diff --git a/VesperPlus.png b/VesperPlus.png
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diff --git a/backend/devices/models.py b/backend/devices/models.py
index 32f2a39..a506b1d 100644
--- a/backend/devices/models.py
+++ b/backend/devices/models.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class DeviceCreate(BaseModel):
     user_list: List[str] = []
     websocket_url: str = ""
     churchAssistantURL: str = ""
+    staffNotes: str = ""
 
 
 class DeviceUpdate(BaseModel):
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ class DeviceUpdate(BaseModel):
     user_list: Optional[List[str]] = None
     websocket_url: Optional[str] = None
     churchAssistantURL: Optional[str] = None
+    staffNotes: Optional[str] = None
 
 
 class DeviceInDB(DeviceCreate):
diff --git a/frontend/public/devices/VesperPlus.png b/frontend/public/devices/VesperPlus.png
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diff --git a/frontend/src/devices/DeviceDetail.jsx b/frontend/src/devices/DeviceDetail.jsx
index 57190a3..ea1fef6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/devices/DeviceDetail.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/devices/DeviceDetail.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from "react";
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useRef } from "react";
 import { useParams, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { MapContainer, TileLayer, Marker } from "react-leaflet";
 import "leaflet/dist/leaflet.css";
@@ -456,50 +456,65 @@ export default function DeviceDetail() {
 
   // ===== Section definitions =====
 
+  const [staffNotes, setStaffNotes] = useState(device.staffNotes || "");
+  const [editingNotes, setEditingNotes] = useState(false);
+  const [savingNotes, setSavingNotes] = useState(false);
+  const notesRef = useRef(null);
+
+  const saveStaffNotes = async (value) => {
+    setSavingNotes(true);
+    try {
+      await api.put(`/devices/${id}`, { staffNotes: value });
+      setStaffNotes(value);
+    } catch {
+      // silently fail
+    } finally {
+      setSavingNotes(false);
+      setEditingNotes(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Hardware variant to image mapping
+  const hwImageMap = {
+    VesperPlus: "/devices/VesperPlus.png",
+  };
+  const hwVariant = "VesperPlus"; // TODO: read from device data when available
+  const hwImage = hwImageMap[hwVariant] || hwImageMap.VesperPlus;
+
   const deviceInfoSection = (
     <section className="rounded-lg border p-6" style={{ backgroundColor: "var(--bg-card)", borderColor: "var(--border-primary)" }}>
       <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-4" style={{ color: "var(--text-heading)" }}>Device Information</h2>
       <div style={{ display: "grid", gridTemplateColumns: "1fr 1fr 1fr", gap: "1rem", alignItems: "start" }}>
-        {/* Col 1: Status — fancy card filling vertical space */}
-        <div
-          className="relative rounded-md border overflow-hidden"
-          style={{
-            borderColor: isOnline ? "rgba(116, 184, 22, 0.3)" : "var(--border-primary)",
-            backgroundColor: isOnline ? "rgba(116, 184, 22, 0.05)" : "var(--bg-primary)",
-            padding: "1.25rem",
-            height: "100%",
-            display: "flex",
-            flexDirection: "column",
-            justifyContent: "center",
-            alignItems: "center",
-            textAlign: "center",
-          }}
-        >
-          <span
-            className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center font-bold pointer-events-none select-none"
-            style={{ fontSize: "4.5rem", color: isOnline ? "var(--success-text)" : "var(--text-muted)", opacity: 0.06 }}
-          >
-            {isOnline ? "ON" : "OFF"}
-          </span>
-          <div className="relative">
+        {/* Col 1: Status on top, device image below */}
+        <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: "0.75rem", height: "100%" }}>
+          <div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: "0.75rem" }}>
             <div
-              className="w-12 h-12 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center mx-auto mb-2"
+              className="w-10 h-10 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center shrink-0"
               style={{ backgroundColor: isOnline ? "var(--success-bg)" : "var(--bg-card-hover)" }}
             >
               <span
-                className="w-4 h-4 rounded-full inline-block"
+                className="w-3 h-3 rounded-full inline-block"
                 style={{ backgroundColor: isOnline ? "var(--success-text)" : "var(--text-muted)" }}
               />
             </div>
-            <div className="text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide" style={{ color: "var(--text-muted)" }}>Status</div>
-            <div className="text-sm font-semibold mt-0.5" style={{ color: isOnline ? "var(--success-text)" : "var(--text-muted)" }}>
-              {isOnline ? "Online" : "Offline"}
-            </div>
-            {mqttStatus && (
-              <div className="text-xs mt-1" style={{ color: "var(--text-muted)" }}>
-                {mqttStatus.seconds_since_heartbeat}s ago
+            <div>
+              <div className="text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide" style={{ color: "var(--text-muted)" }}>Status</div>
+              <div className="text-sm font-semibold" style={{ color: isOnline ? "var(--success-text)" : "var(--text-muted)" }}>
+                {isOnline ? "Online" : "Offline"}
+                {mqttStatus && (
+                  <span className="ml-2 text-xs font-normal" style={{ color: "var(--text-muted)" }}>
+                    {mqttStatus.seconds_since_heartbeat}s ago
+                  </span>
+                )}
               </div>
-            )}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div style={{ flex: 1, display: "flex", alignItems: "center", justifyContent: "center" }}>
+            <img
+              src={hwImage}
+              alt={hwVariant}
+              style={{ maxHeight: 80, maxWidth: "100%", objectFit: "contain", opacity: 0.85 }}
+            />
           </div>
         </div>
 
