diff --git a/nw/gui/winmain.py b/nw/gui/winmain.py
index 01d09e23..2b1f0a87 100644
--- a/nw/gui/winmain.py
+++ b/nw/gui/winmain.py
@@ -14,24 +14,57 @@ import logging
 import nw
 
 from os              import path
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget
-from PyQt5.QtGui     import QIcon
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QMainWindow, QHBoxLayout, QVBoxLayout, QFrame, QSplitter, QTreeView
+from PyQt5.QtCore    import Qt
+from PyQt5.QtGui     import QIcon, QStandardItemModel
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-class GuiMain(QWidget):
+class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
 
     def __init__(self):
         QWidget.__init__(self)
 
         self.mainConf = nw.CONFIG
 
-        self.resize(600,500)
+        self.resize(900,600)
         self.setWindowTitle("%s [%s]" % (nw.__package__, nw.__version__))
         self.setWindowIcon(QIcon(path.join(self.mainConf.appPath,"..","novelWriter.svg")))
 
+        self.statBar = self.statusBar()
+        self.statBar.showMessage("Hello Kitty!")
+
+        self.treePane = QFrame()
+        self.treePane.setFrameShape(QFrame.StyledPanel)
+        self.textPane = QFrame()
+        self.textPane.setFrameShape(QFrame.StyledPanel)
+        self.splitMain = QSplitter(Qt.Horizontal)
+        self.splitMain.addWidget(self.treePane)
+        self.splitMain.addWidget(self.textPane)
+
+        self.treeModel = QStandardItemModel(0, 3, self)
+        self.treeModel.setHeaderData(0, Qt.Horizontal, "Name")
+        self.treeModel.setHeaderData(1, Qt.Horizontal, "Words")
+        self.treeModel.setHeaderData(2, Qt.Horizontal, "Status")
+
+        self.treeBox = QVBoxLayout()
+        # self.treeBox.addStretch(1)
+        self.treeView = QTreeView()
+        self.treeView.setModel(self.treeModel)
+        self.treeBox.addWidget(self.treeView)
+        self.treePane.setLayout(self.treeBox)
+
+        self.setCentralWidget(self.splitMain)
+
+        self._buildMenu()
+
         self.show()
 
         return
 
+    def _buildMenu(self):
+        menuBar = self.menuBar()
+        menuBar.addMenu("File")
+        return
+
 # END Class GuiMain