diff --git a/packages/desktop/index.d.ts b/packages/desktop/index.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bfc621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop/index.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+declare module "@carbon/react";
diff --git a/packages/desktop/package.json b/packages/desktop/package.json
index 0256158..ff2d7b4 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/package.json
+++ b/packages/desktop/package.json
@@ -107,20 +107,11 @@
     "webpack": "^5.72.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@carbon/colors": "^11.1.0",
-    "@carbon/icons-react": "10.22.0",
-    "@carbon/motion": "^11.0.0",
     "@carbon/react": "^1.2.0",
-    "@carbon/themes": "^11.2.0",
-    "@carbon/type": "^11.2.0",
     "@getstation/electron-google-oauth2": "^2.1.0",
     "@nirvana/core": "*",
-    "@types/carbon-components-react": "^7.55.1",
     "antd": "^4.19.2",
     "axios": "^0.26.1",
-    "carbon-components": "10.25.0",
-    "carbon-components-react": "7.25.0",
-    "carbon-icons": "7.0.7",
     "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.0",
     "electron-store": "^8.0.1",
     "moment": "^2.29.1",
@@ -132,7 +123,7 @@
     "react-icons": "^4.3.1",
     "react-query": "^3.34.16",
     "recoil": "^0.6.1",
-    "sass": "1.29.0",
+    "sass": "^1.51.0",
     "socket.io-client": "^4.4.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/pages/nirvanaApp.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/pages/nirvanaApp.tsx
index 0d109c5..055d3a5 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/pages/nirvanaApp.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/pages/nirvanaApp.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "react-query";
 
+import { GlobalTheme } from "@carbon/react";
 import Login from "./Login";
 import NirvanaRouter from "./router";
 import ProtectedRoute from "../components/ProtectedRoute";
@@ -20,13 +21,14 @@ function NirvanaApp() {
   return (
     <>
       <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
-        <RecoilRoot>
-          <ProtectedRoute>
-            <NirvanaRouter />
-          </ProtectedRoute>
-          <ReactQueryDevtools initialIsOpen={true} position={"bottom-left"} />
-        </RecoilRoot>
-
+        <GlobalTheme theme="white">
+          <RecoilRoot>
+            <ProtectedRoute>
+              <NirvanaRouter />
+            </ProtectedRoute>
+            <ReactQueryDevtools initialIsOpen={true} position={"bottom-left"} />
+          </RecoilRoot>
+        </GlobalTheme>
         <Toaster />
       </QueryClientProvider>
     </>
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/styles/carbon.scss b/packages/desktop/src/styles/carbon.scss
index 980fc7e..e9e4fe0 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/styles/carbon.scss
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/styles/carbon.scss
@@ -1,8 +1 @@
-@import "carbon-components/scss/globals/scss/styles.scss";
-
-// TODO: important, note that if current version of sass in package.json is causing issues, install ^1.29.0
-$body-color: red;
-
-body {
-  color: $body-color !important;
-}
+@use "@carbon/react";
diff --git a/packages/desktop/tsconfig.json b/packages/desktop/tsconfig.json
index eb8c420..e422748 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/desktop/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "module": "commonjs",
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
-    "noImplicitAny": true,
+    "noImplicitAny": false,
     "sourceMap": true,
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "outDir": "dist",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c893fb7..2605131 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2154,7 +2154,7 @@ chardet@^0.7.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chardet/-/chardet-0.7.0.tgz#90094849f0937f2eedc2425d0d28a9e5f0cbad9e"
   integrity sha512-mT8iDcrh03qDGRRmoA2hmBJnxpllMR+0/0qlzjqZES6NdiWDcZkCNAk4rPFZ9Q85r27unkiNNg8ZOiwZXBHwcA==
 
-"chokidar@>=2.0.0 <4.0.0", chokidar@^3.4.2, chokidar@^3.5.2, chokidar@^3.5.3:
+"chokidar@>=2.0.0 <4.0.0", "chokidar@>=3.0.0 <4.0.0", chokidar@^3.4.2, chokidar@^3.5.2, chokidar@^3.5.3:
   version "3.5.3"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/chokidar/-/chokidar-3.5.3.tgz"
   integrity sha512-Dr3sfKRP6oTcjf2JmUmFJfeVMvXBdegxB0iVQ5eb2V10uFJUCAS8OByZdVAyVb8xXNz3GjjTgj9kLWsZTqE6kw==
@@ -4675,6 +4675,11 @@ ignore@^5.1.8, ignore@^5.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/ignore/-/ignore-5.2.0.tgz"
   integrity sha512-CmxgYGiEPCLhfLnpPp1MoRmifwEIOgjcHXxOBjv7mY96c+eWScsOP9c112ZyLdWHi0FxHjI+4uVhKYp/gcdRmQ==
 
+immutable@^4.0.0:
+  version "4.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/immutable/-/immutable-4.0.0.tgz#b86f78de6adef3608395efb269a91462797e2c23"
+  integrity sha512-zIE9hX70qew5qTUjSS7wi1iwj/l7+m54KWU247nhM3v806UdGj1yDndXj+IOYxxtW9zyLI+xqFNZjTuDaLUqFw==
+
 import-fresh@^3.0.0, import-fresh@^3.1.0, import-fresh@^3.2.1:
   version "3.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/import-fresh/-/import-fresh-3.3.0.tgz"
@@ -7585,6 +7590,15 @@ sass@1.29.0:
   dependencies:
     chokidar ">=2.0.0 <4.0.0"
 
+sass@^1.51.0:
+  version "1.51.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sass/-/sass-1.51.0.tgz#25ea36cf819581fe1fe8329e8c3a4eaaf70d2845"
+  integrity sha512-haGdpTgywJTvHC2b91GSq+clTKGbtkkZmVAb82jZQN/wTy6qs8DdFm2lhEQbEwrY0QDRgSQ3xDurqM977C3noA==
+  dependencies:
+    chokidar ">=3.0.0 <4.0.0"
+    immutable "^4.0.0"
+    source-map-js ">=0.6.2 <2.0.0"
+
 scheduler@^0.20.2:
   version "0.20.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.20.2.tgz"
@@ -7886,7 +7900,7 @@ socks@^2.6.1, socks@^2.6.2:
     ip "^1.1.5"
     smart-buffer "^4.2.0"
 
-source-map-js@^1.0.1, source-map-js@^1.0.2:
+"source-map-js@>=0.6.2 <2.0.0", source-map-js@^1.0.1, source-map-js@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map-js/-/source-map-js-1.0.2.tgz"
   integrity sha512-R0XvVJ9WusLiqTCEiGCmICCMplcCkIwwR11mOSD9CR5u+IXYdiseeEuXCVAjS54zqwkLcPNnmU4OeJ6tUrWhDw==