@@ -519,10 +534,62 @@ export default function DeviceDetail() {
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        {/* Col 3: Admin Notes */}
+        {/* Col 3: Admin Notes — editable */}
         <div>
-          <div className="text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide" style={{ color: "var(--text-muted)" }}>Admin Notes</div>
-          <div className="text-sm mt-0.5" style={{ color: "var(--text-muted)" }}>-</div>
+          <div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: "0.5rem", marginBottom: "0.25rem" }}>
+            <div className="text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide" style={{ color: "var(--text-muted)" }}>Admin Notes</div>
+            {!editingNotes && (
+              <button
+                onClick={() => setEditingNotes(true)}
+                className="text-xs hover:opacity-80"
+                style={{ color: "var(--text-muted)", background: "none", border: "none", padding: 0, lineHeight: 1 }}
+                title="Edit notes"
+              >
+                &#9998;
+              </button>
+            )}
+          </div>
+          {editingNotes ? (
+            <div>
+              <textarea
+                ref={notesRef}
+                defaultValue={staffNotes}
+                autoFocus
+                rows={3}
+                className="w-full px-2 py-1.5 rounded-md text-xs border"
+                style={{ backgroundColor: "var(--bg-input)", color: "var(--text-primary)", borderColor: "var(--border-input)", resize: "vertical" }}
+                onKeyDown={(e) => {
+                  if (e.key === "Escape") setEditingNotes(false);
+                  if (e.key === "Enter" && (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) saveStaffNotes(e.target.value);
+                }}
+              />
+              <div className="flex gap-2 mt-1">
+                <button
+                  onClick={() => saveStaffNotes(notesRef.current?.value ?? "")}
+                  disabled={savingNotes}
+                  className="px-2 py-1 text-xs rounded-md"
+                  style={{ backgroundColor: "var(--btn-primary)", color: "var(--text-white)" }}
+                >
+                  {savingNotes ? "Saving..." : "Save"}
+                </button>
+                <button
+                  onClick={() => setEditingNotes(false)}
+                  className="px-2 py-1 text-xs rounded-md border"
+                  style={{ borderColor: "var(--border-primary)", color: "var(--text-secondary)" }}
+                >
+                  Cancel
+                </button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <div
+              className="text-sm mt-0.5 cursor-pointer hover:opacity-80"
+              style={{ color: staffNotes ? "var(--text-primary)" : "var(--text-muted)" }}
+              onClick={() => setEditingNotes(true)}
+            >
+              {staffNotes || "-"}
+            </div>
+          )}
         </div>
       </div>
     </section>
@@ -530,8 +597,8 @@ export default function DeviceDetail() {
 
