diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e2be6ae..dceeaad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 builddir/
+.cache/
+compile_commands.json
diff --git a/src/Box.cpp b/src/Box.cpp
index 9e67b73..ed791f1 100644
--- a/src/Box.cpp
+++ b/src/Box.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "Box.hpp"
+#include "Point.hpp"
 
 namespace Raven {
 
@@ -6,6 +7,10 @@ bool Box::contains_point(double x, double y) {
     return x >= m_x && m_x + m_width >= x && y >= m_y && m_y + m_height >= y;
 }
 
+bool Box::contains_point(Point &point) {
+    return point.get_x() >= m_x && m_x + m_width >= point.get_x() && point.get_y() >= m_y && m_y + m_height >= point.get_y();
+}
+
 bool Box::contains_box(Box &other) const {
     double ax1 = m_x;
     double ax2 = m_x + m_width;
diff --git a/src/Box.hpp b/src/Box.hpp
index 30fc523..f36e953 100644
--- a/src/Box.hpp
+++ b/src/Box.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "Point.hpp"
+
 namespace Raven {
 
 class Box {
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ public:
     void set_height(double height) { m_height = height; }
 
     bool contains_point(double x, double y);
+    bool contains_point(Point &point);
     bool contains_box(Box &other) const;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/Button.cpp b/src/Button.cpp
index c245c26..cb84e62 100644
--- a/src/Button.cpp
+++ b/src/Button.cpp
@@ -1,16 +1,35 @@
+#include <iostream>
 #include "Button.hpp"
 #include "Box.hpp"
 #include "Window.hpp"
+#include "src/Painter.hpp"
+#include <pango/pangocairo.h>
 
 namespace Raven {
 
+void Button::on_init() {
+    set_style_do_background_fill(true);
+    set_style_background_fill_color(m_style_normal_background_fill_color);
+    set_style_font_description(get_top_level_styles()->get_style_controls_font_description());
+
+    set_did_init(true);
+}
+
 void Button::on_paint() {
     auto painter = get_window()->get_painter();
-    auto cr = painter.get_cairo();
 
-    cr->set_source_rgb(0.866, 0.713, 0.949);
-    painter.rounded_rectangle(get_current_geometry(), 8);
-    cr->fill();
+    painter.source_rgb(m_style_text_fill_color);
+    painter.set_pango_font_description(m_style_font_description);
+    painter.text(get_current_geometry(), m_text, PaintTextAlign::Center);
+    painter.fill();
+}
+
+void Button::on_focus_update(FocusUpdateEvent &event) {
+    if (is_focused()) {
+        set_style_background_fill_color(m_style_focused_background_fill_color);
+    } else {
+        set_style_background_fill_color(m_style_normal_background_fill_color);
+    }
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/Button.hpp b/src/Button.hpp
index 8f1c6c6..655a49b 100644
--- a/src/Button.hpp
+++ b/src/Button.hpp
@@ -1,22 +1,35 @@
 #include <string>
 #include "Widget.hpp"
+#include "RGB.hpp"
+#include "pango/pango-font.h"
+#include "Window.hpp"
 
 #pragma once
 
 namespace Raven {
 
 class Button : public Widget {
+DEF_STYLE(text_fill_color, RGB, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
+
+DEF_STYLE(normal_background_fill_color, RGB, 0.6941, 0.3843, 0.5254)
+DEF_STYLE(focused_background_fill_color, RGB, 0.5607, 0.2470, 0.4431)
+DEF_STYLE(active_background_fill_color, RGB, 0.896, 0.743, 0.979)
+
+DEF_STYLE(font_description, PangoFontDescription*, nullptr)
+
 private:
     std::string m_text;
 public:
     Button(std::string text)
-        : m_text(text)
-        , Widget() {}
+        : Widget()
+        , m_text(text) {}
 
     void set_text(std::string text) { m_text = text; wants_repaint(); }
     std::string &get_text() { return m_text; }
 
     void on_paint();
+    void on_init();
+    void on_focus_update(FocusUpdateEvent &event);
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/Events.hpp b/src/Events.hpp
index 1e3c50d..e2d8564 100644
--- a/src/Events.hpp
+++ b/src/Events.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ enum class EventType {
 
