diff --git a/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss b/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
index 651d0bcf52..3c0f67390f 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
@@ -42,6 +42,135 @@ ion-note {
   color: $item-md-note-color;
 }
 
+.item {
+  padding-right: ($item-md-padding-right / 2);
+  padding-left: ($item-md-padding-left);
+  font-size: $item-md-font-size;
+  text-transform: none;
+
+  h1 {
+    margin: 0 0 2px;
+    font-size: 2.4rem;
+    font-weight: normal;
+  }
+
+  h2 {
+    margin: 2px 0 2px;
+    font-size: 1.6rem;
+    font-weight: normal;
+  }
+
+  h3,
+  h4,
+  h5,
+  h6 {
+    line-height: normal;
+    margin: 2px 0 2px;
+    font-size: 1.4rem;
+    font-weight: normal;
+  }
+
+  p {
+    line-height: normal;
+    color: #666;
+    font-size: 1.4rem;
+    margin: 0 0 2px;
+  }
+}
+
+.item-inner {
+  border-bottom: 1px solid $item-md-border-color;
+}
+
+ion-item-content {
+  margin: $item-md-padding-top ($item-md-padding-right / 2) $item-md-padding-bottom 0;
+}
+
+button.item.activated {
+  box-shadow: none;
+}
+
+[item-left],
+[item-right] {
+  margin: $item-md-padding-media-top ($item-md-padding-right / 2) $item-md-padding-media-bottom 0;
+}
+
+icon[item-left],
+icon[item-right] {
+  margin-top: $item-md-padding-icon-top;
+  margin-left: 0;
+  margin-bottom: $item-md-padding-icon-bottom;
+}
+
+button[item-left],
+button[item-right],
+[button][item-left],
+[button][item-right] {
+  padding: 0 0.6em;
+  min-height: 26px;
+  font-size: 1.2rem;
+}
+
+[item-left].icon-only,
+[item-right].icon-only,
+[item-left].icon-only icon,
+[item-right].icon-only icon {
+  padding: 0 1px;
+}
+
+[item-left][clear],
+[item-right][clear] {
+  padding: 0 8px;
+}
+
+[item-left].icon-left icon,
+[item-right].icon-left icon {
+  margin-left: 0;
+  margin-bottom: 1px;
+  padding-right: 0.3em;
+}
+
+[item-left].icon-right icon,
+[item-right].icon-right icon {
+  margin-right: 0;
+  margin-bottom: 1px;
+}
+
+[text-wrap] ion-item-content {
+  font-size: $item-md-body-text-font-size;
+  line-height: $item-md-body-text-line-height;
+}
+
+.item[actions] ion-item-content {
+  margin: 4px;
+}
+
+icon[item-left] + .item-inner,
+icon[item-left] + [text-input] {
+  margin-left: $item-md-padding-left + ($item-md-padding-left / 2);
+}
+
+ion-avatar {
+  min-width: $item-md-avatar-size;
+  min-height: $item-md-avatar-size;
+
+  img {
+    max-width: $item-md-avatar-size;
+    max-height: $item-md-avatar-size;
+    border-radius: $item-md-avatar-size / 2;
+  }
+}
+
+ion-thumbnail {
+  min-width: $item-md-thumbnail-size;
+  min-height: $item-md-thumbnail-size;
+
+  img {
+    max-width: $item-md-thumbnail-size;
+    max-height: $item-md-thumbnail-size;
+  }
+}
+
 .item,
 a.item,
 button.item {
diff --git a/ionic/components/list/modes/ios.scss b/ionic/components/list/modes/ios.scss
index 6016fedefe..9cb37bb381 100644
--- a/ionic/components/list/modes/ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/list/modes/ios.scss
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ $list-ios-header-font-weight:         500 !default;
 $list-ios-header-letter-spacing:      0.1rem !default;
 $list-ios-header-color:               #333 !default;
 
