diff --git a/examples/_1248/main.go b/examples/_1248/main.go
index f51c924969..9cee8e576f 100644
--- a/examples/_1248/main.go
+++ b/examples/_1248/main.go
@@ -6,26 +6,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2"
 )
 
-var baseStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-	BorderStyle(lipgloss.NormalBorder()).
-	BorderForeground(lipgloss.Color("240"))
-
 func NewTable() table.Model {
-	rows := []table.Row{
+	rows := [][]string{
 		{"1", "issue", "v1.2.3", "24/11/22", "EnterAltScreen"},
 	}
-	columns := []table.Column{
-		{Title: "ID", Width: 4},
-		{Title: "NAME", Width: 28},
-		{Title: "VERSION", Width: 18},
-		{Title: "DATE", Width: 15},
-		{Title: "REMARK", Width: 4},
-	}
+	headers := []string{"ID", "NAME", "VERSION", "DATE", "REMARK"}
 	t := table.New(
-		table.WithColumns(columns),
-		table.WithRows(rows),
+		table.WithHeaders(headers...),
+		table.WithRows(rows...),
 		table.WithFocused(true),
-		table.WithHeight(7),
+		table.WithHeight(10),
 	)
 	s := table.DefaultStyles()
 	s.Header = s.Header.
@@ -33,12 +23,8 @@ func NewTable() table.Model {
 		BorderForeground(lipgloss.Color("240")).
 		BorderBottom(true).
 		Bold(false)
-	s.Selected = s.Selected.
-		Foreground(lipgloss.Color("229")).
-		Background(lipgloss.Color("57")).
-		Bold(false)
 	t.SetStyles(s)
-	return t
+	return *t
 }
 
 type Model struct {
@@ -79,7 +65,11 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 }
 
 func (m Model) View() string {
-	return baseStyle.Render(m.currentModel.View()) + "\n" + m.currentModel.HelpView() + "\n"
+	return lipgloss.JoinVertical(
+		lipgloss.Left,
+		m.currentModel.View(),
+		m.currentModel.HelpView(),
+	)
 }
 
 func NewModel() (model Model, err error) {
diff --git a/examples/go.mod b/examples/go.mod
index 1de4807747..582b1d0d6b 100644
--- a/examples/go.mod
+++ b/examples/go.mod
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ go 1.23.1
 replace github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 => ../
 
