diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index b601322..44d0169 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     MainWindow w;
     w.setWindowTitle("txtcord");
-    w.setFixedSize(640, 480);
+    w.setMinimumSize(400, 300);
 
     w.show();
     return a.exec();
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 72b0927..799614a 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
@@ -9,6 +10,24 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     QWidget *centralWidget = new QWidget(this);
     m_layout = new QVBoxLayout(centralWidget);
     setCentralWidget(centralWidget);
+    // init chatlog
+    m_chatlog = new QTextEdit();
+    m_chatlog->setReadOnly(true);
+    m_chatlog->append("<b style=\"color:#00FFE5;\">Welcome to txtcord, the minimal Discord client.");
+    m_layout->addWidget(m_chatlog);
+    // init chatbox
+    QWidget *chatboxWidget = new QWidget();
+    QHBoxLayout *chatboxLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
+    m_box = new QLineEdit();
+    m_box->setPlaceholderText("Message (or /command)");
+    chatboxLayout->addWidget(m_box);
+    m_send = new QPushButton();
+    m_send->setText("Send");
+    chatboxLayout->addWidget(m_send);
+    chatboxWidget->setLayout(chatboxLayout);
+    m_layout->addWidget(chatboxWidget);
+    // init chatlog
+
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow() {
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index aabeedc..02f4950 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
 #define MAINWINDOW_H
 
+#include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QMainWindow>
 #include <QProgressBar>
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QSlider>
+#include <QTextEdit>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
@@ -16,8 +18,8 @@ public:
     ~MainWindow();
 private:
     QVBoxLayout *m_layout;
-    QPushButton *m_button;
-    QProgressBar *m_bar;
-    QSlider *m_slider;
+    QTextEdit *m_chatlog;
+    QLineEdit *m_box;
+    QPushButton *m_send;
 };
 #endif // MAINWINDOW_H