diff --git a/combat_ui.cpp b/combat_ui.cpp
index 8466856..524408a 100644
--- a/combat_ui.cpp
+++ b/combat_ui.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ namespace gui {
   void CombatUI::render(TexturePack& textures) {
     auto& world = $gui.world();
 
+    world.set_the<Background>({$gui.$parser});
+
     for(auto& [name, cell] : $gui.cells()) {
       if(name.starts_with("button_")) {
         auto button = $gui.entity(name);
diff --git a/constants.hpp b/constants.hpp
index 8d5b995..7d721b5 100644
--- a/constants.hpp
+++ b/constants.hpp
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ constexpr int BASE_MAP_FONT_SIZE=90;
 constexpr int GAME_MAP_PIXEL_POS = 600;
 constexpr int MAX_FONT_SIZE = 140;
 constexpr int MIN_FONT_SIZE = 20;
-constexpr int STATUS_UI_WIDTH = 29;
-constexpr int STATUS_UI_HEIGHT = 25;
-constexpr int STATUS_UI_X = 43;
-constexpr int STATUS_UI_Y = 200;
+constexpr int STATUS_UI_WIDTH = SCREEN_WIDTH - RAY_VIEW_WIDTH;
+constexpr int STATUS_UI_HEIGHT = SCREEN_HEIGHT;
+constexpr int STATUS_UI_X = 0;
+constexpr int STATUS_UI_Y = 0;
 constexpr float PERCENT = 0.01f;
 constexpr int COMBAT_UI_WIDTH = 89;
 constexpr int COMBAT_UI_HEIGHT = 6;
diff --git a/guecs.cpp b/guecs.cpp
index c13fdaf..a545c5d 100644
--- a/guecs.cpp
+++ b/guecs.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ namespace guecs {
   }
 
   void UI::init(TexturePack& textures) {
+    if($world.has_the<Background>()) {
+      auto& bg = $world.get_the<Background>();
+      bg.init();
+    }
+
+    $world.query<Background>([](auto, auto& bg) {
+        bg.init();
+    });
+
     $world.query<lel::Cell, Rectangle>([](auto, auto& cell, auto& rect) {
       rect.init(cell);
     });
@@ -49,6 +58,11 @@ namespace guecs {
   }
 
   void UI::render(sf::RenderWindow& window) {
+    if($world.has_the<Background>()) {
+      auto& bg = $world.get_the<Background>();
+      window.draw(*bg.shape);
+    }
+
     $world.query<Rectangle>([&](auto, auto& rect) {
         window.draw(*rect.shape);
     });
diff --git a/guecs.hpp b/guecs.hpp
index 337c8d1..91ad747 100644
--- a/guecs.hpp
+++ b/guecs.hpp
@@ -42,10 +42,9 @@ namespace guecs {
     shared_ptr<sf::RectangleShape> shape = nullptr;
 
     void init(lel::Cell& cell) {
-      sf::Vector2f size{(float)cell.w, (float)cell.h};
+      sf::Vector2f size{float(cell.w) - 6, float(cell.h) - 6};
       if(shape == nullptr) shape = make_shared<sf::RectangleShape>(size);
       shape->setPosition({float(cell.x + 3), float(cell.y + 3)});
-      shape->setSize({float(cell.w - 6), float(cell.h - 6)});
       shape->setFillColor(ColorValue::DARK_MID);
       shape->setOutlineColor(ColorValue::MID);
       shape->setOutlineThickness(1);
@@ -65,6 +64,31 @@ namespace guecs {
     std::string name;
   };
 
+  struct Background {
+    float x = 0.0f;
+    float y = 0.0f;
+    float w = 0.0f;
+    float h = 0.0f;
+
+    shared_ptr<sf::RectangleShape> shape = nullptr;
+
+    Background(lel::Parser& parser) :
+      x(parser.grid_x),
+      y(parser.grid_y),
+      w(parser.grid_w),
+      h(parser.grid_h)
+    {}
+
+    Background() {}
+
+    void init() {
+      sf::Vector2f size{float(w), float(h)};
+      if(shape == nullptr) shape = make_shared<sf::RectangleShape>(size);
+      shape->setPosition({float(x), float(y)});
+      shape->setFillColor(ColorValue::MID);
+    }
+  };
+
   class UI {
     public:
       DinkyECS::World $world;
diff --git a/gui.cpp b/gui.cpp
index 007f304..6711fe0 100644
--- a/gui.cpp
+++ b/gui.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace gui {
 
     $combat_view.render($textures);
 
-    $status_view.create_render();
+    $status_view.render($textures);
     $status_view.log("Welcome to the game!");
 
