diff --git a/hex-grid/resources/main.glade b/hex-grid/resources/main.glade
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b7442b..0000000
--- a/hex-grid/resources/main.glade
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<interface>
-  <template class="HexGridWindow" parent="GtkApplicationWindow">
-    <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-    <child>
-      <object class="GtkBox">
-        <property name="visible">True</property>
-        <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-        <property name="spacing">8</property>
-        <child>
-          <object class="GtkDrawingArea" id="drawing_area">
-            <property name="width-request">1024</property>
-            <property name="height-request">768</property>
-            <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-            <property name="margin-start">8</property>
-            <property name="margin-end">8</property>
-            <property name="margin-top">8</property>
-            <property name="margin-bottom">8</property>
-            <property name="hexpand">True</property>
-          </object>
-        </child>
-        <child>
-          <object class="GtkBox">
-            <property name="width-request">100</property>
-            <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-            <property name="margin-start">4</property>
-            <property name="margin-end">4</property>
-            <property name="margin-top">4</property>
-            <property name="margin-bottom">4</property>
-            <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
-            <property name="spacing">8</property>
-            <child>
-              <object class="GtkBox">
-                <property name="visible">True</property>
-                <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-                <property name="hexpand">True</property>
-                <property name="spacing">8</property>
-                <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
-                <child>
-                  <object class="GtkLabel">
-                    <property name="visible">True</property>
-                    <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Canvas Address</property>
-                  </object>
-                </child>
-                <child>
-                  <object class="GtkLabel" id="canvas_address">
-                    <property name="visible">True</property>
-                    <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-                    <property name="margin-start">4</property>
-                    <property name="margin-end">4</property>
-                    <property name="margin-top">4</property>
-                    <property name="margin-bottom">4</property>
-                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">-----</property>
-                  </object>
-                </child>
-              </object>
-          </child>
-          <child>
-              <object class="GtkBox">
-                <property name="visible">True</property>
-                <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-                <property name="hexpand">True</property>
-                <property name="spacing">8</property>
-                <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
-                <child>
-                  <object class="GtkLabel">
-                    <property name="visible">True</property>
-                    <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Hexagon Address</property>
-                  </object>
-                </child>
-                <child>
-                  <object class="GtkLabel" id="hex_address">
-                    <property name="visible">True</property>
-                    <property name="can-focus">False</property>
-                    <property name="margin-start">4</property>
-                    <property name="margin-end">4</property>
-                    <property name="margin-top">4</property>
-                    <property name="margin-bottom">4</property>
-                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">-----</property>
-                  </object>
-                </child>
-              </object>
-            </child>
-            <child>
-              <placeholder/>
-            </child>
-            <child>
-              <placeholder/>
-            </child>
-          </object>
-        </child>
-      </object>
-    </child>
-  </template>
-</interface>
diff --git a/hex-grid/resources/resources.gresources.xml b/hex-grid/resources/resources.gresources.xml
index 30f14bd..cb89341 100644
--- a/hex-grid/resources/resources.gresources.xml
+++ b/hex-grid/resources/resources.gresources.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <gresources>
     <gresource prefix="/com/luminescent-dreams/hex-grid/">
-        <file>main.glade</file>
         <file>terrain.ppm</file>
         <file>map.txt</file>
     </gresource>
diff --git a/hex-grid/src/main.rs b/hex-grid/src/main.rs
index 7d62cc2..5a55e5a 100644
--- a/hex-grid/src/main.rs
+++ b/hex-grid/src/main.rs
@@ -110,15 +110,13 @@ fn main() {
     app.run();
 }
 
-#[derive(CompositeTemplate, Default)]
-#[template(resource = "/com/luminescent-dreams/hex-grid/main.glade")]
+#[derive(Default)]
 pub struct HexGridWindowPrivate {
-    #[template_child]
-    pub drawing_area: TemplateChild<DrawingArea>,
-    #[template_child]
-    pub hex_address: TemplateChild<Label>,
-    #[template_child]
-    pub canvas_address: TemplateChild<Label>,
+    layout: gtk::Box,
+
+    drawing_area: DrawingArea,
+    hex_address: Label,
+    canvas_address: Label,
 
     current_coordinate: Rc<RefCell<Option<AxialAddr>>>,
 }
@@ -129,12 +127,89 @@ impl ObjectSubclass for HexGridWindowPrivate {
     type Type = HexGridWindow;
     type ParentType = gtk::ApplicationWindow;
 
