diff --git a/client/script.js b/client/script.js
index 7b9469a..6ec5c1d 100644
--- a/client/script.js
+++ b/client/script.js
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ function getMessage( m )
 			addSticker( message.data.cardId, message.data.stickerId );
 			break;
 			
+		case 'setBoardSize':
+			resizeBoard( message.data );
+			break;
+			
 		default:
 			//unknown message
 			alert('unknown action: ' + JSON.stringify(message));
@@ -533,6 +537,23 @@ function updateName ( sid, name )
 	
 	$('#names-ul').children(id).text( name );
 }
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+function boardResizeHappened(event, ui)
+{
+	var newsize = ui.size
+	
+	sendAction( 'setBoardSize', newsize);
+}
+
+function resizeBoard (size) {
+	$( ".board-outline" ).animate( { 
+		height: size.height,
+		width: size.width
+	} );
+}
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -661,7 +682,17 @@ $( ".sticker" ).draggable({
 });
 
 
-$( ".board-outline" ).resizable( { ghost: false, minWidth: 700, minHeight: 400 , maxWidth: 3200, maxHeight: 1800} );	
+$( ".board-outline" ).resizable( { 
+	ghost: false,
+	minWidth: 700,
+	minHeight: 400 ,
+	maxWidth: 3200,
+	maxHeight: 1800,
+	stop: function(event, ui) { 
+		boardResizeHappened(event, ui);
+	}
+} );
+
 
 	
 });
diff --git a/lib/data/redis.js b/lib/data/redis.js
index e3a1943..b0a1069 100644
--- a/lib/data/redis.js
+++ b/lib/data/redis.js
@@ -146,6 +146,17 @@ db.prototype = {
 				redisClient.hset(REDIS_PREFIX + '-room:' + room + '-cards', cardId, JSON.stringify(card));
 			}
 		});
+	},
+	
+	setBoardSize: function(room, size) {
+		redisClient.set(REDIS_PREFIX + '-room:' + room + '-size', JSON.stringify(size));
+	},
+	
+	getBoardSize: function(room, callback) {
+		redisClient.get(REDIS_PREFIX + '-room:' + room + '-size', function (err, res) {
+			callback(JSON.parse(res));
+		});	
 	}
+	
 };
 exports.db = db;
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 87f4a92..bb968a4 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -287,6 +287,19 @@ function scrub( text ) {
 
 				broadcastToRoom( client, { action: 'addSticker', data: { cardId: cardId, stickerId: stickerId }});
 				break;
+				
+			case 'setBoardSize':
+
+				var size = {};
+				size.width = scrub(message.data.width);;
+				size.height = scrub(message.data.height);
+				
+				getRoom(client, function(room) {
+					db.setBoardSize( room, size );
+				});
+				
+				broadcastToRoom( client, { action: 'setBoardSize', data: size } );
+				break;
 
 			default:
 				console.log('unknown action');
@@ -346,6 +359,18 @@ function initClient ( client )
 				}
 			);
 		});
+		
+		db.getBoardSize( room, function(size) {
+
+			if (size != null) {
+				client.send(
+					{
+						action: 'setBoardSize',
+						data: size
+					}
+				);
+			}
+		});
 
 		roommates_clients = rooms.room_clients(room);
 		roommates = [];