body {background-image:url(images/line.png); background-repeat:repeat-x;} #distance { width:1px; height:50%; margin-bottom:-18.75em; /* half of container's height */ float:left; } #Table_01 { width:50em; height:37.50em; margin:0 auto; background-color: white; position:relative; /* puts container in front of distance */ text-align:left; clear:left left:0px; top:0px; }