+$list-ios-border-color:               $list-border-color !default;
+
 
 /****************/
 /* DEFAULT LIST */
@@ -39,16 +41,16 @@ $list-ios-header-color:               #333 !default;
 
   ion-header,
   ion-item-group-title {
-    border-bottom: 1px solid $item-ios-border-color;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $list-ios-border-color;
   }
 
   > .item:first-child {
-    border-top: 1px solid $item-ios-border-color;
+    border-top: 1px solid $list-ios-border-color;
   }
 
   > .item:last-child,
   > ion-item-sliding:last-child .item {
-    border-bottom: 1px solid $item-ios-border-color;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $list-ios-border-color;
 
     .item-inner {
       border-bottom: none;
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ $list-ios-header-color:               #333 !default;
   }
 
   .item-inner {
-    border-bottom: 1px solid $item-ios-border-color;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $list-ios-border-color;
   }
 
   // If the item has the no-lines attribute remove the bottom border from:
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ $list-ios-header-color:               #333 !default;
   }
 
   ion-item-options {
-    border-bottom: 1px solid $item-ios-border-color;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $list-ios-border-color;
 
     button, [button] {
       min-height: 100%;
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ $list-ios-header-color:               #333 !default;
 
   .item {
     margin-top: 0;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid $item-ios-border-color;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $list-ios-border-color;
 
     .item-inner {
       border-bottom: none;
diff --git a/ionic/components/list/modes/md.scss b/ionic/components/list/modes/md.scss
index bac8854a72..c0836995ac 100644
--- a/ionic/components/list/modes/md.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/list/modes/md.scss
@@ -17,174 +17,43 @@ $list-md-header-padding:         16px $item-md-padding-right 16px $item-md-paddi
 $list-md-header-font-size:       1.4rem !default;
 $list-md-header-color:           #858585 !default;
 
+$list-md-border-color:          $item-md-border-color !default;
+
 
 /****************/
 /* DEFAULT LIST */
 /****************/
 
 .list {
+  margin: 0 $list-md-margin-right $list-md-margin-bottom $list-md-margin-left;
+
   ion-header,
-  ion-item-group-title , {
-    border-bottom: 1px solid $item-md-border-color;
+  ion-item-group-title {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $list-md-border-color;
+    margin-left: 0;
+    padding: $list-md-header-padding;
+    font-size: $list-md-header-font-size;
+    color: $list-md-header-color;
   }
 
-  .item {
-    padding-right: ($item-md-padding-right / 2);
-    padding-left: ($item-md-padding-left);
-    font-size: $item-md-font-size;
-    text-transform: none;
-
-    .item-inner {
-      border-bottom: 1px solid $item-md-border-color;
-    }
+  .item-inner {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $list-md-border-color;
   }
 
-  > .item:first-child {
-    border-top: 1px solid $item-md-border-color;
+  > .item:first-child,
+  > ion-item-sliding:first-child .item {
+    border-top: 1px solid $list-md-border-color;
   }
 
   > .item:last-child,
   > ion-item-sliding:last-child .item {
-    border-bottom: 1px solid $item-md-border-color;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $list-md-border-color;
 
