diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cdfd981d..b55c3cd6 100644
--- a/README.md
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@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ yarn add react-base-table
 ```js
 import BaseTable, { Column } from 'react-base-table'
 import 'react-base-table/styles.css'
-
-...
+// Important: if you fail to import react-base-table/styles.css then 
+// BaseTable will not render as advertised in the included examples.
+// For advanced styling see link below:
+// https://github.com/Autodesk/react-base-table#advance
+ ...
 <BaseTable data={data} width={600} height={400}>
   <Column key="col0" dataKey="col0" width={100} />
   <Column key="col1" dataKey="col1" width={100} />