diff --git a/cove-tui/src/main.rs b/cove-tui/src/main.rs
index 0b3d8a1..beba029 100644
--- a/cove-tui/src/main.rs
+++ b/cove-tui/src/main.rs
@@ -3,48 +3,21 @@ mod never;
 mod replies;
 mod room;
 mod textline;
+mod ui;
 
 use std::io::{self, Stdout};
 
 use crossterm::event::{DisableMouseCapture, EnableMouseCapture, Event, KeyCode};
 use crossterm::execute;
 use crossterm::terminal::{EnterAlternateScreen, LeaveAlternateScreen};
-use textline::{TextLine, TextLineState};
-use tui::backend::{Backend, CrosstermBackend};
-use tui::layout::{Constraint, Direction, Layout, Margin, Rect};
-use tui::widgets::{Block, Borders};
-use tui::{Frame, Terminal};
+use tui::backend::CrosstermBackend;
+use tui::Terminal;
+use ui::Ui;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Default)]
-struct Ui {
-    text: TextLineState,
-}
-
-impl Ui {
-    fn draw<B: Backend>(&mut self, f: &mut Frame<B>) {
-        let outer = Rect {
-            x: 0,
-            y: 0,
-            width: 50 + 2,
-            height: 1 + 2,
-        };
-        let inner = Rect {
-            x: 1,
-            y: 1,
-            width: 50,
-            height: 1,
-        };
-
-        f.render_widget(Block::default().borders(Borders::ALL), outer);
-        f.render_stateful_widget(TextLine, inner, &mut self.text);
-        self.text.set_cursor(f, inner);
-    }
-}
-
-fn run(terminal: &mut Terminal<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+async fn run(terminal: &mut Terminal<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut ui = Ui::default();
     loop {
-        terminal.draw(|f| ui.draw(f))?;
+        ui.render_to_terminal(terminal).await?;
 
         let event = crossterm::event::read()?;
 
@@ -53,13 +26,12 @@ fn run(terminal: &mut Terminal<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>) -> anyhow::Result<()>
                 break;
             }
         }
-
-        ui.text.process_input(event);
     }
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut terminal = Terminal::new(CrosstermBackend::new(io::stdout()))?;
 
     crossterm::terminal::enable_raw_mode()?;
@@ -70,7 +42,7 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     )?;
 
     // Defer error handling so the terminal always gets restored properly
-    let result = run(&mut terminal);
+    let result = run(&mut terminal).await;
 
     crossterm::terminal::disable_raw_mode()?;
     execute!(
diff --git a/cove-tui/src/ui.rs b/cove-tui/src/ui.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b331afd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cove-tui/src/ui.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::io::Stdout;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+use tui::backend::CrosstermBackend;
+use tui::widgets::Paragraph;
+use tui::Terminal;
+
+use crate::room::Room;
+
+pub enum Overlay {
+    Error(String),
+    ChooseRoom(String),
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct Ui {
+    rooms: HashMap<String, Arc<Mutex<Room>>>,
+    room: Option<Arc<Mutex<Room>>>,
+    overlay: Option<Overlay>,
+}
+
+impl Ui {
+    pub async fn render_to_terminal(
+        &mut self,
+        terminal: &mut Terminal<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        terminal.autoresize()?;
+
+        let mut frame = terminal.get_frame();
+        frame.render_widget(Paragraph::new("Hello world!"), frame.size());
+
+        // Do a little dance to please the borrow checker
+        let cursor = frame.cursor();
+        drop(frame);
+        terminal.set_cursor_opt(cursor)?;
+
+        terminal.flush()?;
+        terminal.flush_backend()?;
+        terminal.swap_buffers();
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}