     $renderer.init_terminal();
@@ -323,18 +323,7 @@ namespace gui {
   }
 
   void FSM::draw_gui() {
-    sf::RectangleShape rect({SCREEN_WIDTH - RAY_VIEW_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT});
-    rect.setPosition({0,0});
-    rect.setFillColor({30, 30, 30});
-    $window.draw(rect);
-
-    auto left_gui = $textures.sprite_textures.at("left_gui").sprite;
-    left_gui->setPosition({0,0});
-    $window.draw(*left_gui);
-
-    $status_view.render();
-    $renderer.draw($status_view);
-
+    $status_view.draw($window);
     $combat_view.draw($window);
 
     auto debug = $level.world->get_the<Debug>();
diff --git a/status_ui.cpp b/status_ui.cpp
index 5d4cd60..b56ea75 100644
--- a/status_ui.cpp
+++ b/status_ui.cpp
@@ -1,46 +1,41 @@
 #include "status_ui.hpp"
-#include <ftxui/dom/node.hpp>      // for Render
-#include <ftxui/screen/box.hpp>    // for ftxui
-#include <ftxui/component/loop.hpp>
-#include <ftxui/screen/color.hpp>
-#include <ftxui/dom/table.hpp>
 #include "components.hpp"
 #include "color.hpp"
+#include "guecs.hpp"
 
 namespace gui {
-  using namespace components;
-  using namespace ftxui;
+  using namespace guecs;
 
   StatusUI::StatusUI(GameLevel level) :
-    Panel(STATUS_UI_X, STATUS_UI_Y, STATUS_UI_WIDTH, STATUS_UI_HEIGHT, false),
     $level(level)
   {
-    default_bg = ColorValue::DARK_MID;
+    $gui.position(STATUS_UI_X, STATUS_UI_Y, STATUS_UI_WIDTH, STATUS_UI_HEIGHT);
+    $gui.layout("[log_view]");
   }
 
-  void StatusUI::create_render() {
-    auto player = $level.world->get_the<Player>();
-
-    auto status_rend = Renderer([&, player]{
-        const auto& player_combat = $level.world->get<Combat>(player.entity);
-        const auto& combat = $level.world->get<Combat>(player.entity);
-
-        auto log_box = vbox($log_list) | yflex_grow | border;
-
-        return hbox({
-            hflow(
-                vbox(
-                  text(fmt::format("HP: {: >3}  DMG: {: >3}",
-                      player_combat.hp,
-                      combat.damage)),
-                  separator(),
-                  log_box
-                  )  | flex_grow
-                )
-            });
-        });
-
-    set_renderer(status_rend);
+  void StatusUI::render(TexturePack &textures) {
+    auto& world = $gui.world();
+    auto& cell = $gui.cells().at("log_view");
+    $log_to = $gui.entity("log_view");
+    world.set<lel::Cell>($log_to, cell);
+    world.set<Rectangle>($log_to, {});
+    world.set<Textual>($log_to, {"TEST"});
+
+    $gui.init(textures);
+  }
+
+  void StatusUI::draw(sf::RenderWindow &window) {
+    auto &world = $gui.world();
+    auto &text = world.get<Textual>($log_to);
+    std::string log;
+
+    for(auto msg : $messages) {
+      log += msg + "\n";
+    }
+
+    text.label = log;
+
+    $gui.render(window);
   }
 
   void StatusUI::log(std::string msg) {
@@ -48,10 +43,5 @@ namespace gui {
     if($messages.size() > MAX_LOG_MESSAGES) {
       $messages.pop_back();
     }
-
-    $log_list.clear();
-    for(auto msg : $messages) {
-      $log_list.push_back(text(msg));
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/status_ui.hpp b/status_ui.hpp
index 698893b..e2c35f0 100644
--- a/status_ui.hpp
+++ b/status_ui.hpp
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 #pragma once
-#include "panel.hpp"
 #include "levelmanager.hpp"
 #include "constants.hpp"
 #include <deque>
+#include "texture.hpp"
+#include "guecs.hpp"
 
 namespace gui {
-  class StatusUI : public Panel {
+  class StatusUI {
     public:
-      std::vector<Element> $log_list;
+      guecs::UI $gui;
+      DinkyECS::Entity $log_to;
       std::deque<std::string> $messages;
       GameLevel $level;
       StatusUI(GameLevel level);
-      void create_render();
       void update_level(GameLevel &level) { $level = level; }
       void log(std::string msg);
+      void render(TexturePack &textures);
+      void draw(sf::RenderWindow &window);
   };
 }