diff --git a/lib/layout/adaptive.dart b/lib/layout/adaptive.dart
index 59fd9de..b81c13b 100644
--- a/lib/layout/adaptive.dart
+++ b/lib/layout/adaptive.dart
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 import 'package:dual_screen/dual_screen.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
-/// The maximum width taken up by the home screen contents.
-const maxHomeWidth = 1400.0;
+/// The maximum width taken up by each item on the home screen.
+const maxHomeItemWidth = 1400.0;
 
 /// Returns a boolean value whether the window is considered medium or large size.
 ///
diff --git a/lib/pages/home.dart b/lib/pages/home.dart
index 6a8777b..c02f9a6 100644
--- a/lib/pages/home.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/home.dart
@@ -165,94 +165,71 @@
       ];
 
       return Scaffold(
-        body: Center(
-          child: Container(
-            constraints: const BoxConstraints(maxWidth: maxHomeWidth),
-            child: ListView(
-              // Makes integration tests possible.
-              key: const ValueKey('HomeListView'),
-              padding: EdgeInsetsDirectional.only(
-                top: isDesktop ? firstHeaderDesktopTopPadding : 21,
-              ),
-              children: [
-                Padding(
-                  padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
-                    horizontal: _horizontalDesktopPadding,
-                  ),
-                  child: _GalleryHeader(),
-                ),
-                SizedBox(
-                  height: carouselHeight,
-                  child: _DesktopCarousel(children: carouselCards),
-                ),
-                Padding(
-                  padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
-                    horizontal: _horizontalDesktopPadding,
-                  ),
-                  child: _CategoriesHeader(),
-                ),
-                Container(
-                  height: 585,
-                  padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
-                    horizontal: _horizontalDesktopPadding,
-                  ),
-                  child: Row(
-                    mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.max,
-                    mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
-                    children: spaceBetween(28, desktopCategoryItems),
-                  ),
-                ),
-                Padding(
-                  padding: const EdgeInsetsDirectional.only(
-                    start: _horizontalDesktopPadding,
-                    bottom: 81,
-                    end: _horizontalDesktopPadding,
-                    top: 109,
-                  ),
-                  child: Row(
-                    children: [
-                      MouseRegion(
-                        cursor: SystemMouseCursors.click,
-                        child: GestureDetector(
-                          onTap: () async {
-                            final url = Uri.parse('https://flutter.dev');
-                            if (await canLaunchUrl(url)) {
-                              await launchUrl(url);
-                            }
-                          },
-                          child: FadeInImagePlaceholder(
-                            image: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.brightness ==
-                                    Brightness.dark
-                                ? const AssetImage(
-                                    'assets/logo/flutter_logo.png',
-                                    package: 'flutter_gallery_assets',
-                                  )
-                                : const AssetImage(
-                                    'assets/logo/flutter_logo_color.png',
-                                    package: 'flutter_gallery_assets',
-                                  ),
-                            placeholder: const SizedBox.shrink(),
-                            excludeFromSemantics: true,
-                          ),
-                        ),
-                      ),
-                      Expanded(
-                        child: Wrap(
-                          crossAxisAlignment: WrapCrossAlignment.center,
-                          alignment: WrapAlignment.end,
-                          children: const [
-                            SettingsAbout(),
-                            SettingsFeedback(),
-                            SettingsAttribution(),
-                          ],
-                        ),
-                      ),
-                    ],
-                  ),
-                ),
-              ],
-            ),
+        body: ListView(
+          // Makes integration tests possible.
+          key: const ValueKey('HomeListView'),
+          padding: const EdgeInsetsDirectional.only(
+            top: firstHeaderDesktopTopPadding,
           ),
+          children: [
+            _DesktopHomeItem(child: _GalleryHeader()),
+            _DesktopCarousel(height: carouselHeight, children: carouselCards),
+            _DesktopHomeItem(child: _CategoriesHeader()),
+            SizedBox(
+              height: 585,
+              child: _DesktopHomeItem(
+                child: Row(
+                  mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.max,
+                  mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
+                  children: spaceBetween(28, desktopCategoryItems),
+                ),
+              ),
+            ),
+            const SizedBox(height: 81),
+            _DesktopHomeItem(
+              child: Row(
+                children: [
+                  MouseRegion(
+                    cursor: SystemMouseCursors.click,
+                    child: GestureDetector(
+                      onTap: () async {
+                        final url = Uri.parse('https://flutter.dev');
+                        if (await canLaunchUrl(url)) {
+                          await launchUrl(url);
+                        }
+                      },
+                      child: FadeInImagePlaceholder(
+                        image: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.brightness ==
+                                Brightness.dark
+                            ? const AssetImage(
+                                'assets/logo/flutter_logo.png',
+                                package: 'flutter_gallery_assets',
+                              )
+                            : const AssetImage(
+                                'assets/logo/flutter_logo_color.png',
+                                package: 'flutter_gallery_assets',
+                              ),
+                        placeholder: const SizedBox.shrink(),
+                        excludeFromSemantics: true,
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                  ),
+                  Expanded(
+                    child: Wrap(
+                      crossAxisAlignment: WrapCrossAlignment.center,
+                      alignment: WrapAlignment.end,
+                      children: const [
+                        SettingsAbout(),
+                        SettingsFeedback(),
+                        SettingsAttribution(),
+                      ],
+                    ),
+                  ),
+                ],
+              ),
+            ),
+            const SizedBox(height: 109),
+          ],
         ),
       );
     } else {
@@ -307,18 +284,21 @@
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return Padding(
-      padding: EdgeInsets.only(
-        top: isDisplayDesktop(context) ? 63 : 15,
-        bottom: isDisplayDesktop(context) ? 21 : 11,
-      ),
-      child: SelectableText(
-        text,
-        style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline4!.apply(
-              color: color,
-              fontSizeDelta:
-                  isDisplayDesktop(context) ? desktopDisplay1FontDelta : 0,
-            ),
+    return Align(
+      alignment: AlignmentDirectional.centerStart,
+      child: Padding(
+        padding: EdgeInsets.only(
+          top: isDisplayDesktop(context) ? 63 : 15,
+          bottom: isDisplayDesktop(context) ? 21 : 11,
+        ),
+        child: SelectableText(
+          text,
+          style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline4!.apply(
+                color: color,
+                fontSizeDelta:
+                    isDisplayDesktop(context) ? desktopDisplay1FontDelta : 0,
+              ),
+        ),
       ),
     );
   }
@@ -495,6 +475,26 @@
   }
 }
 
