the default) items will be stretched.
    */
@@ -89,14 +99,14 @@ type DistributionProps = ContainerProps & {
 const Horizontal = styled(Container)<DistributionProps>(({gap, center}) => ({
   display: 'flex',
   flexDirection: 'row',
-  gap,
+  gap: normalizeSpace(gap, theme.space.small),
   alignItems: center ? 'center' : 'stretch',
 }));
 
 const Vertical = styled(Container)<DistributionProps>(({gap, center}) => ({
   display: 'flex',
   flexDirection: 'column',
-  gap,
+  gap: normalizeSpace(gap, theme.space.small),
   alignItems: center ? 'center' : 'stretch',
 }));