diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b961305..2b6d027 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -156,22 +156,19 @@ Adding borders to a row requires a ```Border``` object.
 use Box\Spout\Common\Type;
 use Box\Spout\Writer\WriterFactory;
 use Box\Spout\Writer\Style\StyleBuilder;
-use Box\Spout\Writer\Style\Border;
-use Box\Spout\Writer\Style\BorderPart;
+use Box\Spout\Writer\Style\BorderBuilder;
 
-$border = new Border();
-$border
-    ->addPart(new BorderPart(Border::BOTTOM, Border::STYLE_SOLID, Border::WIDTH_THICK, Color::ORANGE))
-    ->addPart(new BorderPart(Border::RIGHT, Border::STYLE_DASHED, BOrder::WIDTH_THIN, Color::GREEN));
+$border = (new BorderBuilder())
+            ->setBorderBottom(Border::STYLE_DASHED, Color::GREEN, Border::WIDTH_THIN)
+            ->build();
 
 $style = (new StyleBuilder())
-    ->setBorder($border)
-    ->build();
+            ->setBorder($border)
+            ->build();
 
-$writerXlsx = WriterFactory::create(Type::XLSX);
-$writerXlsx->openToFile('borders.xlsx');
-$writerXlsx->addRowsWithStyle($multipleRows, $style);
-$writerXlsx->close();
+$writer->addRowWithStyle(['Border Bottom Dashed Green Thin'], $style);
+
+$writer->close();
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/Exception/InvalidBorderNameException.php b/src/Spout/Writer/Exception/Border/InvalidNameException.php
similarity index 67%
rename from src/Spout/Writer/Exception/InvalidBorderNameException.php
rename to src/Spout/Writer/Exception/Border/InvalidNameException.php
index 989141b..0037668 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/Exception/InvalidBorderNameException.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/Exception/Border/InvalidNameException.php
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace Box\Spout\Writer\Exception;
+namespace Box\Spout\Writer\Exception\Border;
 
+use Box\Spout\Writer\Exception\WriterException;
 use Box\Spout\Writer\Style\BorderPart;
 
-class InvalidBorderNameException extends WriterException
+class InvalidNameException extends WriterException
 {
 
     public function __construct($name)
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/Exception/InvalidBorderStyleException.php b/src/Spout/Writer/Exception/Border/InvalidStyleException.php
similarity index 67%
rename from src/Spout/Writer/Exception/InvalidBorderStyleException.php
rename to src/Spout/Writer/Exception/Border/InvalidStyleException.php
index 771447c..b372fa0 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/Exception/InvalidBorderStyleException.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/Exception/Border/InvalidStyleException.php
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace Box\Spout\Writer\Exception;
+namespace Box\Spout\Writer\Exception\Border;
 
+use Box\Spout\Writer\Exception\WriterException;
 use Box\Spout\Writer\Style\BorderPart;
 
-class InvalidBorderStyleException extends WriterException
+class InvalidStyleException extends WriterException
 {
     public function __construct($name)
     {
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/Exception/InvalidBorderWidthException.php b/src/Spout/Writer/Exception/Border/InvalidWidthException.php
similarity index 59%
rename from src/Spout/Writer/Exception/InvalidBorderWidthException.php
rename to src/Spout/Writer/Exception/Border/InvalidWidthException.php
index 1ddc7a5..b1fb162 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/Exception/InvalidBorderWidthException.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/Exception/Border/InvalidWidthException.php
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace Box\Spout\Writer\Exception;
+namespace Box\Spout\Writer\Exception\Border;
 
+use Box\Spout\Writer\Exception\WriterException;
 use Box\Spout\Writer\Style\BorderPart;
 
-class InvalidBorderWidthException extends WriterException
+class InvalidWidthException extends WriterException
 {
 
     public function __construct($name)
     {
         $msg = '%s is not a valid width identifier for a border. Valid identifiers are: %s.';
 
-        parent::__construct(sprintf($msg, $name, implode(',', BorderPart::getAllowedWidth())));
+        parent::__construct(sprintf($msg, $name, implode(',', BorderPart::getAllowedWidths())));
 