-    fn class_init(c: &mut Self::Class) {
-        c.bind_template();
-    }
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        let current_coordinate = Rc::new(RefCell::new(None));
 
-    fn instance_init(obj: &InitializingObject<Self>) {
-        obj.init_template();
+        let drawing_area = DrawingArea::builder()
+            .width_request(1024)
+            .height_request(768)
+            .margin_start(8)
+            .margin_end(8)
+            .margin_top(8)
+            .margin_bottom(8)
+            .hexpand(true)
+            .build();
+
+        let layout = gtk::Box::builder()
+            .homogeneous(false)
+            .spacing(8)
+            .can_focus(false)
+            .visible(true)
+            .build();
+
+        let sidebar = gtk::Box::builder()
+            .orientation(gtk::Orientation::Vertical)
+            .width_request(100)
+            .visible(true)
+            .can_focus(false)
+            .margin_start(4)
+            .margin_end(4)
+            .margin_top(4)
+            .margin_bottom(4)
+            .spacing(8)
+            .build();
+
+        let canvas_address_row = gtk::Box::builder()
+            .hexpand(true)
+            .spacing(8)
+            .homogeneous(true)
+            .build();
+
+        canvas_address_row.append(&gtk::Label::builder().label("Canvas Address").build());
+
+        let canvas_address = gtk::Label::builder()
+            .label("-----")
+            .margin_start(4)
+            .margin_end(4)
+            .margin_top(4)
+            .margin_bottom(4)
+            .build();
+
+        canvas_address_row.append(&canvas_address);
+
+        let hex_address_row = gtk::Box::builder()
+            .hexpand(true)
+            .spacing(8)
+            .homogeneous(true)
+            .build();
+
+        hex_address_row.append(&gtk::Label::builder().label("Hex Address").build());
+
+        let hex_address = gtk::Label::builder()
+            .label("-----")
+            .margin_start(4)
+            .margin_end(4)
+            .margin_top(4)
+            .margin_bottom(4)
+            .build();
+
+        hex_address_row.append(&hex_address);
+
+        sidebar.append(&canvas_address_row);
+        sidebar.append(&hex_address_row);
+
+        layout.append(&drawing_area);
+        layout.append(&sidebar);
+
+        layout.show();
+
+        Self {
+            drawing_area,
+            hex_address,
+            canvas_address,
+            current_coordinate,
+            layout,
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -201,16 +276,6 @@ impl ObjectImpl for HexGridWindowPrivate {
 
                 context.set_line_width(2.);
 
-                /*
-                deep_water.render_on_context(&context, 0., 0.);
-                shallow_water.render_on_context(&context, 150., 0.);
-                grasslands.render_on_context(&context, 300., 0.);
-                desert.render_on_context(&context, 450., 0.);
-                mountain.render_on_context(&context, 0., 100.);
-                badlands.render_on_context(&context, 150., 100.);
-                swamp.render_on_context(&context, 0., 200.);
-                */
-
                 for coordinate in vec![AxialAddr::origin()]
                     .into_iter()
                     .chain(AxialAddr::origin().addresses(MAP_RADIUS))
@@ -235,7 +300,6 @@ impl ObjectImpl for HexGridWindowPrivate {
                         _ => panic!("unhandled terrain type"),
                     };
                     tile.render_on_context(context, translate_x, translate_y);
-                    // draw_hexagon(context, center_x, center_y, HEX_RADIUS);
                 }
             });
         }
@@ -254,7 +318,9 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 
 impl HexGridWindow {
     pub fn new(app: &Application) -> Self {
-        Object::builder().property("application", app).build()
+        let window: Self = Object::builder().property("application", app).build();
+        window.set_child(Some(&window.imp().layout));
+        window
     }
 }