     .item-inner {
       border-bottom: none;
     }
   }
 
-  // If the item has the no-lines attribute remove the bottom border from:
-  // the item itself (for last-child items)
-  // the item-inner class (if it is not last)
-  .item[no-lines],
-  .item[no-lines] .item-inner {
-    border-width: 0;
-  }
-
-  ion-header,
-  ion-item-group-title {
-    border-bottom: 1px solid $item-md-border-color;
-    margin-left: 0;
-    padding-left: $item-md-padding-left;
-  }
-
-  ion-item-content {
-    margin: $item-md-padding-top ($item-md-padding-right / 2) $item-md-padding-bottom 0;
-  }
-
-  [item-left],
-  [item-right] {
-    margin: $item-md-padding-media-top ($item-md-padding-right / 2) $item-md-padding-media-bottom 0;
-  }
-
-  icon[item-left],
-  icon[item-right] {
-    margin-top: $item-md-padding-icon-top;
-    margin-left: 0;
-    margin-bottom: $item-md-padding-icon-bottom;
-  }
-
-  button[item-left],
-  button[item-right],
-  [button][item-left],
-  [button][item-right] {
-    padding: 0 0.6em;
-    min-height: 26px;
-    font-size: 1.2rem;
-  }
-
-  [item-left].icon-only,
-  [item-right].icon-only,
-  [item-left].icon-only icon,
-  [item-right].icon-only icon {
-    padding: 0 1px;
-  }
-
-  [item-left][clear],
-  [item-right][clear] {
-    padding: 0 8px;
-  }
-
-  [item-left].icon-left icon,
-  [item-right].icon-left icon {
-    margin-left: 0;
-    margin-bottom: 1px;
-    padding-right: 0.3em;
-  }
-
-  [item-left].icon-right icon,
-  [item-right].icon-right icon {
-    margin-right: 0;
-    margin-bottom: 1px;
-  }
-
-  [text-wrap] ion-item-content {
-    font-size: $item-md-body-text-font-size;
-    line-height: $item-md-body-text-line-height;
-  }
-
-  .item[actions] ion-item-content {
-    margin: 4px;
-  }
-
-  icon[item-left] + .item-inner,
-  icon[item-left] + [text-input] {
-    margin-left: $item-md-padding-left + ($item-md-padding-left / 2);
-  }
-
-  ion-avatar {
-    min-width: $item-md-avatar-size;
-    min-height: $item-md-avatar-size;
-
-    img {
-      max-width: $item-md-avatar-size;
-      max-height: $item-md-avatar-size;
-      border-radius: $item-md-avatar-size / 2;
-    }
-  }
-
-  ion-thumbnail {
-    min-width: $item-md-thumbnail-size;
-    min-height: $item-md-thumbnail-size;
-
-    img {
-      max-width: $item-md-thumbnail-size;
-      max-height: $item-md-thumbnail-size;
-    }
-  }
-
-  h1 {
-    margin: 0 0 2px;
-    font-size: 2.4rem;
-    font-weight: normal;
-  }
-
-  h2 {
-    margin: 2px 0 2px;
-    font-size: 1.6rem;
-    font-weight: normal;
-  }
-
-  h3,
-  h4,
-  h5,
-  h6 {
-    line-height: normal;
-    margin: 2px 0 2px;
-    font-size: 1.4rem;
-    font-weight: normal;
-  }
-
-  p {
-    line-height: normal;
-    color: #666;
-    font-size: 1.4rem;
-    margin: 0 0 2px;
-  }
-
-  button.item.activated {
-    box-shadow: none;
-  }
-
   ion-item-options {
     button, [button] {
       height: calc(100% - 2px);
@@ -202,15 +71,13 @@ $list-md-header-color:           #858585 !default;
       }
     }
   }
-}
 
-.list {
-  margin: 0 $list-md-margin-right $list-md-margin-bottom $list-md-margin-left;
-
-  ion-header {
-    padding: $list-md-header-padding;
-    font-size: $list-md-header-font-size;
-    color: $list-md-header-color;
+  // If the item has the no-lines attribute remove the bottom border from:
+  // the item itself (for last-child items)
+  // the item-inner class (if it is not last)
+  .item[no-lines],
+  .item[no-lines] .item-inner {
+    border-width: 0;
   }
 
   + .list {
@@ -234,22 +101,16 @@ $list-md-header-color:           #858585 !default;
 
   .item:first-child {
     border-top-width: 0;
-    margin-top: 0;
     border-top-right-radius: $list-inset-md-border-radius;
     border-top-left-radius: $list-inset-md-border-radius;
   }
 
   .item:last-child {
     border-bottom-width: 0;
-    margin-bottom: 0;
     border-bottom-right-radius: $list-inset-md-border-radius;
     border-bottom-left-radius: $list-inset-md-border-radius;
   }
 
-  .item:not(ion-input):last-child:after {
-    border-bottom: none;
-  }
-
   + .list[inset] {
     margin-top: 0;
   }