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Helper/BorderHelper.php b/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Helper/BorderHelper.php
index 79aa0da..1ccc8de 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Helper/BorderHelper.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Helper/BorderHelper.php
@@ -21,28 +21,27 @@ use Box\Spout\Writer\Style\Border;
  */
 class BorderHelper
 {
-
     /**
-     * ODS border attributes
+     * Width mappings
      *
      * @var array
      */
-    public static $odsStyleMap = [
-        Border::STYLE_SOLID.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THIN => '0.75pt solid',
-        Border::STYLE_SOLID.'%'.Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => '1.75pt solid',
-        Border::STYLE_SOLID.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THICK => '2.5pt solid',
-        Border::STYLE_DOTTED.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THIN => '0.75pt dotted',
-        Border::STYLE_DOTTED.'%'.Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => '1.75pt dotted',
-        Border::STYLE_DOTTED.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THICK => '2.5pt dotted',
-        Border::STYLE_DASHED.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THIN => '0.75pt dashed',
-        Border::STYLE_DASHED.'%'.Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => '1.75pt dashed',
-        Border::STYLE_DASHED.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THICK => '2.5pt dashed',
-        Border::STYLE_DOUBLE.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THIN => '0.75pt double',
-        Border::STYLE_DOUBLE.'%'.Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => '1.75pt double',
-        Border::STYLE_DOUBLE.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THICK => '2.5pt double',
-        Border::STYLE_NONE.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THIN => 'none',
-        Border::STYLE_NONE.'%'.Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => 'none',
-        Border::STYLE_NONE.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THICK => 'none',
+    public static $widthMap = [
+        Border::WIDTH_THIN => '0.75pt',
+        Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => '1.75pt',
+        Border::WIDTH_THICK => '2.5pt',
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Style mapping
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    public static $styleMap = [
+        Border::STYLE_SOLID => 'solid',
+        Border::STYLE_DASHED => 'dashed',
+        Border::STYLE_DOTTED => 'dotted',
+        Border::STYLE_DOUBLE => 'double',
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -51,15 +50,19 @@ class BorderHelper
      */
     public static function serializeBorderPart(BorderPart $borderPart)
     {
-        $styleDef = $borderPart->getStyle() .'%' . $borderPart->getWidth();
-        $borderStyle = self::$odsStyleMap[$styleDef];
-        $colorEl = ($borderPart->getColor() && $borderPart->getStyle() !== Border::STYLE_NONE)
-            ? '#' . $borderPart->getColor() : '';
-        $partEl = sprintf(
-            'fo:border-%s="%s"',
-            $borderPart->getName(),
-            $borderStyle . ' ' .$colorEl
-        );
-        return $partEl;
+        $definition = 'fo:border-%s="%s"';
+
+        if ($borderPart->getStyle() === Border::STYLE_NONE) {
+            $borderPartDefinition = sprintf($definition, $borderPart->getName(), 'none');
+        } else {
+            $attributes = [
+                self::$widthMap[$borderPart->getWidth()],
+                self::$styleMap[$borderPart->getStyle()],
+                '#' . $borderPart->getColor(),
+            ];
+            $borderPartDefinition = sprintf($definition, $borderPart->getName(), implode(' ', $attributes));
+        }
+
+        return $borderPartDefinition;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Helper/StyleHelper.php b/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Helper/StyleHelper.php
index 54d266b..7dfb828 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Helper/StyleHelper.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Helper/StyleHelper.php
@@ -258,16 +258,15 @@ EOD;
         }
 
         if ($style->shouldApplyBorder()) {
-            $el = '<style:table-cell-properties %s />';
+            $borderProperty = '<style:table-cell-properties %s />';
             $borders = array_map(function (BorderPart $borderPart) {
                 return BorderHelper::serializeBorderPart($borderPart);
             }, $style->getBorder()->getParts());
-            $content .= sprintf($el, implode(' ', $borders));
+            $content .= sprintf($borderProperty, implode(' ', $borders));
         }
 
         $content .= '</style:style>';
 
-
         return $content;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/Style/Border.php b/src/Spout/Writer/Style/Border.php
index bfee320..f0140d3 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/Style/Border.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/Style/Border.php
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace Box\Spout\Writer\Style;
 