     MouseButton,
     MouseMove,
-    WidgetRepaintRequested
+    WidgetRepaintRequested,
+    FocusUpdate,
+    ActivationUpdate
 };
 
 class Event {
@@ -20,11 +22,12 @@ private:
 public:
     Event() {}
 
-    void accept() { m_accepted = true; }
-    bool is_accepted() { return m_accepted; }
     virtual EventType get_type() { return EventType::NoneEvent; }
     virtual const char *get_name() { return "NoneEvent"; }
 
+    void accept() { m_accepted = true; }
+    bool get_accepted() { return m_accepted; }
+
     virtual ~Event() = default;
 };
 
@@ -70,4 +73,30 @@ public:
     Box &get_repaint_area() { return m_repaint_area; }
 };
 
+class FocusUpdateEvent : public Event {
+private:
+    bool m_focus_status;
+public:
+    FocusUpdateEvent(bool focus_status)
+        : m_focus_status(focus_status) {}
+
+    EventType get_type() { return EventType::FocusUpdate; }
+    const char *get_name() { return "FocusUpdate"; }
+
+    bool get_focus_status() { return m_focus_status; }
+};
+
+class ActivationUpdateEvent : public Event {
+private:
+    bool m_activation_status;
+public:
+    ActivationUpdateEvent(bool activation_status)
+        : m_activation_status(activation_status) {}
+
+    EventType get_type() { return EventType::ActivationUpdate; }
+    const char *get_name() { return "ActivationUpdate"; }
+
+    bool get_activation_status() { return m_activation_status; }
+};
+
 }
diff --git a/src/Forward.hpp b/src/Forward.hpp
index 759a3c2..8961741 100644
--- a/src/Forward.hpp
+++ b/src/Forward.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Raven {
     class Events;
     class Painter;
     class Point;
+    class TopLevelStyles;
     class Widget;
     class Window;
 
diff --git a/src/Painter.cpp b/src/Painter.cpp
index ffa6f54..a682c47 100644
--- a/src/Painter.cpp
+++ b/src/Painter.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "Painter.hpp"
+#include "src/RGB.hpp"
 
 namespace Raven {
 
@@ -19,4 +20,60 @@ void Painter::rounded_rectangle(Box &geometry, double border_radius) {
     m_cairo->close_path();
 }
 
+bool Painter::text(Point &where, std::string &text) {
+    if (m_pango_font_description == nullptr)
+        return false;
+
+    PangoLayout *layout = pango_cairo_create_layout(m_cairo->cobj());
+
+    pango_layout_set_font_description(layout, m_pango_font_description);
+    pango_layout_set_text(layout, text.c_str(), -1);
+
+    m_cairo->move_to(where.get_x(), where.get_y());
+    pango_cairo_show_layout(m_cairo->cobj(), layout);
+
+    g_object_unref(layout);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool Painter::text(Box &geometry, std::string &text, PaintTextAlign align) {
+    if (m_pango_font_description == nullptr)
+        return false;
+
+    PangoLayout *layout = pango_cairo_create_layout(m_cairo->cobj());
+
+    int font_width;
+    int font_height;
+
+    pango_layout_set_font_description(layout, m_pango_font_description);
+    pango_layout_set_text(layout, text.c_str(), -1);
+
+    pango_layout_get_pixel_size(layout, &font_width, &font_height);
+
+    double x = -1;
+    double y = geometry.get_y() + ((geometry.get_height() - font_height) / 2);
+
+    if (align == PaintTextAlign::Center) {
+        x = geometry.get_x() + ((geometry.get_width() - font_width) / 2);
+    } else {
+        x = 0;
+    }
+
+    m_cairo->move_to(x, y);
+    pango_cairo_show_layout(m_cairo->cobj(), layout);
+
+    g_object_unref(layout);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+void Painter::source_rgb(RGB &source_rgb) {
+    m_cairo->set_source_rgb(source_rgb.get_r(), source_rgb.get_g(), source_rgb.get_b());
+}
+
+void Painter::fill() {
+    m_cairo->fill();
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/Painter.hpp b/src/Painter.hpp
index a6658e8..6f53882 100644
--- a/src/Painter.hpp
+++ b/src/Painter.hpp
@@ -1,20 +1,37 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "Box.hpp"
+#include "Point.hpp"
+#include "src/RGB.hpp"
 #include <cairomm/cairomm.h>
+#include <pango/pangocairo.h>
 
