diff --git a/foundations/01-css-methods/index.html b/foundations/01-css-methods/index.html
index effe3cc..cd7f36d 100644
--- a/foundations/01-css-methods/index.html
+++ b/foundations/01-css-methods/index.html
@@ -5,10 +5,19 @@
     <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
     <title>Methods for Adding CSS</title>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
+    <style>
+      p {
+        background-color: green;
+        color: white;
+        font-size: 18px;
+      }
+    </style>
   </head>
   <body>
     <div>Style me via the external method!</div>
     <p>I would like to be styled with the internal method, please.</p>
-    <button>Inline Method</button>
+    <!-- an orange background and a font size of 18px -->
+    <button style="background-color: orange; font-size: 18px;">Inline Method</button>
   </body>
 </html>
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diff --git a/foundations/01-css-methods/style.css b/foundations/01-css-methods/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7dfd17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/foundations/01-css-methods/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* a red background, white text, a font size of 32px, center aligned, and bold */
+
+div {
+    background-color: red;
+    font-size: 32px;
+    color: white;
+    text-align: center;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
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