diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/describe.go b/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
index 63a078fbf47..02cbec59b0c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
@@ -460,6 +460,9 @@ func describePod(pod *api.Pod, rcs []api.ReplicationController, events *api.Even
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Namespace:\t%s\n", pod.Namespace)
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Image(s):\t%s\n", makeImageList(&pod.Spec))
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Node:\t%s\n", pod.Spec.NodeName+"/"+pod.Status.HostIP)
+		if pod.Status.StartTime != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "Start Time:\t%s\n", pod.Status.StartTime.Time.Format(time.RFC1123Z))
+		}
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Labels:\t%s\n", labels.FormatLabels(pod.Labels))
 		if pod.DeletionTimestamp != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(out, "Status:\tTerminating (expires %s)\n", pod.DeletionTimestamp.Time.Format(time.RFC1123Z))
@@ -707,7 +710,9 @@ func describeContainers(pod *api.Pod, out io.Writer) {
 		state := status.State
 
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "  %v:\n", container.Name)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "    Container ID:\t%s\n", status.ContainerID)
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "    Image:\t%s\n", container.Image)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "    Image ID:\t%s\n", status.ImageID)
 
 		if len(container.Resources.Limits) > 0 {
 			fmt.Fprintf(out, "    Limits:\n")
@@ -716,6 +721,13 @@ func describeContainers(pod *api.Pod, out io.Writer) {
 			fmt.Fprintf(out, "      %s:\t%s\n", name, quantity.String())
 		}
 
+		if len(container.Resources.Requests) > 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "    Requests:\n")
+		}
+		for name, quantity := range container.Resources.Requests {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "      %s:\t%s\n", name, quantity.String())
+		}
+
 		describeStatus("State", state, out)
 		if status.LastTerminationState.Terminated != nil {
 			describeStatus("Last Termination State", status.LastTerminationState, out)
@@ -1065,8 +1077,10 @@ func describeNode(node *api.Node, pods []*api.Pod, events *api.EventList) (strin
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Name:\t%s\n", node.Name)
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Labels:\t%s\n", labels.FormatLabels(node.Labels))
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "CreationTimestamp:\t%s\n", node.CreationTimestamp.Time.Format(time.RFC1123Z))
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Phase:\t%v\n", node.Status.Phase)
 		if len(node.Status.Conditions) > 0 {
 			fmt.Fprint(out, "Conditions:\n  Type\tStatus\tLastHeartbeatTime\tLastTransitionTime\tReason\tMessage\n")
+			fmt.Fprint(out, "  ────\t──────\t─────────────────\t──────────────────\t──────\t───────\n")
 			for _, c := range node.Status.Conditions {
 				fmt.Fprintf(out, "  %v \t%v \t%s \t%s \t%v \t%v\n",
 					c.Type,
@@ -1089,18 +1103,10 @@ func describeNode(node *api.Node, pods []*api.Pod, events *api.EventList) (strin
 			}
 		}
 
-		runningPods := filterNonRunningPods(pods)
-		reqs, err := getPodsTotalRequests(runningPods)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Allocated resources (total requests):\n")
-		for reqResource, reqValue := range reqs {
-			fmt.Fprintf(out, " %s:\t%s\n", reqResource, reqValue.String())
-		}
-		fmt.Fprintf(out, " pods:\t%d\n", len(runningPods))
-
-		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Version:\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "System Info:\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, " Machine ID:\t%s\n", node.Status.NodeInfo.MachineID)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, " System UUID:\t%s\n", node.Status.NodeInfo.SystemUUID)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, " Boot ID:\t%s\n", node.Status.NodeInfo.BootID)
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, " Kernel Version:\t%s\n", node.Status.NodeInfo.KernelVersion)
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, " OS Image:\t%s\n", node.Status.NodeInfo.OsImage)
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, " Container Runtime Version:\t%s\n", node.Status.NodeInfo.ContainerRuntimeVersion)
@@ -1113,34 +1119,8 @@ func describeNode(node *api.Node, pods []*api.Pod, events *api.EventList) (strin
 		if len(node.Spec.ExternalID) > 0 {
 			fmt.Fprintf(out, "ExternalID:\t%s\n", node.Spec.ExternalID)
 		}
-		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Pods:\t(%d in total)\n", len(pods))
-		fmt.Fprint(out, "  Namespace\tName\t\tCPU(milliCPU)\t\tMemory(bytes)\n")
-		totalMilliCPU := int64(0)
-		totalMemory := int64(0)
-		fractionPodCPU := float64(0)
-		fractionPodMemory := float64(0)
-		fractionTotalCPU := float64(0)
-		fractionTotalMemory := float64(0)
-		for _, pod := range pods {
-			podTotalMilliCPU := int64(0)
-			podTotalMemory := int64(0)
+		describeNodeResource(pods, node, out)
 
