How to get the page-wide header for Twitter (& change your Twitter link colors!)

I recently saw a few Twitter pages that were different from mine.  They were bigger, more visual, more eye-catching with a wide header for Twitter and customized link colors… and I wanted it for myself! 🙂

So, I looked it up and found out how to change mine.  It turns out that there was an upgrade and unless you saw it on the Today show or saw it on your social media channels, chances are that it passed you by, like it did with me.

SO- here is how you change your Twitter page to get the wide header for Twitter.

Here is my before picture (screenshot from my Twitter page)
AFTER:

So- now onto the directions:
Go into your Twitter page.
Go to your gear at the top right and go to Settings:

Now to go DESIGN:

You can pick a theme:

Or you can create your own (that is what I did):

Thats it- just save the changes & you are all done.