+/**
+ * Class Border
+ */
 class Border
 {
     const LEFT = 'left';
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/Style/BorderBuilder.php b/src/Spout/Writer/Style/BorderBuilder.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..017646b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/Style/BorderBuilder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Box\Spout\Writer\Style;
+
+/**
+ * Class BorderBuilder
+ */
+class BorderBuilder
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Border
+     */
+    protected $border;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->border = new Border();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $style Border style @see BorderPart::allowedStyles
+     * @param string $color Border A RGB color code
+     * @param string $width Border width @see BorderPart::allowedWidths
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public function setBorderTop($style = Border::STYLE_SOLID, $color = Color::BLACK, $width = Border::WIDTH_THICK)
+    {
+        $this->border->addPart(new BorderPart(Border::TOP, $style, $color, $width));
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $style Border style @see BorderPart::allowedStyles
+     * @param string $color Border A RGB color code
+     * @param string $width Border width @see BorderPart::allowedWidths
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public function setBorderRight($style = Border::STYLE_SOLID, $color = Color::BLACK, $width = Border::WIDTH_THICK)
+    {
+        $this->border->addPart(new BorderPart(Border::RIGHT, $style, $color, $width));
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $style Border style @see BorderPart::allowedStyles
+     * @param string $color Border A RGB color code
+     * @param string $width Border width @see BorderPart::allowedWidths
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public function setBorderBottom($style = Border::STYLE_SOLID, $color = Color::BLACK, $width = Border::WIDTH_THICK)
+    {
+        $this->border->addPart(new BorderPart(Border::BOTTOM, $style, $color, $width));
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $style Border style @see BorderPart::allowedStyles
+     * @param string $color Border A RGB color code
+     * @param string $width Border width @see BorderPart::allowedWidths
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public function setBorderLeft($style = Border::STYLE_SOLID, $color = Color::BLACK, $width = Border::WIDTH_THICK)
+    {
+        $this->border->addPart(new BorderPart(Border::LEFT, $style, $color, $width));
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Border
+     */
+    public function build()
+    {
+        return $this->border;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/Style/BorderPart.php b/src/Spout/Writer/Style/BorderPart.php
index f2cd9ff..096c2a6 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/Style/BorderPart.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/Style/BorderPart.php
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 
 namespace Box\Spout\Writer\Style;
 
-use Box\Spout\Writer\Exception\InvalidBorderNameException;
-use Box\Spout\Writer\Exception\InvalidBorderStyleException;
-use Box\Spout\Writer\Exception\InvalidBorderWidthException;
+use Box\Spout\Writer\Exception\Border\InvalidNameException;
+use Box\Spout\Writer\Exception\Border\InvalidStyleException;
+use Box\Spout\Writer\Exception\Border\InvalidWidthException;
 
+/**
+ * Class BorderPart
+ */
 class BorderPart
 {
     /**
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ class BorderPart
     /**
      * @var array Allowed width constants for border parts.
      */
-    protected static $allowedWidth = [
+    protected static $allowedWidths = [
         'thin',
         'medium',
         'thick',
@@ -61,13 +64,13 @@ class BorderPart
     /**
      * @param string $name @see  BorderPart::allowedNames
      * @param string $style @see BorderPart::allowedStyles
-     * @param string $width @see BorderPart::allowedWidth
+     * @param string $width @see BorderPart::allowedWidths
      * @param string $color A RGB color code
-     * @throws InvalidBorderNameException
-     * @throws InvalidBorderStyleException
-     * @throws InvalidBorderWidthException
+     * @throws InvalidNameException
+     * @throws InvalidStyleException
+     * @throws InvalidWidthException
      */
-    public function __construct($name, $style = Border::STYLE_SOLID, $width = Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM, $color = Color::BLACK)
+    public function __construct($name, $style = Border::STYLE_SOLID, $color = Color::BLACK, $width = Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM)
     {
         $this->setName($name);
         $this->setStyle($style);
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ class BorderPart
     public function setName($name)
     {
         if (!in_array($name, self::$allowedNames)) {
-            throw new InvalidBorderNameException($name);
+            throw new InvalidNameException($name);
         }
         $this->name = $name;
     }
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ class BorderPart
     public function setStyle($style)
     {
         if (!in_array($style, self::$allowedStyles)) {
-            throw new InvalidBorderStyleException($style);
+            throw new InvalidStyleException($style);
         }
         $this->style = $style;
     }
@@ -142,8 +145,8 @@ class BorderPart
      */
     public function setWidth($width)
     {
-        if(!in_array($width, self::$allowedWidth)) {
-            throw new InvalidBorderWidthException($width);
+        if (!in_array($width, self::$allowedWidths)) {
+            throw new InvalidWidthException($width);
         }
         $this->width = $width;
     }
@@ -167,8 +170,8 @@ class BorderPart
     /**
      * @return array
      */
-    public static function getAllowedWidth()
+    public static function getAllowedWidths()
     {
-        return self::$allowedWidth;
+        return self::$allowedWidths;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Helper/BorderHelper.php b/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Helper/BorderHelper.php
index be28b12..b940e99 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Helper/BorderHelper.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Helper/BorderHelper.php
@@ -2,27 +2,37 @@
 
 namespace Box\Spout\Writer\XLSX\Helper;
 
