diff --git a/src/view/DoodadCardWindow.java b/src/view/DoodadCardWindow.java
index 9b165a1..74af9d8 100644
--- a/src/view/DoodadCardWindow.java
+++ b/src/view/DoodadCardWindow.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package view;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.FlowLayout;
+import java.awt.Font;
 import java.awt.GridLayout;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@ public class DoodadCardWindow {
 	}
 	private void prepareGUI(){
 		mainFrame = new JFrame("Doodad");
-		mainFrame.setSize(400,250);
+		mainFrame.getContentPane().setBackground(new Color(250, 51, 51));
+		mainFrame.setSize(350,250);
 		//need to set this to null and position everything manually
 		mainFrame.setLayout(new GridLayout(3, 1));
 
@@ -38,24 +41,26 @@ public class DoodadCardWindow {
 				System.exit(0);
 			}        
 		});    
-		headerLabel = new JLabel("", JLabel.CENTER);        
+		headerLabel = new JLabel("", JLabel.CENTER);  
+		headerLabel.setFont(headerLabel.getFont().deriveFont(Font.BOLD, 16f));
 		statusLabel = new JLabel("",JLabel.CENTER);    
 		statusLabel.setSize(350,100);
 
 		controlPanel = new JPanel();
 		controlPanel.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
+		controlPanel.setBackground(new Color(250, 51, 51));
 
 		mainFrame.add(headerLabel);
 		mainFrame.add(controlPanel);
 		mainFrame.add(statusLabel);
 		mainFrame.setVisible(true);  
 	}
-	
+
 	private void showButtonDemo(){
 		headerLabel.setText("Call Doodad Title here"); 
 		statusLabel.setText("Call Doodad Description here");
 		//resources folder should be inside SWING folder.
-		
+
 		JButton payDoodad = new JButton("Pay");    
 		//	      payDoodad.setLayout(null);
 		//	      payDoodad.setLocation(10,220);