This is not a very helpful response for a newcomer – why bother responding at all if you have nothing of value to add? If you think about my question you might understand that there is a deeper question/issue being posed.
FWIW I did review lots of themes before posting and almost all use wide L and R margins. I also reviewed the docs and (so far) have not found any discussion or examples that discuss the customization of column widths and margins – this is not always simple and there can be unwanted side effects).
The only one I them I found that comes close is an old Rubic theme which is not currently supported. Here’s a link
If you can point me towards similar links/examples that would be great.