diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ntnu/idi/idatt2003/gruppe42/View/Views/DesktopView.java b/src/main/java/edu/ntnu/idi/idatt2003/gruppe42/View/Views/DesktopView.java
index a43361c..9bf3e5c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/ntnu/idi/idatt2003/gruppe42/View/Views/DesktopView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ntnu/idi/idatt2003/gruppe42/View/Views/DesktopView.java
@@ -62,32 +62,7 @@ public BorderPane getRoot() {
     root.getStylesheets().add(getClass().getResource("/css/global.css").toExternalForm());
     root.getStylesheets().add(getClass().getResource("/css/desktop.css").toExternalForm());
     root.getStylesheets().add(getClass().getResource("/css/apps.css").toExternalForm());
-
-    Image backgroundImage = new Image(
-        Objects.requireNonNull(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/Images/mac_home_background.jpg")),
-        1920, 1080,
-        true,   // preserve aspect ratio
-        true    // smooth scaling
-    );
-
-    // Configure background to cover the full container without tiling
-    BackgroundSize backgroundSize = new BackgroundSize(
-        BackgroundSize.AUTO, BackgroundSize.AUTO,
-        false,
-        false,
-        false,
-        true
-    );
-
-    BackgroundImage background = new BackgroundImage(
-        backgroundImage,
-        BackgroundRepeat.NO_REPEAT,
-        BackgroundRepeat.NO_REPEAT,
-        BackgroundPosition.CENTER,
-        backgroundSize
-    );
-
-    root.setBackground(new Background(background));
+    root.getStyleClass().add("desktop-root");
 
     return root;
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ntnu/idi/idatt2003/gruppe42/View/Views/StartView.java b/src/main/java/edu/ntnu/idi/idatt2003/gruppe42/View/Views/StartView.java
index be45187..ac72838 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/ntnu/idi/idatt2003/gruppe42/View/Views/StartView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ntnu/idi/idatt2003/gruppe42/View/Views/StartView.java
@@ -30,17 +30,6 @@ public class StartView {
   public StackPane getRoot() {
     StackPane root = new StackPane();
 
-    // Background image
-    Image backgroundImage = new Image(Objects.requireNonNull(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/Images/windows7_login_background.jpg")), 1920, 1080, true, true);
-    BackgroundImage background = new BackgroundImage(
-        backgroundImage,
-        BackgroundRepeat.NO_REPEAT,
-        BackgroundRepeat.NO_REPEAT,
-        BackgroundPosition.CENTER,
-        new BackgroundSize(BackgroundSize.AUTO, BackgroundSize.AUTO, false, false, true, true)
-    );
-    root.setBackground(new Background(background));
-
     // User input content
     VBox loginContainer = new VBox(20);
     loginContainer.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/Images/mac_home_background.jpg b/src/main/resources/Images/mac_home_background.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 73d60c5..0000000
Binary files a/src/main/resources/Images/mac_home_background.jpg and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/main/resources/Sounds/confirm_transaction.wav b/src/main/resources/Sounds/confirm_transaction.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2a16df
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/main/resources/Sounds/confirm_transaction.wav differ
diff --git a/src/main/resources/Sounds/mouse_click.wav b/src/main/resources/Sounds/mouse_click.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..848eb7a
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/main/resources/Sounds/mouse_click.wav differ
diff --git a/src/main/resources/css/desktop.css b/src/main/resources/css/desktop.css
index 5a23d3e..a079cc7 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/css/desktop.css
+++ b/src/main/resources/css/desktop.css
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+.desktop-root {
+    -fx-background-color: linear-gradient(#263B6A, #6984A9);
+}
+
 .desktop-bottom-bar {
     -fx-background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
     -fx-background-radius: 0;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/css/login.css b/src/main/resources/css/login.css
index b890f81..5c7e283 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/css/login.css
+++ b/src/main/resources/css/login.css
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .login-root {
     -fx-font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
+    -fx-background-color: linear-gradient(#FF9D23, #EA5252);
 }
 
 .login-container {