diff --git a/fitnesstrax/app/resources/style.css b/fitnesstrax/app/resources/style.css
index e69de29..314fd86 100644
--- a/fitnesstrax/app/resources/style.css
+++ b/fitnesstrax/app/resources/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+.welcome {
+    margin: 64px;
+}
+
+.welcome-title {
+    font-size: larger;
+    padding: 8px;
+}
+
+.welcome-content {
+    padding: 8px;
+}
+
+.welcome-footer {
+}
+
+.dialog-row {
+    margin: 8px 0px 8px 0px;
+    padding: 8px;
+}
+
diff --git a/fitnesstrax/app/src/main.rs b/fitnesstrax/app/src/main.rs
index 3eb3bc9..3507182 100644
--- a/fitnesstrax/app/src/main.rs
+++ b/fitnesstrax/app/src/main.rs
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ impl WelcomeView {
     {
         let s: Self = Object::builder().build();
         s.set_orientation(gtk::Orientation::Vertical);
-        s.set_css_classes(&["modal"]);
+        s.set_css_classes(&["welcome"]);
 
         // Replace this with the welcome screen that we set up in the fitnesstrax/unconfigured-page
         // branch.
         let title = gtk::Label::builder()
             .label("Welcome to FitnessTrax")
-            .css_classes(["modal-title"])
+            .css_classes(["welcome-title"])
             .build();
 
         let content = gtk::Box::builder()
diff --git a/fitnesstrax/app/src/ui/mod.rs b/fitnesstrax/app/src/ui/mod.rs
index 2327823..14f1243 100644
--- a/fitnesstrax/app/src/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/fitnesstrax/app/src/ui/mod.rs
@@ -56,45 +56,71 @@ impl FileChooserRow {
     {
         let s: Self = Object::builder().build();
 
+        s.set_css_classes(&["dialog-row", "card"]);
         s.set_orientation(gtk::Orientation::Horizontal);
+        s.set_spacing(8);
 
         // The database selection row should be a box that shows a default database path, along with a
         // button that triggers a file chooser dialog. Once the dialog returns, the box should be
         // updated to reflect the chosen path.
         s.imp().label.set_text("No database selected");
 
-        let db_file_chooser_button = gtk::Button::builder().label("Select Database").build();
         let on_selected = Rc::new(Box::new(on_selected));
-        db_file_chooser_button.connect_clicked({
+
+        let import_button = gtk::Button::builder().label("Import a Database").build();
+
+        let handle_file_selection = Rc::new(Box::new({
             let s = s.clone();
+            let on_selected = on_selected.clone();
+            move |file_id: Result<gio::File, glib::Error>| match file_id {
+                Ok(file_id) => match file_id.path() {
+                    Some(path) => {
+                        s.imp().label.set_text(path.to_str().unwrap());
+                        on_selected(path.clone());
+                        *s.imp().path.borrow_mut() = Some(path);
+                    }
+                    None => {
+                        *s.imp().path.borrow_mut() = None;
+                        s.imp().label.set_text("No database selected");
+                    }
+                },
+                Err(err) => println!("file opening failed: {}", err),
+            }
+        }));
+
+        import_button.connect_clicked({
+            let handle_file_selection = handle_file_selection.clone();
             move |_| {
                 let no_window: Option<&gtk::Window> = None;
                 let not_cancellable: Option<&gio::Cancellable> = None;
-                let s = s.clone();
-                let on_selected = on_selected.clone();
-                gtk::FileDialog::builder().build().save(
+                let handle_file_selection = handle_file_selection.clone();
+                gtk::FileDialog::builder().build().open(
                     no_window,
                     not_cancellable,
-                    move |file_id| match file_id {
-                        Ok(file_id) => match file_id.path() {
-                            Some(path) => {
-                                s.imp().label.set_text(path.to_str().unwrap());
-                                on_selected(path.clone());
-                                *s.imp().path.borrow_mut() = Some(path);
-                            }
-                            None => {
-                                *s.imp().path.borrow_mut() = None;
-                                s.imp().label.set_text("No database selected");
-                            }
-                        },
-                        Err(err) => println!("file opening failed: {}", err),
-                    },
+                    move |file_id| handle_file_selection(file_id),
                 );
             }
         });
 
+        let new_button = gtk::Button::builder().label("Create Database").build();
+        new_button.connect_clicked({
+            let handle_file_selection = handle_file_selection.clone();
+            move |_| {
+                let no_window: Option<&gtk::Window> = None;
+                let not_cancellable: Option<&gio::Cancellable> = None;
+                let handle_file_selection = handle_file_selection.clone();
+                gtk::FileDialog::builder().build().save(
+                    no_window,
+                    not_cancellable,
+                    move |file_id| handle_file_selection(file_id),
+                );
+            }
+        });
+
+        s.imp().label.set_halign(gtk::Align::Start);
         s.append(&s.imp().label);
-        s.append(&db_file_chooser_button);
+        s.append(&import_button);
+        s.append(&new_button);
 
         s
     }