diff --git a/cairde.go b/cairde.go
index f8fd1bf..cca9905 100644
--- a/cairde.go
+++ b/cairde.go
@@ -93,33 +93,28 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 var (
-	backgroundStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-			Align(lipgloss.Center)
-
 	mainStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
 			BorderStyle(lipgloss.NormalBorder())
 
-	titleStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-			Height(1).
-			Align(lipgloss.Center).
-			Bold(true)
-
 	viewportStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
 			BorderStyle(lipgloss.NormalBorder()).
-			MarginLeft(1)
+			BorderLeft(false).
+			BorderRight(false).
+			BorderTop(false).
+			BorderBottom(true)
 
 	profileNameButtonStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
 				Height(1).
-				BorderStyle(lipgloss.NormalBorder()).
-				Padding(0, 1).
-				Bold(true)
+				Bold(true).
+				Underline(true)
 
 	inputStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
 			Height(1).
-			PaddingLeft(1)
-
-	chatStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-			PaddingLeft(1)
+			BorderStyle(lipgloss.NormalBorder()).
+			BorderLeft(false).
+			BorderRight(false).
+			BorderTop(true).
+			BorderBottom(false)
 )
 
 type profile struct {
@@ -139,8 +134,6 @@ type model struct {
 	width  int
 	height int
 
-	title string
-
 	viewport viewport.Model
 
 	profiles     []profile
@@ -154,13 +147,14 @@ type model struct {
 
 func newModel(username, homeDir string) model {
 	input := textinput.New()
+	input.Prompt = ""
+	input.SetCursorMode(textinput.CursorStatic)
 	input.Focus()
 
 	return model{
 		username:   username,
 		userDir:    path.Join(homeDir, "/.cairde/"),
 		torState:   initialising,
-		title:      fmt.Sprintf("cairde@v0.1.0"),
 		input:      input,
 		statusMsgs: new([]string),
 	}
@@ -253,7 +247,7 @@ func (m model) initApp() tea.Msg {
 func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return tea.Batch(
 		textinput.Blink,
-		m.initApp,
+		// m.initApp,
 	)
 }
 
@@ -385,8 +379,8 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		m.width = msg.Width - 2
 		m.height = msg.Height - 2
 		m.viewport = viewport.New(
-			m.width-4,
-			m.height-8,
+			m.width,
+			m.height-4,
 		)
 
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
@@ -508,9 +502,7 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 	// TODO: adjust when more panes are available
 	m.viewport.SetContent(strings.Join(*m.statusMsgs, "\n"))
 
-	statusButton := profileNameButtonStyle.
-		MarginLeft(1).
-		Render("status")
+	statusButton := profileNameButtonStyle.Render("status")
 
 	var profileNames []string
 	for _, profile := range m.profiles {
@@ -529,34 +521,18 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 				lipgloss.JoinVertical(
 					lipgloss.Top,
 
-					lipgloss.PlaceHorizontal(
-						m.width,
-						lipgloss.Center,
-						titleStyle.
-							Width(m.width).
-							Render(
-								backgroundStyle.
-									Width(lipgloss.Width(m.title)+2).
-									Render(m.title),
-							),
-					),
-
 					viewportStyle.
-						Width(m.width-4).
-						Render(
-							chatStyle.Render(
-								m.viewport.View(),
-							),
-						),
+						Width(m.width).
+						Render(m.viewport.View()),
 
 					lipgloss.JoinHorizontal(
 						lipgloss.Left,
 						buttonBar...,
 					),
 
-					inputStyle.Render(
-						m.input.View(),
-					),
+					inputStyle.
+						Width(m.width).
+						Render(m.input.View()),
 				),
 			),
 	)