   const subscriptionSection = (
     <SectionCard title="Subscription">
-      {/* Row 1: Tier | Last Payment On */}
-      <FieldRow columns={2}>
+      <dl style={{ display: "grid", gridTemplateColumns: "repeat(4, 1fr)", gap: "0.75rem 2rem" }}>
+        {/* Row 1: Tier | Last Payment On | (empty) | (empty) */}
         <Field label="Tier">
           <span className="px-2 py-0.5 text-xs rounded-full capitalize" style={{ backgroundColor: "var(--badge-blue-bg)", color: "var(--badge-blue-text)" }}>
             {sub.subscrTier}
@@ -540,9 +607,9 @@ export default function DeviceDetail() {
         <Field label="Last Payment On">
           <span className="text-sm" style={{ color: "var(--text-primary)" }}>3 months ago</span>
         </Field>
-      </FieldRow>
-      {/* Row 2: Start Date | Expiration Date | Duration | Time Left */}
-      <FieldRow columns={4}>
+        <div />
+        <div />
+        {/* Row 2: Start Date | Expiration Date | Duration | Time Left */}
         <Field label="Start Date">{formatDate(sub.subscrStart)}</Field>
         <Field label="Expiration Date">{subscrEnd ? formatDateNice(subscrEnd) : "-"}</Field>
         <Field label="Duration">{sub.subscrDuration ? daysToDisplay(sub.subscrDuration) : "-"}</Field>
@@ -557,9 +624,7 @@ export default function DeviceDetail() {
             </span>
           )}
         </Field>
-      </FieldRow>
-      {/* Row 3: Max Users | Max Outputs | Extra Info */}
-      <FieldRow columns={3}>
+        {/* Row 3: Max Users | Max Outputs | Extra Info | (empty) */}
         <Field label="Max Users">{sub.maxUsers}</Field>
         <Field label="Max Outputs">{sub.maxOutputs}</Field>
         <Field label="Extra Info">
@@ -572,7 +637,8 @@ export default function DeviceDetail() {
             View subscription details
           </a>
         </Field>
-      </FieldRow>
+        <div />
+      </dl>
     </SectionCard>
   );
 
@@ -752,8 +818,8 @@ export default function DeviceDetail() {
   const warrantySection = (
     <SectionCard title="Warranty, Maintenance & Statistics">
       <Subsection title="Warranty Information" isFirst>
-        {/* Row 1: Status | Time Remaining */}
-        <FieldRow columns={2}>
+        <dl style={{ display: "grid", gridTemplateColumns: "repeat(3, 1fr)", gap: "0.75rem 2rem" }}>
+          {/* Row 1: Status | Time Remaining | (empty) */}
           <Field label="Warranty Status">
             {warrantyDaysLeft !== null ? (
               warrantyDaysLeft > 0 ? (
@@ -772,16 +838,14 @@ export default function DeviceDetail() {
               `${warrantyDaysLeft} days`
             )}
           </Field>
-        </FieldRow>
-        {/* Row 2: Start Date | Expiry Date | Period */}
-        <FieldRow columns={3}>
+          <div />
+          {/* Row 2: Start Date | Expiry Date | Period */}
           <Field label="Start Date">{formatDate(stats.warrantyStart)}</Field>
           <Field label="Expiry Date">{warrantyEnd ? formatDateNice(warrantyEnd) : "-"}</Field>
           <Field label="Period">{stats.warrantyPeriod ? daysToDisplay(stats.warrantyPeriod) : "-"}</Field>
-        </FieldRow>
+        </dl>
       </Subsection>
       <Subsection title="Maintenance">
-        {/* Single row: all 3 fields */}
         <FieldRow columns={3}>
           <Field label="Last Maintained On">{formatDate(stats.maintainedOn)}</Field>
           <Field label="Maintenance Period">{stats.maintainancePeriod ? daysToDisplay(stats.maintainancePeriod) : "-"}</Field>
@@ -800,20 +864,18 @@ export default function DeviceDetail() {
         </FieldRow>
       </Subsection>
       <Subsection title="Statistics">
-        {/* Row 1: Playbacks | Hammer Strikes | Warnings */}
-        <FieldRow columns={3}>
+        <dl style={{ display: "grid", gridTemplateColumns: "repeat(3, 1fr)", gap: "0.75rem 2rem" }}>
+          {/* Row 1: Playbacks | Hammer Strikes | Warnings */}
           <Field label="Total Playbacks">{stats.totalPlaybacks}</Field>
           <Field label="Total Hammer Strikes">{stats.totalHammerStrikes}</Field>
           <Field label="Total Warnings Given">{stats.totalWarningsGiven}</Field>
-        </FieldRow>
-        {/* Row 2: Melodies | Favorites */}
-        <FieldRow columns={3}>
+          {/* Row 2: Melodies | Favorites | (empty) */}
           <Field label="Total Melodies">{device.device_melodies_all?.length ?? 0}</Field>
           <Field label="Favorite Melodies">{device.device_melodies_favorites?.length ?? 0}</Field>
           <div />
-        </FieldRow>
+        </dl>
         {stats.perBellStrikes?.length > 0 && (
-          <div className="mt-2">
+          <div className="mt-3">
             <Field label="Per Bell Strikes">
               <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2 mt-1">
                 {stats.perBellStrikes.slice(0, attr.totalBells || stats.perBellStrikes.length).map((count, i) => (