 require (
-	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250526131538-b3f0c9e42318
+	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250603141547-8b46d0b4e219
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250420102230-7ecd51915026
 	github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.3.1
 	github.com/charmbracelet/glamour/v2 v2.0.0-20250513163904-eeeced3bb3c6
 	github.com/charmbracelet/harmonica v0.2.0
-	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250513162854-28902d027c40
+	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250603140710-946081c6f1a5
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.9.3-0.20250602153603-fb931ed90413
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/charmtone v0.0.0-20250514204301-7f4ee4d0d5fe
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/teatest/v2 v2.0.0-20250324105510-c72bdbf70572
diff --git a/examples/go.sum b/examples/go.sum
index 146efa5580..36a430b320 100644
--- a/examples/go.sum
+++ b/examples/go.sum
@@ -12,18 +12,16 @@ github.com/aymanbagabas/go-udiff v0.2.0 h1:TK0fH4MteXUDspT88n8CKzvK0X9O2xu9yQjWp
 github.com/aymanbagabas/go-udiff v0.2.0/go.mod h1:RE4Ex0qsGkTAJoQdQQCA0uG+nAzJO/pI/QwceO5fgrA=
 github.com/aymerick/douceur v0.2.0 h1:Mv+mAeH1Q+n9Fr+oyamOlAkUNPWPlA8PPGR0QAaYuPk=
 github.com/aymerick/douceur v0.2.0/go.mod h1:wlT5vV2O3h55X9m7iVYN0TBM0NH/MmbLnd30/FjWUq4=
-github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250526131538-b3f0c9e42318 h1:f8Q0ybZGxT+St1JfPM7yoz/XFpbmtodcIehaom/9XT8=
-github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250526131538-b3f0c9e42318/go.mod h1:6HamsBKWqEC/FVHuQMHgQL+knPyvHH55HwJDHl/adMw=
+github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250603141547-8b46d0b4e219 h1:5lzG1M/SNTItaKYbzfrS57/JR4YcHu3ZviUYd4Nj/jI=
+github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250603141547-8b46d0b4e219/go.mod h1:yeCn/feXmWXU7QmJPVI9JpPdQGmv2xadb3qjXmbZqWI=
 github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.3.1 h1:k8dTHMd7fgw4bnFd7jXTLZrSU/CQrKnL3m+AxCzDz40=
 github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.3.1/go.mod h1:/GkGusxNs8VB/RSOh3fu0TJmQ4ICMMPApIIVn0KszZ0=
 github.com/charmbracelet/glamour/v2 v2.0.0-20250513163904-eeeced3bb3c6 h1:AKhOV8dSRU3KpqMgpGME9JU7ouumB2S6hMmD6PRJeTc=
 github.com/charmbracelet/glamour/v2 v2.0.0-20250513163904-eeeced3bb3c6/go.mod h1:7xBAUTCSADx9mHG0uBf4NDoVpYxMzIQ2j/NMLGdFsFM=
 github.com/charmbracelet/harmonica v0.2.0 h1:8NxJWRWg/bzKqqEaaeFNipOu77YR5t8aSwG4pgaUBiQ=
 github.com/charmbracelet/harmonica v0.2.0/go.mod h1:KSri/1RMQOZLbw7AHqgcBycp8pgJnQMYYT8QZRqZ1Ao=
-github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250513162854-28902d027c40 h1:SxOUomYAVo5zh+6WCH1bGshlAnSKP0ZeovI0FHAl9kg=
-github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250513162854-28902d027c40/go.mod h1:tRlx/Hu0lo/j9viunCN2H+Ze6JrmdjQlXUQvvArgaOc=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.9.3-0.20250516160309-24eee56f89fa h1:JU05TLAB6nOEL46bxHDV/+e8umBX32ODsGbVkc7o7bk=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.9.3-0.20250516160309-24eee56f89fa/go.mod h1:3RQDQ6lDnROptfpWuUVIUG64bD2g2BgntdxH0Ya5TeE=
+github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250603140710-946081c6f1a5 h1:vq3WdrGHQ6T0ZBYdRhn2toyQXDD+uneu3IdcMni7J5g=
+github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250603140710-946081c6f1a5/go.mod h1:EJWvaCrhOhNGVZMvcjc0yVryl4qqpMs8tz0r9WyEkdQ=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.9.3-0.20250602153603-fb931ed90413 h1:L07QkDqRF274IZ2UJ/mCTL8DR95efU9BNWLYCDXEjvQ=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.9.3-0.20250602153603-fb931ed90413/go.mod h1:3RQDQ6lDnROptfpWuUVIUG64bD2g2BgntdxH0Ya5TeE=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.14-0.20250516160309-24eee56f89fa h1:lphz0Z3rsiOtMYiz8axkT24i9yFiueDhJbzyNUADmME=
diff --git a/examples/table/main.go b/examples/table/main.go
index 17c90ea5ee..a445788004 100644
--- a/examples/table/main.go
+++ b/examples/table/main.go
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2"
 )
 
-var baseStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-	BorderStyle(lipgloss.NormalBorder()).
-	BorderForeground(lipgloss.Color("240"))
-
 type model struct {
 	table table.Model
 }
@@ -43,18 +39,17 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 }
 
 func (m model) View() string {
-	return baseStyle.Render(m.table.View()) + "\n  " + m.table.HelpView() + "\n"
+	return lipgloss.JoinVertical(
+		lipgloss.Left,
+		m.table.View(),
+		m.table.HelpView(),
+	)
 }
 
 func main() {
-	columns := []table.Column{
-		{Title: "Rank", Width: 4},
-		{Title: "City", Width: 10},
-		{Title: "Country", Width: 10},
-		{Title: "Population", Width: 10},
-	}
+	headers := []string{"Rank", "City", "Country", "Population"}
 
-	rows := []table.Row{
+	rows := [][]string{
 		{"1", "Tokyo", "Japan", "37,274,000"},
 		{"2", "Delhi", "India", "32,065,760"},
 		{"3", "Shanghai", "China", "28,516,904"},
@@ -158,12 +153,19 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	t := table.New(
-		table.WithColumns(columns),
-		table.WithRows(rows),
+		table.WithHeaders(headers...),
+		table.WithRows(rows...),
 		table.WithFocused(true),
-		table.WithHeight(7),
+		table.WithHeight(20),
 	)
 
+	// This is another way to initialize the same table.
+	//	t := table.New().
+	//		SetHeaders(headers...).
+	//		SetRows(rows...).
+	//		SetFocused(true).
+	//		SetHeight(20)
+
 	s := table.DefaultStyles()
 	s.Header = s.Header.
 		BorderStyle(lipgloss.NormalBorder()).
@@ -174,9 +176,10 @@ func main() {
 		Foreground(lipgloss.Color("229")).
 		Background(lipgloss.Color("57")).
 		Bold(false)
+
 	t.SetStyles(s)
 
-	m := model{t}
+	m := model{*t}
 	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(m).Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error running program:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)