diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects_list.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_list.js.coffee
index c0e36d1ccc5..db5faf71faf 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/projects_list.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_list.js.coffee
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class @ProjectsList
 
     $(".projects-list-filter").keyup ->
       terms = $(this).val()
-      uiBox = $(this).closest('.panel')
+      uiBox = $(this).closest('.projects-list-holder')
       if terms == "" || terms == undefined
         uiBox.find(".projects-list li").show()
       else
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/dashboard.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/dashboard.scss
index 9a3b543ad10..c1103a1c2e6 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/dashboard.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/dashboard.scss
@@ -23,41 +23,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-.project-row, .group-row {
-  padding: 0 !important;
-  font-size: 14px;
-  line-height: 24px;
-
-  a {
-    display: block;
-    padding: 8px 15px;
-  }
-
-  .project-name, .group-name {
-    font-weight: 500;
-  }
-
-  .arrow {
-    float: right;
-    margin: 0;
-    font-size: 20px;
-  }
-
-  .last-activity {
-    float: right;
-    font-size: 12px;
-    color: #AAA;
-    display: block;
-    .date {
-      color: #777;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-.project-description {
-  overflow: hidden;
-}
-
 .project-access-icon {
   margin-left: 10px;
   float: left;
@@ -73,10 +38,9 @@
   float: left;
 
   .avatar {
-    margin-top: -8px;
-    margin-left: -15px;
     @include border-radius(0px);
   }
+
   .identicon {
     line-height: 40px;
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/projects.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/projects.scss
index 29d3dbc25eb..1e138651d52 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/projects.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/projects.scss
@@ -316,3 +316,34 @@ table.table.protected-branches-list tr.no-border {
 pre.light-well {
   border-color: #f1f1f1;
 }
+
+.projects-search-form {
+  max-width: 600px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  margin-bottom: 20px;
+
+  input {
+    border-color: #BBB;
+  }
+}
+
+.project-row {
+  .project-full-name {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    font-size: 15px;
+  }
+
+  .project-description {
+    color: #888;
+    font-size: 13px;
+
+    p {
+      margin-bottom: 0;
+      color: #888;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.my-projects .project-row {
+  padding: 10px 0;
+}
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/_projects.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/_projects.html.haml
index d676576067c..dc83d5343f2 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/_projects.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/_projects.html.haml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-.panel.panel-default
-  .panel-heading.clearfix
+.projects-list-holder
+  .projects-search-form
     .input-group
       = search_field_tag :filter_projects, nil, placeholder: 'Filter by name', class: 'projects-list-filter form-control'
       - if current_user.can_create_project?
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@
           = link_to new_project_path, class: 'btn btn-success' do
             New project
 
-  = render 'shared/projects_list', projects: @projects, projects_limit: 20
+  %ul.projects-list.bordered-list.my-projects
+    - @projects.each do |project|
+      %li.project-row
+        = render partial: 'shared/project', locals: { project: project, avatar: true, stars: true }
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/show.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/show.html.haml
index 1b6ea3d5963..44372b921cf 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/show.html.haml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 = render 'dashboard/projects_head'
 
 - if @projects.any?
-  = render 'sidebar'
+  = render 'projects'
 - else
   = render "zero_authorized_projects"
diff --git a/app/views/groups/_projects.html.haml b/app/views/groups/_projects.html.haml
index 4f8aec1c67e..2ae51a1c8c0 100644
--- a/app/views/groups/_projects.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/groups/_projects.html.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.panel.panel-default
+.panel.panel-default.projects-list-holder
   .panel-heading.clearfix
     .input-group
       = search_field_tag :filter_projects, nil, placeholder: 'Filter by name', class: 'projects-list-filter form-control'
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_project.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_project.html.haml
index 6bd61455d21..15df97b1333 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_project.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_project.html.haml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     - if avatar
       .dash-project-avatar
         = project_icon(project, alt: '', class: 'avatar project-avatar s40')
-    %span.str-truncated
+    %span.str-truncated.project-full-name
       %span.namespace-name
         - if project.namespace
           = project.namespace.human_name
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@
       %span.pull-right.light
         %i.fa.fa-star
         = project.star_count
+  - if project.description.present?
+    .project-description
+      .str-truncated
+        = markdown(project.description, pipeline: :description)