 namespace Raven {
 
+enum class PaintTextAlign {
+    Center = 0,
+    Left
+};
+
 class Painter {
 private:
     Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> m_cairo;
+    PangoFontDescription *m_pango_font_description;
 public:
     Painter() {}
 
     Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> get_cairo() { return m_cairo; }
     void set_cairo(Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> cairo) { m_cairo = cairo; }
 
+    void set_pango_font_description(PangoFontDescription *pango_font_description) { m_pango_font_description = pango_font_description; }
+    PangoFontDescription *get_pango_font_description() { return m_pango_font_description; }
+
     void rounded_rectangle(Box &geometry, double border_radius);
+    bool text(Point &where, std::string &text);
+    bool text(Box &geometry, std::string &text, PaintTextAlign align);
+
+    void source_rgb(RGB &source_rgb);
+    void fill();
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/RGB.hpp b/src/RGB.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66ea5b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/RGB.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace Raven {
+
+class RGB {
+private:
+    double m_r {0.0};
+    double m_g {0.0};
+    double m_b {0.0};
+public:
+    RGB() {}
+    RGB(double r, double g, double b)
+        : m_r(r)
+        , m_g(g)
+        , m_b(b) {}
+
+    void set_r(double r) { m_r = r; }
+    void set_g(double g) { m_g = g; }
+    void set_b(double b) { m_b = b; }
+
+    double get_r() { return m_r; }
+    double get_g() { return m_g; }
+    double get_b() { return m_b; }
+};
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/StyleMacros.hpp b/src/StyleMacros.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcacc7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/StyleMacros.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#define DEF_STYLE(name, type, ...) \
+    private: \
+        type m_style_##name {__VA_ARGS__}; \
+    public: \
+        void set_style_##name(type new_style_value) { m_style_##name = new_style_value; wants_repaint(); } \
+        type get_style_##name() { return m_style_##name; } \
+    private:
diff --git a/src/TopLevelStyles.cpp b/src/TopLevelStyles.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae8fff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TopLevelStyles.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "TopLevelStyles.hpp"
+#include "Window.hpp"
+
+namespace Raven {
+
+void TopLevelStyles::wants_repaint() {
+    // when one of the styles here changes, we will dispatch
+    // a full repaint to the entire window :^)
+    m_window->dispatch_full_repaint();
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/TopLevelStyles.hpp b/src/TopLevelStyles.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dbf330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TopLevelStyles.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include "Forward.hpp"
+#include "pango/pango-font.h"
+#include "StyleMacros.hpp"
+
+namespace Raven {
+
+class TopLevelStyles {
+DEF_STYLE(controls_font_description, PangoFontDescription*, nullptr)
+
+private:
+    Window *m_window;
+public:
+    TopLevelStyles(Window *window)
+        : m_window(window)
+    {
+        PangoFontDescription *font_description = pango_font_description_new();
+
+        pango_font_description_set_family(font_description, "sans-serif");
+        pango_font_description_set_weight(font_description, PANGO_WEIGHT_NORMAL);
+        pango_font_description_set_absolute_size(font_description, 16 * PANGO_SCALE);
+
+        m_style_controls_font_description = font_description;
+    }
+
+    ~TopLevelStyles() {
+        if (m_style_controls_font_description) {
+            pango_font_description_free(m_style_controls_font_description);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Window *get_window() { return m_window; }
+    void set_window(Window *window) { m_window = window; }
+
+    void wants_repaint();
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Widget.cpp b/src/Widget.cpp
index f223960..92e55b6 100644
--- a/src/Widget.cpp
+++ b/src/Widget.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
 
