diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/Common/Creator/EntityFactory.php b/src/Spout/Writer/Common/Creator/EntityFactory.php
index b9ebef4..91d7576 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/Common/Creator/EntityFactory.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/Common/Creator/EntityFactory.php
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@ class EntityFactory
 
     /**
      * @param mixed $cellValue
+     * @param Style|null $cellStyle
      * @return Cell
      */
-    public static function createCell($cellValue)
+    public static function createCell($cellValue, Style $cellStyle = null)
     {
-        return new Cell($cellValue);
+        return new Cell($cellValue, $cellStyle);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -66,14 +67,14 @@ class EntityFactory
 
     /**
      * @param array $cells
-     * @param Style|null $style
+     * @param Style|null $rowStyle
      * @return Row
      */
-    public static function createRow(array $cells, Style $style = null)
+    public static function createRow(array $cells = [], Style $rowStyle = null)
     {
         $styleMerger = new StyleMerger();
         $rowManager = new RowManager($styleMerger);
 
-        return new Row($cells, $style, $rowManager);
+        return new Row($cells, $rowStyle, $rowManager);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Manager/WorksheetManager.php b/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Manager/WorksheetManager.php
index 7b44e35..4eb559e 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Manager/WorksheetManager.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Manager/WorksheetManager.php
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ class WorksheetManager implements WorksheetManagerInterface
     {
         // Apply styles - the row style is merged at this point
         $cell->applyStyle($rowStyle);
-        $this->styleManager->applyExtraStylesIfNeeded($cell);
-        $registeredStyle = $this->styleManager->registerStyle($cell->getStyle());
+        $newCellStyle = $this->styleManager->applyExtraStylesIfNeeded($cell);
+        $registeredStyle = $this->styleManager->registerStyle($newCellStyle);
         $styleIndex = $registeredStyle->getId() + 1; // 1-based
 
         $numTimesValueRepeated = ($nextCellIndex - $currentCellIndex);
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/WriterAbstract.php b/src/Spout/Writer/WriterAbstract.php
index 062d71c..5409961 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/WriterAbstract.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/WriterAbstract.php
@@ -227,17 +227,15 @@ abstract class WriterAbstract implements WriterInterface
      * @TODO: Move this into styleMerger
      *
      * @param Row $row
-     * @return $this
      */
     private function applyDefaultRowStyle(Row $row)
     {
         $defaultRowStyle = $this->optionsManager->getOption(Options::DEFAULT_ROW_STYLE);
-        if ($defaultRowStyle === null) {
-            return $this;
-        }
 
-        $mergedStyle = $this->styleMerger->merge($row->getStyle(), $defaultRowStyle);
-        $row->setStyle($mergedStyle);
+        if ($defaultRowStyle !== null) {
+            $mergedStyle = $this->styleMerger->merge($row->getStyle(), $defaultRowStyle);
+            $row->setStyle($mergedStyle);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Manager/Style/StyleManager.php b/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Manager/Style/StyleManager.php
index a87e9d8..f5af61f 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Manager/Style/StyleManager.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Manager/Style/StyleManager.php
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ EOD;
 
         foreach ($registeredStyles as $style) {
             $styleId = $style->getId();
-            $fillId = $this->styleRegistry->getFillIdForStyleId($styleId);
-            $borderId = $this->styleRegistry->getBorderIdForStyleId($styleId);
+            $fillId = $this->getFillIdForStyleId($styleId);
+            $borderId = $this->getBorderIdForStyleId($styleId);
 
             $content .= '<xf numFmtId="0" fontId="' . $styleId . '" fillId="' . $fillId . '" borderId="' . $borderId . '" xfId="0"';
 
@@ -229,6 +229,38 @@ EOD;
         return $content;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the fill ID associated to the given style ID.
+     * For the default style, we don't a fill.
+     *
+     * @param int $styleId
+     * @return int
+     */
+    private function getFillIdForStyleId($styleId)
+    {
+        // For the default style (ID = 0), we don't want to override the fill.
+        // Otherwise all cells of the spreadsheet will have a background color.
+        $isDefaultStyle = ($styleId === 0);
+
+        return $isDefaultStyle ? 0 : ($this->styleRegistry->getFillIdForStyleId($styleId) ?: 0);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the fill ID associated to the given style ID.
+     * For the default style, we don't a border.
+     *
+     * @param int $styleId
+     * @return int
+     */
+    private function getBorderIdForStyleId($styleId)
+    {
+        // For the default style (ID = 0), we don't want to override the border.
+        // Otherwise all cells of the spreadsheet will have a border.
+        $isDefaultStyle = ($styleId === 0);
+
+        return $isDefaultStyle ? 0 : ($this->styleRegistry->getBorderIdForStyleId($styleId) ?: 0);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the content of the "<cellStyles>" section.
      *
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Manager/WorksheetManager.php b/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Manager/WorksheetManager.php
index 0363f7c..3701b93 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Manager/WorksheetManager.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Manager/WorksheetManager.php
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ EOD;
     {
         // Apply styles - the row style is merged at this point
         $cell->applyStyle($rowStyle);
-        $this->styleManager->applyExtraStylesIfNeeded($cell);
-        $registeredStyle = $this->styleManager->registerStyle($cell->getStyle());
+        $newCellStyle = $this->styleManager->applyExtraStylesIfNeeded($cell);
+        $registeredStyle = $this->styleManager->registerStyle($newCellStyle);
 
         return $this->getCellXML($rowIndex, $cellIndex, $cell, $registeredStyle->getId());
     }