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index e1c0225..4aa4238 100644
--- a/assets/images/homelab-topology.svg
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diff --git a/css/styles.css b/css/styles.css
index 56264d3..a9899a7 100644
--- a/css/styles.css
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@@ -787,3 +787,80 @@ section { padding: 64px 0; }
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+
+/* ---------- Homelab dark project treatment ---------- */
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+.homelab-page .lab-panel {
+  background: #13283c;
+  border-color: #35536d;
+  color: #e7eef5;
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(8, 24, 38, 0.14);
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+.homelab-page .lab-panel h3,
+.homelab-page .lab-panel h4,
+.homelab-page .lab-panel strong {
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+}
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+.homelab-page .lab-panel li,
+.homelab-page .lab-panel dd,
+.homelab-page .lab-panel dt,
+.homelab-page .lab-hero-figure figcaption {
+  color: #c3d0dc;
+}
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+  background: #10283d;
+  border-color: #35536d;
+}
+.homelab-page .lab-tags span {
+  background: #0f2235;
+  border-color: #35536d;
+  color: #d8e5ef;
+}
+.homelab-page .lab-tree,
+.homelab-page .lab-code {
+  background: #0b1d2e;
+  border-color: #35536d;
+  color: #d8e5ef;
+}
+.homelab-page .kv li {
+  border-color: #2f4a61;
+}
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+.homelab-page .eyebrow a {
+  color: #8fc3e8;
+}
+
+.homelab-page .lab-table {
+  background: #13283c;
+  border-color: #35536d;
+  color: #d8e5ef;
+}
+.homelab-page .lab-table thead th {
+  background: #0f2235;
+  color: #f4f7fa;
+  border-color: #35536d;
+}
+.homelab-page .lab-table td {
+  border-color: #2f4a61;
+}
+.homelab-page .status-ok {
+  background: #163626;
+  border-left-color: #59a86f;
+  color: #d8eadc;
+}
+.homelab-page .lab-skill-list {
+  background: #13283c;
+  border-color: #35536d;
+  color: #c3d0dc;
+}
+.homelab-page .lab-skill-list strong {
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+}
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+}
diff --git a/homelab.html b/homelab.html
index 7ce4388..a1e228a 100644
--- a/homelab.html
+++ b/homelab.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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+<body class="homelab-page">
 
   <header class="site-header" role="banner">
     <div class="container">