-use Box\Spout\Writer\Style\BorderPart;
 use Box\Spout\Writer\Style\Border;
+use Box\Spout\Writer\Style\BorderPart;
 
 class BorderHelper
 {
     public static $xlsxStyleMap = [
-        Border::STYLE_SOLID.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THIN => 'thin',
-        Border::STYLE_SOLID.'%'.Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => 'medium',
-        Border::STYLE_SOLID.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THICK => 'thick',
-        Border::STYLE_DOTTED.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THIN => 'dotted',
-        Border::STYLE_DOTTED.'%'.Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => 'dotted',
-        Border::STYLE_DOTTED.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THICK => 'dotted',
-        Border::STYLE_DASHED.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THIN => 'dashed',
-        Border::STYLE_DASHED.'%'.Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => 'mediumDashed',
-        Border::STYLE_DASHED.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THICK => 'mediumDashed',
-        Border::STYLE_DOUBLE.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THIN => 'double',
-        Border::STYLE_DOUBLE.'%'.Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => 'double',
-        Border::STYLE_DOUBLE.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THICK => 'double',
-        Border::STYLE_NONE.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THIN => 'none',
-        Border::STYLE_NONE.'%'.Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => 'none',
-        Border::STYLE_NONE.'%'.Border::WIDTH_THICK => 'none',
+        Border::STYLE_SOLID => [
+            Border::WIDTH_THIN => 'thin',
+            Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => 'medium',
+            Border::WIDTH_THICK => 'thick'
+        ],
+        Border::STYLE_DOTTED => [
+            Border::WIDTH_THIN => 'dotted',
+            Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => 'dotted',
+            Border::WIDTH_THICK => 'dotted',
+        ],
+        Border::STYLE_DASHED => [
+            Border::WIDTH_THIN => 'dashed',
+            Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => 'mediumDashed',
+            Border::WIDTH_THICK => 'mediumDashed',
+        ],
+        Border::STYLE_DOUBLE => [
+            Border::WIDTH_THIN => 'double',
+            Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => 'double',
+            Border::WIDTH_THICK => 'double',
+        ],
+        Border::STYLE_NONE => [
+            Border::WIDTH_THIN => 'none',
+            Border::WIDTH_MEDIUM => 'none',
+            Border::WIDTH_THICK => 'none',
+        ],
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -31,13 +41,17 @@ class BorderHelper
      */
     public static function serializeBorderPart(BorderPart $borderPart)
     {
-        $styleDef = $borderPart->getStyle() .'%' . $borderPart->getWidth();
-        $borderStyle = self::$xlsxStyleMap[$styleDef];
+        $borderStyle = self::$xlsxStyleMap[$borderPart->getStyle()][$borderPart->getWidth()];
 
         $colorEl = $borderPart->getColor() ? sprintf('<color rgb="%s"/>', $borderPart->getColor()) : '';
         $partEl = sprintf(
-            '<%s style="%s">%s</%s>', $borderPart->getName(), $borderStyle, $colorEl, $borderPart->getName()
+            '<%s style="%s">%s</%s>',
+            $borderPart->getName(),
+            $borderStyle,
+            $colorEl,
+            $borderPart->getName()
         );
-        return $partEl.PHP_EOL;
+
+        return $partEl . PHP_EOL;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Helper/StyleHelper.php b/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Helper/StyleHelper.php
index ed09ef8..fa33e16 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Helper/StyleHelper.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Helper/StyleHelper.php
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ EOD;
     protected function getBordersSectionContent()
     {
         $content = '<borders count="' . count($this->styleIdToStyleMappingTable) . '">';
+
         /** @var \Box\Spout\Writer\Style\Style $style */
         foreach ($this->getRegisteredStyles() as $style) {
             $border = $style->getBorder();
@@ -115,7 +116,9 @@ EOD;
                 $content .= '<border><left/><right/><top/><bottom/><diagonal/></border>';
             }
         }
+
         $content .= '</borders>';
+
         return $content;
     }