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diff --git a/neural_style_app/templates/index.html b/neural_style_app/templates/index.html
index f1b8bc8..92f32b3 100644
--- a/neural_style_app/templates/index.html
+++ b/neural_style_app/templates/index.html
@@ -5,17 +5,92 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
     <title>Style Transfer</title>
     <style>
-        /* Style the container to ensure it doesn't take up the whole page */
-        #result-container {
+        /* General page styles */
+        body {
+            font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; /* Artsy font */
+            background-image: url('/static/sciana.jpg'); /* Background image */
+            background-size: cover;
+            color: #ff7f50;
+            text-align: center;
+            margin: 0;
+            padding: 0;
+        }
+
+        h1 {
+            margin-top: 50px;
+            font-size: 5em;
+            color: #ff7f50; /* Soft color for the header */
+        }
+
+        form {
+            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
+            padding: 20px;
+            border-radius: 10px;
+            display: inline-block;
             margin-top: 20px;
-            border: 1px solid #ccc;
+        }
+
+        label {
+            display: block;
+            margin: 10px 0;
+            font-size: 1.2em;
+        }
+
+        input[type="file"] {
             padding: 10px;
+            margin-bottom: 20px;
+            color: #ffdfba;
+            background-color: #333;
+            border: none;
+            border-radius: 5px;
+        }
+
+        input[type="submit"], #visualize-btn {
+            padding: 10px 20px;
+            font-size: 1.2em;
+            color: #ffffff;
+            background-color: #ff7f50;
+            border: none;
+            border-radius: 5px;
+            cursor: pointer;
+            margin-top: 20px;
+            transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
+        }
+
+        input[type="submit"]:hover, #visualize-btn:hover {
+            background-color: #ff6347; /* Slightly darker color on hover */
+        }
+
+        /* Style the container for the result and visualization */
+        #result-container {
+            margin-top: 30px;
+            border: 1px solid #ffdfba;
+            padding: 20px;
+            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
+            border-radius: 10px;
             display: none; /* Hide the container initially */
+            max-width: 80%;
+            margin-left: auto;
+            margin-right: auto;
         }
 
         img {
             max-width: 100%;
             height: auto;
+            border-radius: 10px;
+        }
+
+        /* Loading message style */
+        .loading-message {
+            font-size: 2em;
+            color: #ff7f50;
+            display: none; /* Hidden by default */
+            margin-top: 20px;
+            font-weight: bold;
+        }
+
+        #visualization-container {
+            margin-top: 20px;
         }
     </style>
 </head>
@@ -23,19 +98,25 @@
     <h1>Style Transfer</h1>
     <form id="upload-form" action="/" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
         <label for="content_image">Upload Content Image:</label>
-        <input type="file" id="content_image" name="content_image" required><br><br>
+        <input type="file" id="content_image" name="content_image" required>
 
         <label for="style_image">Upload Style Image:</label>
-        <input type="file" id="style_image" name="style_image" required><br><br>
+        <input type="file" id="style_image" name="style_image" required>
 
         <input type="submit" value="Submit">
     </form>
 
+    <!-- Loading message after submitting the form -->
+    <div id="loading-message" class="loading-message">Processing images, please wait...</div>
+
     <!-- Container for the resulting image -->
     <div id="result-container">
         <h2>Resulting Image:</h2>
         <div id="image-container"></div>
         <button id="visualize-btn">Visualize Layers</button>
+
+        <!-- Loading message when visualizing layers -->
+        <div id="visualize-loading-message" class="loading-message">Generating visualization, please wait...</div>
         <div id="visualization-container"></div> <!-- Container for the visualization -->
     </div>
 
@@ -44,6 +125,10 @@
         document.getElementById('upload-form').addEventListener('submit', async function(event) {
             event.preventDefault(); // Prevent the form from submitting the traditional way
 
+            // Show the loading message
+            const loadingMessage = document.getElementById('loading-message');
+            loadingMessage.style.display = 'block';
+
             const formData = new FormData(this);
 
             const response = await fetch('/', {
@@ -63,16 +148,26 @@
 
                 const resultContainer = document.getElementById('result-container');
                 resultContainer.style.display = 'block'; // Show the container
+
+                // Hide the loading message
+                loadingMessage.style.display = 'none';
             }
         });
 
         // JavaScript to handle visualization button click
         document.getElementById('visualize-btn').addEventListener('click', async function() {
+            // Show the loading message
+            const visualizeLoadingMessage = document.getElementById('visualize-loading-message');
+            visualizeLoadingMessage.style.display = 'block';
+
             const response = await fetch('/visualize');
 
             if (response.ok) {
                 const visualizationContainer = document.getElementById('visualization-container');
                 visualizationContainer.innerHTML = await response.text(); // Display the plot
+
+                // Hide the loading message
+                visualizeLoadingMessage.style.display = 'none';
             }
         });
     </script>