-			for ix := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-				limits := pod.Spec.Containers[ix].Resources.Limits
-				podTotalMilliCPU += limits.Cpu().MilliValue()
-				podTotalMemory += limits.Memory().Value()
-			}
-			totalMilliCPU += podTotalMilliCPU
-			totalMemory += podTotalMemory
-			fractionPodCPU = float64(podTotalMilliCPU) / float64(node.Status.Capacity.Cpu().MilliValue()) * 100
-			fractionPodMemory = float64(podTotalMemory) / float64(node.Status.Capacity.Memory().Value()) * 100
-			fmt.Fprintf(out, "  %s\t%s\t\t%d (%d%% of total)\t\t%d (%d%% of total)\n", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, podTotalMilliCPU, int64(fractionPodCPU), podTotalMemory, int64(fractionPodMemory))
-		}
-		fmt.Fprint(out, "TotalResourceLimits:\n")
-		fractionTotalCPU = float64(totalMilliCPU) / float64(node.Status.Capacity.Cpu().MilliValue()) * 100
-		fractionTotalMemory = float64(totalMemory) / float64(node.Status.Capacity.Memory().Value()) * 100
-		fmt.Fprintf(out, "  CPU(milliCPU):\t\t%d (%d%% of total)\n", totalMilliCPU, int64(fractionTotalCPU))
-		fmt.Fprintf(out, "  Memory(bytes):\t\t%d (%d%% of total)\n", totalMemory, int64(fractionTotalMemory))
 		if events != nil {
 			DescribeEvents(events, out)
 		}
@@ -1197,7 +1177,55 @@ func (d *HorizontalPodAutoscalerDescriber) Describe(namespace, name string) (str
 	})
 }
 
-func filterNonRunningPods(pods []*api.Pod) []*api.Pod {
+func describeNodeResource(pods []*api.Pod, node *api.Node, out io.Writer) {
+	nonTerminatedPods := filterTerminatedPods(pods)
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "Non-terminated Pods:\t(%d in total)\n", len(nonTerminatedPods))
+	fmt.Fprint(out, "  Namespace\tName\t\tCPU Requests\tMemory Requests\tCPU Limits\tMemory Limits\n")
+	fmt.Fprint(out, "  ─────────\t────\t\t────────────\t───────────────\t──────────\t─────────────\n")
+	totalMilliCPUReq := int64(0)
+	totalMemoryReq := int64(0)
+	fractionPodCPUReq := float64(0)
+	fractionPodMemoryReq := float64(0)
+	fractionTotalCPUReq := float64(0)
+	fractionTotalMemoryReq := float64(0)
+	totalMilliCPULimit := int64(0)
+	totalMemoryLimit := int64(0)
+	fractionPodCPULimit := float64(0)
+	fractionPodMemoryLimit := float64(0)
+	for _, pod := range pods {
+		podTotalMilliCPUReq := int64(0)
+		podTotalMemoryReq := int64(0)
+		podTotalMilliCPULimit := int64(0)
+		podTotalMemoryLimit := int64(0)
+
+		for ix := range pod.Spec.Containers {
+			requests := pod.Spec.Containers[ix].Resources.Requests
+			podTotalMilliCPUReq += requests.Cpu().MilliValue()
+			podTotalMemoryReq += requests.Memory().Value()
+
+			limits := pod.Spec.Containers[ix].Resources.Limits
+			podTotalMilliCPULimit += limits.Cpu().MilliValue()
+			podTotalMemoryLimit += limits.Memory().Value()
+		}
+		totalMilliCPUReq += podTotalMilliCPUReq
+		totalMemoryReq += podTotalMemoryReq
+		totalMilliCPULimit += podTotalMilliCPULimit
+		totalMemoryLimit += podTotalMemoryLimit
+		fractionPodCPUReq = float64(podTotalMilliCPUReq) / float64(node.Status.Capacity.Cpu().MilliValue()) * 100
+		fractionPodMemoryReq = float64(podTotalMemoryReq) / float64(node.Status.Capacity.Memory().Value()) * 100
+		fractionPodCPULimit = float64(podTotalMilliCPULimit) / float64(node.Status.Capacity.Cpu().MilliValue()) * 100
+		fractionPodMemoryLimit = float64(podTotalMemoryLimit) / float64(node.Status.Capacity.Memory().Value()) * 100
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "  %s\t%s\t\t%dm (%d%%)\t%dKi (%d%%)\t%dm (%d%%)\t%dKi (%d%%)\n", pod.Namespace, pod.Name,
+			podTotalMilliCPUReq, int64(fractionPodCPUReq), podTotalMemoryReq/1000, int64(fractionPodMemoryReq), podTotalMilliCPULimit, int64(fractionPodCPULimit), podTotalMemoryLimit/1000, int64(fractionPodMemoryLimit))
+	}
+	fmt.Fprint(out, "Allocated resources:\n  CPU Requests\tMemory Requests\tCPU Limits\tMemory Limits\n")
+	fmt.Fprint(out, "  ────────────\t───────────────\t──────────\t─────────────\n")
+	fractionTotalCPUReq = float64(totalMilliCPUReq) / float64(node.Status.Capacity.Cpu().MilliValue()) * 100
+	fractionTotalMemoryReq = float64(totalMemoryReq) / float64(node.Status.Capacity.Memory().Value()) * 100
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "  %dm (%d%%)\t%dKi (%d%%)\t%dm\t%dKi\n", totalMilliCPUReq, int64(fractionTotalCPUReq), totalMemoryReq/1000, int64(fractionTotalMemoryReq), totalMilliCPULimit, totalMemoryLimit/1000)
+}
+
+func filterTerminatedPods(pods []*api.Pod) []*api.Pod {
 	if len(pods) == 0 {
 		return pods
 	}
@@ -1250,6 +1278,7 @@ func DescribeEvents(el *api.EventList, w io.Writer) {
 	}
 	sort.Sort(SortableEvents(el.Items))
 	fmt.Fprint(w, "Events:\n  FirstSeen\tLastSeen\tCount\tFrom\tSubobjectPath\tReason\tMessage\n")
+	fmt.Fprint(w, "  ─────────\t────────\t─────\t────\t─────────────\t──────\t───────\n")
 	for _, e := range el.Items {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "  %s\t%s\t%d\t%v\t%v\t%v\t%v\n",
 			translateTimestamp(e.FirstTimestamp),