 namespace Raven {
 
+void Widget::set_window(Window *window) {
+    m_window = window;
+    m_top_level_styles = m_window->get_top_level_styles();
+
+    on_init();
+}
+
 void Widget::wants_repaint() {
     if (!m_window)
         return;
@@ -29,72 +36,111 @@ void Widget::remove_child(Widget *child) {
     m_children.erase(std::remove(m_children.begin(), m_children.end(), child), m_children.end());
 }
 
+void Widget::do_generic_paint() {
+    if (m_style_do_background_fill) {
+        auto painter = m_window->get_painter();
+        auto cr = painter.get_cairo();
+
+        cr->save();
+
+        painter.source_rgb(m_style_background_fill_color);
+        painter.rounded_rectangle(m_current_geometry, m_style_background_border_radius);
+        painter.fill();
+
+        cr->restore();
+    }
+}
+
 void Widget::handle_repaint_requested(WidgetRepaintRequestedEvent &event) {
-    std::cout << "-------\n";
-
-    std::cout << "-- repaint_area: "
-        << event.get_repaint_area().get_x()
-        << ", "
-        << event.get_repaint_area().get_y()
-        << ", "
-        << event.get_repaint_area().get_width()
-        << ", "
-        << event.get_repaint_area().get_height()
-        << " --\n";
-
-    std::cout << "-- m_current_geometry: "
-        << m_current_geometry.get_x()
-        << ", "
-        << m_current_geometry.get_y()
-        << ", "
-        << m_current_geometry.get_width()
-        << ", "
-        << m_current_geometry.get_height()
-        << " --\n";
-
-    std::cout << "-------\n";
+    if (!m_did_init)
+        return;
 
     // widgets contain all of thier children inside their geometry
     // we will check if the event's repaint area (the area that needs to be repainted :))
     // overlaps with our geometry. If it does, we will proceed with the repaint process
     if (!event.get_repaint_area().contains_box(m_current_geometry)) {
+        event.accept(); // consume this event so that it won't bubble down to the other children
         return;
     }
 
-    std::cout << "--- PASSED\n";
+    // before calling this widget's paint function, we
+    // will perform generic widget painting behavior (background color, etc)
+    do_generic_paint();
 
-    on_paint(); // we're going to call this widget's paint function
+    // we're going to call this widget's paint handler function
+    // we will also save and then restore the cairo context
+    // to prevent the state (e.g. source rgb) for leaking onto other widgets
+    auto painter = m_window->get_painter();
+    auto cr = painter.get_cairo();
 
-    // tell all children about this event
-    // the repaint area matching the geometry is checked at the start of
-    // this function, which means they'll repaint as well if it is needed
-    for (auto& child : m_children) {
-        child->dispatch_event(event);
+    cr->save();
+    on_paint();
+    cr->restore();
+
+    // we are not going to call accept() on this event as we want it to bubble down
+    // to all the other relevant children
+}
+
+void Widget::handle_mouse_move_event(MouseMoveEvent &event) {
+    bool update_focus_to = true;
+
+    if (!m_current_geometry.contains_point(event.get_point())) {
+        // we just became unfocused
+        if (m_is_focused) {
+            update_focus_to = false;
+        } else {
+            return;
+        }
     }
+
+    m_is_focused = update_focus_to;
+    auto focus_update_event = FocusUpdateEvent(update_focus_to);
+    on_mouse_move(event);
+    on_focus_update(focus_update_event);
+
+    if (m_consumes_hits)
+        event.accept();
+}
+
+void Widget::handle_mouse_button_event(MouseButtonEvent &event) {
+    // the mouse has updated its click state in our bounds
+    m_is_active = event.get_was_left_button_pressed();
+
+    auto activation_update_event = ActivationUpdateEvent(m_is_active);
+    on_mouse_button(event);
+    on_activation_update(activation_update_event);
+
+    if (m_consumes_hits)
+        event.accept();
 }
 
