diff --git a/app/helpers/boxes_helper.rb b/app/helpers/boxes_helper.rb
index db9dee7..9e1aab4 100644
--- a/app/helpers/boxes_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/boxes_helper.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module BoxesHelper
       content + display_boxes_editor(@controller.boxes_holder)
     else
       maybe_display_custom_element(@controller.boxes_holder, :custom_header_expanded, :id => 'profile-header') +
-      if @controller.send(:uses_design_blocks?)
+      if @controller.send(:uses_design_blocks?) and @controller.boxes_holder.boxes_limit > 0
         display_boxes(@controller.boxes_holder, content)
       else
         content_tag('div',
diff --git a/lib/acts_as_having_boxes.rb b/lib/acts_as_having_boxes.rb
index 95330e6..a6a3c06 100644
--- a/lib/acts_as_having_boxes.rb
+++ b/lib/acts_as_having_boxes.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module ActsAsHavingBoxes
   # returns 3 unless the class table has a boxes_limit column. In that case
   # return the value of the column. 
   def boxes_limit
-    LayoutTemplate.find(layout_template).number_of_boxes || 3
+    @boxes_limit ||= LayoutTemplate.find(layout_template).number_of_boxes || 3
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/public/designs/templates/nobars/config.yml b/public/designs/templates/nobars/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b29804f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/designs/templates/nobars/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+title: "No sidebars, only content"
+description: "A template without bars, only content"
+number_of_boxes: 0
diff --git a/public/designs/templates/nobars/stylesheets/style.css b/public/designs/templates/nobars/stylesheets/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/designs/templates/nobars/stylesheets/style.css
diff --git a/public/designs/templates/nobars/thumbnail.png b/public/designs/templates/nobars/thumbnail.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ce3219
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f03679
--- /dev/null
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