+class _DesktopHomeItem extends StatelessWidget {
+  const _DesktopHomeItem({required this.child});
+
+  final Widget child;
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return Align(
+      alignment: Alignment.center,
+      child: Container(
+        constraints: const BoxConstraints(maxWidth: maxHomeItemWidth),
+        padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
+          horizontal: _horizontalDesktopPadding,
+        ),
+        child: child,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 class _DesktopCategoryItem extends StatelessWidget {
   const _DesktopCategoryItem({
     required this.category,
@@ -842,8 +842,9 @@
 /// snapping behavior. A [PageView] was considered but does not allow for
 /// multiple pages visible without centering the first page.
 class _DesktopCarousel extends StatefulWidget {
-  const _DesktopCarousel({required this.children});
+  const _DesktopCarousel({required this.height, required this.children});
 
+  final double height;
   final List<Widget> children;
 
   @override
@@ -893,43 +894,50 @@
         (_horizontalDesktopPadding - cardPadding) * 2;
     final itemWidth = totalWidth / _desktopCardsPerPage;
 
-    return Stack(
-      children: [
-        Padding(
-          padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
-            horizontal: _horizontalDesktopPadding - cardPadding,
-          ),
-          child: ListView.builder(
-            scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
-            physics: const _SnappingScrollPhysics(),
-            controller: _controller,
-            itemExtent: itemWidth,
-            itemCount: widget.children.length,
-            itemBuilder: (context, index) => _builder(index),
-          ),
+    return Align(
+      alignment: Alignment.center,
+      child: Container(
+        height: widget.height,
+        constraints: const BoxConstraints(maxWidth: maxHomeItemWidth),
+        child: Stack(
+          children: [
+            Padding(
+              padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
+                horizontal: _horizontalDesktopPadding - cardPadding,
+              ),
+              child: ListView.builder(
+                scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
+                physics: const _SnappingScrollPhysics(),
+                controller: _controller,
+                itemExtent: itemWidth,
+                itemCount: widget.children.length,
+                itemBuilder: (context, index) => _builder(index),
+              ),
+            ),
+            if (showPreviousButton)
+              _DesktopPageButton(
+                onTap: () {
+                  _controller.animateTo(
+                    _controller.offset - itemWidth,
+                    duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
+                    curve: Curves.easeInOut,
+                  );
+                },
+              ),
+            if (showNextButton)
+              _DesktopPageButton(
+                isEnd: true,
+                onTap: () {
+                  _controller.animateTo(
+                    _controller.offset + itemWidth,
+                    duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
+                    curve: Curves.easeInOut,
+                  );
+                },
+              ),
+          ],
         ),
-        if (showPreviousButton)
-          _DesktopPageButton(
-            onTap: () {
-              _controller.animateTo(
-                _controller.offset - itemWidth,
-                duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
-                curve: Curves.easeInOut,
-              );
-            },
-          ),
-        if (showNextButton)
-          _DesktopPageButton(
-            isEnd: true,
-            onTap: () {
-              _controller.animateTo(
-                _controller.offset + itemWidth,
-                duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
-                curve: Curves.easeInOut,
-              );
-            },
-          ),
-      ],
+      ),
     );
   }
 }