 void Widget::dispatch_event(Event &event) {
-    process_event(event);
-}
-
-void Widget::process_event(Event &event) {
     switch (event.get_type()) {
         case EventType::MouseMove: {
-            on_mouse_move(reinterpret_cast<MouseMoveEvent&>(event));
+            handle_mouse_move_event(reinterpret_cast<MouseMoveEvent&>(event));
             break;
         }
         case EventType::MouseButton: {
-            on_mouse_button(reinterpret_cast<MouseButtonEvent&>(event));
+            handle_mouse_button_event(reinterpret_cast<MouseButtonEvent&>(event));
             break;
         }
         case EventType::WidgetRepaintRequested: {
             handle_repaint_requested(reinterpret_cast<WidgetRepaintRequestedEvent&>(event));
             break;
         }
+        /* these events aren't handled here, as they won't be dispatched to us from other places */
+        case EventType::FocusUpdate:
+        case EventType::ActivationUpdate:
         case EventType::NoneEvent: {
             break;
         }
     }
+
+    if (!event.get_accepted()) {
+        for (auto& child : m_children) {
+            child->dispatch_event(event);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Widget.hpp b/src/Widget.hpp
index f2d3df7..dc86b2d 100644
--- a/src/Widget.hpp
+++ b/src/Widget.hpp
@@ -1,18 +1,34 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <vector>
+#include <string>
 #include "Box.hpp"
 #include "Events.hpp"
 #include "Forward.hpp"
+#include "RGB.hpp"
+#include "TopLevelStyles.hpp"
+#include "StyleMacros.hpp"
 
 namespace Raven {
 
 class Widget {
+
+DEF_STYLE(do_background_fill, bool, false)
+DEF_STYLE(background_fill_color, RGB, 0, 0, 0)
+DEF_STYLE(background_border_radius, double, 0.0)
+
+
 private:
     Box m_current_geometry {};
     std::vector<Widget*> m_children;
     Widget *m_parent { nullptr };
     Window *m_window { nullptr };
+    std::shared_ptr<TopLevelStyles> m_top_level_styles = nullptr;
+    bool m_did_init { false };
+    bool m_is_focused { false };
+    bool m_is_active { false };
+    bool m_consumes_hits { false };
 public:
     Widget() {}
 
@@ -27,21 +43,39 @@ public:
     void set_parent(Widget *parent) { m_parent = parent; }
 
     Window *get_window() { return m_window; }
-    void set_window(Window *window) { m_window = window; }
+    void set_window(Window *window);
+
+    std::shared_ptr<TopLevelStyles> get_top_level_styles() { return m_top_level_styles; }
+    void set_top_level_styles(std::shared_ptr<TopLevelStyles> top_level_styles) { m_top_level_styles = top_level_styles; }
+
+    void set_did_init(bool did_init) { m_did_init = did_init; }
+    bool get_did_init() { return m_did_init; }
+
+    bool is_focused() { return m_is_focused; }
+
+    bool is_active() { return m_is_active; }
+
+    bool get_consumes_hits() { return m_consumes_hits; }
+    void set_consumes_hits(bool consumes_hits) { m_consumes_hits = consumes_hits; }
 
 
     void dispatch_event(Event &event);
     void wants_repaint();
-    Widget *walk_until_top_level();
 
-    virtual void on_mouse_button(MouseButtonEvent &event) {};
-    virtual void on_mouse_move(MouseMoveEvent &event) {};
-    virtual void on_paint() {};
+    virtual void on_init() { set_did_init(true); }
+    virtual void on_mouse_button(MouseButtonEvent &event) {}
+    virtual void on_mouse_move(MouseMoveEvent &event) {}
+    virtual void on_focus_update(FocusUpdateEvent &event) {}
+    virtual void on_activation_update(ActivationUpdateEvent &event) {}
+    virtual void on_paint() {}
+
 
