diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
index 867051e6b..bc6c2e4ac 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
             {% if response.status_code != 403 %}
 
                 {% if post_form %}
+                <div class="well">
                     <form action="{{ request.get_full_path }}" method="POST" {% if post_form.is_multipart %}enctype="multipart/form-data"{% endif %} class="form-horizontal">
                         <fieldset>
                             <h2>POST: {{ name }}</h2>
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@
                                 <div class="control-group {% if field.errors %}error{% endif %}">
                                     {{ field.label_tag|add_class:"control-label" }}
                                     <div class="controls">
-                                        {{ field }}
+                                        {{ field|add_class:"input-xxlarge" }}
                                         <span class="help-inline">{{ field.help_text }}</span>
                                         {{ field.errors|add_class:"help-block" }}
                                     </div>
@@ -142,9 +143,11 @@
                             </div>
                         </fieldset>
                     </form>
+                </div>
                 {% endif %}
 
                 {% if put_form %}
+                <div class="well">
                     <form action="{{ request.get_full_path }}" method="POST" {% if put_form.is_multipart %}enctype="multipart/form-data"{% endif %} class="form-horizontal">
                         <fieldset>
                             <h2>PUT: {{ name }}</h2>
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@
                                 <div class="control-group {% if field.errors %}error{% endif %}">
                                     {{ field.label_tag|add_class:"control-label" }}
                                     <div class="controls">
-                                        {{ field }}
+                                        {{ field|add_class:"input-xxlarge" }}
                                         <span class='help-inline'>{{ field.help_text }}</span>
                                         {{ field.errors|add_class:"help-block" }}
                                     </div>
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@
 
                         </fieldset>
                     </form>
+                </div>
                 {% endif %}
 
             {% endif %}