     virtual ~Widget() {};
 private:
-    void process_event(Event &event);
     void handle_repaint_requested(WidgetRepaintRequestedEvent &event);
+    void do_generic_paint();
+    void handle_mouse_move_event(MouseMoveEvent &event);
+    void handle_mouse_button_event(MouseButtonEvent &event);
 };
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Window.cpp b/src/Window.cpp
index 6b0131d..562aa05 100644
--- a/src/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/Window.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "Window.hpp"
 #include "Events.hpp"
+#include "src/Point.hpp"
 
 namespace Raven {
 
@@ -45,17 +46,21 @@ bool Window::spawn_window() {
     return true;
 }
 
-void Window::dispatch_repaint_on_box(Box box) {
+bool Window::dispatch_to_main_widget(Event &event) {
     if (!m_main_widget)
-        return;
-
-    auto event = WidgetRepaintRequestedEvent(std::move(box));
+        return false;
 
     m_main_widget->dispatch_event(event);
+    return true;
 }
 
-void Window::dispatch_full_repaint() {
-    dispatch_repaint_on_box(m_current_geometry);
+bool Window::dispatch_repaint_on_box(Box box) {
+    auto event = WidgetRepaintRequestedEvent(std::move(box));
+    return dispatch_to_main_widget(event);
+}
+
+bool Window::dispatch_full_repaint() {
+    return dispatch_repaint_on_box(m_current_geometry);
 } 
 
 void Window::run(bool block) {
@@ -68,13 +73,23 @@ void Window::run(bool block) {
             break;
 
         switch (e.type) {
-            case MapNotify:
-            case Expose:
-                std::cout << "gotta repaint!\n";
+            case MapNotify: {
                 dispatch_full_repaint();
                 break;
-            default:
+            }
+            case Expose: {
+                auto box = Box(e.xexpose.x, e.xexpose.y, e.xexpose.width, e.xexpose.height);
+                dispatch_repaint_on_box(std::move(box));
                 break;
+            }
+            case MotionNotify: {
+                auto point = Point(e.xmotion.x, e.xmotion.y);
+                auto event = MouseMoveEvent(std::move(point));
+                dispatch_to_main_widget(event);
+            }
+            default: {
+                break;
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Window.hpp b/src/Window.hpp
index ef77a06..36f093e 100644
--- a/src/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/Window.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <memory>
 #include "Widget.hpp"
 #include "Painter.hpp"
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ private:
     Widget *m_main_widget { nullptr };
     Box m_current_geometry { 0, 0, 800, 600 };
     Painter m_painter {};
+    std::shared_ptr<TopLevelStyles> m_top_level_styles = std::make_shared<TopLevelStyles>(this);
 
     Display *m_x_display { nullptr };
 public:
@@ -25,9 +27,13 @@ public:
     Widget *get_main_widget() { return m_main_widget; }
     void set_main_widget(Widget *main_widget);
 
+    // TODO: add setter for top_level_styles
+    std::shared_ptr<TopLevelStyles> get_top_level_styles() { return m_top_level_styles; }
 
-    void dispatch_repaint_on_box(Box box);
-    void dispatch_full_repaint();
+
+    bool dispatch_repaint_on_box(Box box);
+    bool dispatch_full_repaint();
+    bool dispatch_to_main_widget(Event &event);
 
     Box &get_current_geometry() { return m_current_geometry; }
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index ca3c660..f1122df 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@
 
 int main() {
     Raven::Window window {};
+    Raven::Widget main_widget {};
     Raven::Button button {"click me!"};
 
     window.spawn_window();
 
     button.set_current_geometry(Raven::Box(10, 10, 100, 30));
-    window.set_main_widget(&button);
+    main_widget.set_current_geometry(window.get_current_geometry());
+    main_widget.set_style_background_fill_color(Raven::RGB(0.9764, 0.9607, 0.8431));
+    main_widget.set_style_do_background_fill(true);
+    window.set_main_widget(&main_widget);
+
+    main_widget.add_child(&button);
 
     window.run(true);
     return 0;